Shailendra Kumar gets chief secretary charge in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir L-G Manoj Sinha assigned additional charge to Shailendra Kumar and transferred six senior IAS officers, according to The Tribune.
Jammu and Kashmir L-G Manoj Sinha on Sunday assigned the additional charge of chief secretary to senior IAS officer Shailendra Kumar. This follows the retirement of the incumbent Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo, according to The Tribune.
Shailendra Kumar, a 1995 AGMUT batch officer, will hold the post until Sajjan Singh Yadav joins the Union territory. Kumar currently heads the Finance Department and holds additional charge as administrative secretary of the Agriculture Production Department.
The Union Home Ministry announced the appointment of Yadav, who previously served as additional chief secretary in the Delhi government, on October 24. The administration held a farewell for Dulloo on his superannuation.
In a separate order, the L-G reassigned six senior IAS officers. Shaleen Kabra, the financial commissioner of the Jal Shakti Department, has been posted as the director general of the Jammu and Kashmir Institute of Management, Public Administration and Rural Development.
Chandraker Bharti, the financial commissioner (additional chief secretary) of the Home Department, has been given additional charge as financial commissioner of the Revenue Department. M Raju, commissioner secretary of the General Administration Department, will now also serve as administrative secretary of the Estates Department.
Saugat Biswas, commissioner secretary of the Health and Medical Education Department, will hold additional charge as administrative secretary of the Jal Shakti Department. Rehana Batul has been posted as commissioner secretary to the government, Tribal Affairs Department, while Avny Lavasa will hold additional charge as administrative secretary of the Revenue Department.