Why is ISRO making it harder for scientists to resign? | Explained

The Department of Space (DoS) has tightened exit rules for scientists working on India’s most important space missions after a spate of resignations from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Under a July 14 memorandum, scientists and engineers associated with Gaganyaan and other major programmes will no longer be allowed to leave through voluntary retirement or resignation as a matter of routine. Instead, every such request must be referred to the Department of Space for a final decision. The move follows the departure of around 100 scientists in recent months from some of ISRO’s most strategically important centres.