Dehradun, April 13 -- Uttarakhand cadre Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi has donated all tour allowances due to him for 447 days of official field duties spanning nearly nine years to the Uttarakhand Chief Minister Relief Fund, amounting to more than Rs 3 lakh.

In a letter dated April 4, addressed to the Head of the Uttarakhand Forest Department (HoFF) and endorsed to the Chief Minister's office, Chaturvedi mentioned in detail about his 447 days of official tours from December 17, 2016, to August 2025, against which he had never drawn any allowances. He requested that the entire amount be deposited into the Chief Minister's Relief Fund.

In his letter, Chaturvedi cited the satisfaction drawn from serving Uttarakhand ...