The Government of India has empanelled two IAS officers of J&K Cadre to hold Secretary level posts in the Central Government and according to the top sources in the Government, it is likely to bring about certain changes in the top rung bureaucracy of Jammu and Kashmir.
Highly places sources in the Government told The Publish that Arun Kumar Mehta, an IAS of 1988 who had joined as Financial Commissioner, Finance in the J&K shall proceed on Central deputation and is likely to get an assignment in the Center. Sh. BVR Subramanyam who is serving as Chief Secretary in UT of J&K is likely to continue as his work after the abrogation of Article 370 from J&K and during the current lockdown has been appreciated by the everyone in higher echelons of New Delhi.
Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam, 1987-batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre, had been empanelled last year as Secretary/Secretary equivalent in Government of India.
The Appointment Committee of Cabinet (ACC) gave clearance to the proposal of empanelment of Sudhanshu Panday (1987 batch) and Arun Kumar Mehta (1988 batch) as Secretaries in the Government of India among a total of 34 IAS officers of 1987-88 batches.
Mehta returned to Jammu and Kashmir from central deputation after imposition of Governor Rule in 2018. Pandey – on central deputation – is holding charge as Joint Secretary Commerce.
Department of Personnel and Training would be soon completing the formality of seeking the consent of the Central deputation and superior posting of Panday and Mehta from the UT Government. Following the consent, both the J&K IAS officers would be placed as Secretary to Government of India in two different departments. Consequent upon Mehta’s appointment and posting as Secretary in the Union Government, one of the senior IAS officers, FC or Principal Secretary, would be appointed as administrative Secretary Finance in J&K. This is likely to lead to a chain of transfers and appointments in the UT bureaucracy at different levels.
Currently on Central deputation and posted as Chairman Staff Selection Commission, J&K’s senior most IAS officer B.R. Sharma (IAS-1984) is retiring from service at the end of this month. Others on the top rungs of the ladder-1987-batch P.K. Tripathi (empanelled as Secretary and currently posted as incharge Secretary in DoPT), Sudhanshu Panday (IAS-1987), 1988-batch Sandeep Kumar Nayak (currently MD National Cooperative Development Corporation of India) -are already on Central deputation and unlikely to return to J&K.
In case no officer returns from the Central deputation, Financial Commissioner Health and Medical Education Atal Dulloo (IAS-1989) would become the senior most IAS officer available in the UT after Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam and Mehta from the UT Government. Following the consent, both the J&K IAS officers would be placed as Secretary to Government of India in two different departments. Consequent upon Mehta’s appointment and posting as Secretary in the Union Government, one of the senior IAS officers, FC or Principal Secretary, would be appointed as administrative Secretary Finance in J&K. This is likely to lead to a chain of transfers and appointments in the UT bureaucracy at different levels.
Highly places sources in the Government told The Publish that Arun Kumar Mehta, an IAS of 1988 who had joined as Financial Commissioner, Finance in the J&K shall proceed on Central deputation and is likely to get an assignment in the Center. Sh. BVR Subramanyam who is serving as Chief Secretary in UT of J&K is likely to continue as his work after the abrogation of Article 370 from J&K and during the current lockdown has been appreciated by the everyone in higher echelons of New Delhi.
Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam, 1987-batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre, had been empanelled last year as Secretary/Secretary equivalent in Government of India.
The Appointment Committee of Cabinet (ACC) gave clearance to the proposal of empanelment of Sudhanshu Panday (1987 batch) and Arun Kumar Mehta (1988 batch) as Secretaries in the Government of India among a total of 34 IAS officers of 1987-88 batches.
Mehta returned to Jammu and Kashmir from central deputation after imposition of Governor Rule in 2018. Pandey – on central deputation – is holding charge as Joint Secretary Commerce.
Department of Personnel and Training would be soon completing the formality of seeking the consent of the Central deputation and superior posting of Panday and Mehta from the UT Government. Following the consent, both the J&K IAS officers would be placed as Secretary to Government of India in two different departments. Consequent upon Mehta’s appointment and posting as Secretary in the Union Government, one of the senior IAS officers, FC or Principal Secretary, would be appointed as administrative Secretary Finance in J&K. This is likely to lead to a chain of transfers and appointments in the UT bureaucracy at different levels.
Currently on Central deputation and posted as Chairman Staff Selection Commission, J&K’s senior most IAS officer B.R. Sharma (IAS-1984) is retiring from service at the end of this month. Others on the top rungs of the ladder-1987-batch P.K. Tripathi (empanelled as Secretary and currently posted as incharge Secretary in DoPT), Sudhanshu Panday (IAS-1987), 1988-batch Sandeep Kumar Nayak (currently MD National Cooperative Development Corporation of India) -are already on Central deputation and unlikely to return to J&K.
In case no officer returns from the Central deputation, Financial Commissioner Health and Medical Education Atal Dulloo (IAS-1989) would become the senior most IAS officer available in the UT after Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam and Mehta from the UT Government. Following the consent, both the J&K IAS officers would be placed as Secretary to Government of India in two different departments. Consequent upon Mehta’s appointment and posting as Secretary in the Union Government, one of the senior IAS officers, FC or Principal Secretary, would be appointed as administrative Secretary Finance in J&K. This is likely to lead to a chain of transfers and appointments in the UT bureaucracy at different levels.
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