JAMMU, Oct 17: In a significant reshuffling of the IAS cadre, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India, has announced the transfer of several senior IAS officers to and from the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. According to the official order issued by Rakesh Kumar Singh, Under Secretary to the Government of India, three IAS officers currently serving in Jammu and Kashmir have been transferred to other States and Union Territories, while four officers have been reassigned to J&K.
The order details the movement of key personnel: Bipul Pathak, IAS (AGMUT:1992), has been reassigned from Jammu & Kashmir to Delhi. Dr. Rashmi Singh, IAS (AGMUT:2007), has also been transferred from J&K to Delhi, while Yasha Mudgal, IAS (AGMUT:2007), has been moved from Jammu & Kashmir to Puducherry.
Simultaneously, the MHA has posted M Raju, IAS (AGMUT:2005), from Puducherry to Jammu & Kashmir. Saugat Biswas, IAS (AGMUT:2006), has been transferred from Arunachal Pradesh to Jammu & Kashmir. Ram Niwas Sharma, IAS (AGMUT:2010), has also been moved from Delhi to J&K. Additionally, Nidhi Malik, IAS (AGMUT:2013), has been transferred from Delhi to Jammu & Kashmir, while Y V V J Rajasekhar, IAS (AGMUT:2012), will now serve in Arunachal Pradesh, having been moved from Delhi.