JAMMU, OCT 24: The Government of India has ordered the transfer of senior IAS officer Dr Sajjan Singh Yadav to Jammu and Kashmir, appointing him as the new Chief Secretary of the Union Territory with effect from November 1, 2026, or from the date he joins, whichever is later. The order was issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs on October 24, marking a key administrative change in the Union Territory’s top bureaucratic leadership.
According to the official order issued from Kartavya Bhavan-3, New Delhi, Dr Yadav, a 1995-batch IAS officer of the AGMUT cadre, has been transferred from Delhi to Jammu and Kashmir with the approval of the competent authority. He will take over as Chief Secretary, the highest-ranking civil servant in the Union Territory, responsible for coordinating the functioning of government departments and overseeing the implementation of administrative decisions and policy priorities.
The transfer order, was dated October 24, 2026, and signed by Anish Muraleedharan, Director in the Ministry of Home Affairs. Copies of the order have been forwarded to the Chief Secretaries of the concerned Union Territories and states, including Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, along with the Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat in Jammu and Kashmir, for information and necessary action.
Dr Yadav’s appointment comes at a significant administrative level, with the Chief Secretary playing a central role in interdepartmental coordination, governance, development programmes and the monitoring of government schemes across Jammu and Kashmir. His assumption of charge will mark the beginning of a new tenure at the apex of the Union Territory’s civil administration.
The order specifies that the appointment will take effect from November 1 or the date of joining, whichever is later.
