Srinagar: Arun Kumar Mehta (IAS) the incumbent Financial Commissioner (Finance) has been appointed new Jammu & Kashmir Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir in place of incumbent J&K Chief Secretary B.V.R. Subrahmanyam .
In an order issued on Thursday Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said that Mehta will take over as Chief Secretary, J&K from the date B.V.R. Subrahmanyam relinquishes the charge, and until further orders. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), vide its order dated 27.05.2021, has approved the appointment of B.V.R. Subrahmanyam, IAS (CG: 1987), Chief Secretary, Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Department of Commerce, Government of India.The ACC has also approved his appointment as Secretary, Department of Commerce, upon the superannuation of the present incumbent on 30.06.2021,” reads the order. The order said ‘with the approval of the Competent Authority Arun Kumar Mehta, IAS (AGMUT: 1988) will take over as Chief Secretary, J&K from the date B.V.R. Subrahmanyam relinquishes the charge”, adding that “orders to this effect may be issued by the Government of Jammu & Kashmir.”
