Jammu and Kashmir: After Arun Kumar Mehta, the current chief secretary, retired, the Central Government named senior IAS officer Atal Dulloo as the new chief secretary of Jammu and Kashmir. About this, a notification has been sent out.
The announcement states that As of December 1, Atal Dulloo would assume the role of Chief Secretary. Arun Kumar Mehta, IAS (AGMUT:1988), will retire on November 30.
Atal Dulloo is a Hindu Kashmiri who lives in Jammu & Kashmir. In the past 20 years, he has been the second Hindu Kashmiri to assume this role. Vijay Bakaya served as Jammu and Kashmir’s chief secretary from August 2005 to May 2006 prior to this.