The Union Government decided on Thursday to appoint senior IAS officer Arun Kumar Mehta as the Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir.
While addressing to J&K Lt governor, Manoj Sinha, the Union Home Secretary, Ajay Bhalla said, pursuant to the appointment of Shri B.V.R Subrahmanyam IAS (CG;1987) chief Secretary, Jammu & Kashmir as an officer on special duty in the department of commerce, the government of India, it has been decided with the approval of the competent authority that Shri Arun Kumar Mehta, IAS (AGMUT:1988) will take over as chief Secretary, J&K from the date Shri B.V.R Subrahmanyam relinquishes the charge and until further orders.