Former IAS officer Divya Mittal, who resigned from the Indian Administrative Service last month after a 13-year career, has announced her entry into politics, saying she will begin her political journey in Uttar Pradesh without joining any political party.
“I will do politics, but not with any political party. In her resignation message, Mittal had reflected on her experiences working with farmers, families seeking land rights and people with disabilities. In a video message posted on X on Tuesday, the 2013-batch Uttar Pradesh-cadre officer said she wanted to enter politics by working directly with people and taking up their issues. The announcement comes nearly a month after Mittal announced her resignation from the IAS on August 30. Her resignation was accepted by the Uttar Pradesh government on September 15, ending her 13-year career in the civil services.
I will do politics with people,” Mittal said in the video message. She said Uttar Pradesh had been her “karmabhoomi” and that she would begin her political journey from the state. She also said she would “fearlessly struggle” for people’s problems while taking them along. She wrote that her administrative career had taught her that “behind every government file is a person”.
She served as district magistrate in Sant Kabir Nagar, Mirzapur and Deoria and later held senior positions in the Uttar Pradesh government, including Special Secretary in the Revenue Department. Her tenure as Mirzapur DM brought her wider public recognition after her administration helped provide piped drinking water to Lahuria Dah, a remote village where residents had relied on tankers for decades. She cleared the examination in her second attempt in 2013, securing the 68th rank, and joined the IAS.
Earlier reporting noted: ‘UP is my karmabhoomi’: Former IAS officer Divya Mittal announces independent political entry Former IAS officer Divya Mittal has announced her entry into politics Earlier reporting noted: LUCKNOW: Former IAS officer Divya Mittal on Tuesday announced that she would enter politics independently, saying Uttar Pradesh was her “karmabhoomi” and the state would be the starting point of her political journey. Earlier reporting noted: In a video statement, Mittal said her decision grew out of what she had seen during her administrative career. “I realised that many problems of the public do not get resolved even when approvals, funds and provisions are in place,” she said. “There are people whose voices do not reach the government, and even when they do, their problems remain unheard.”
