JAMMU, Dec 1: Senior IAS officer Atal Dulloo on Friday took over as the brand new Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir, and acquired a rousing reception from a whole bunch of civil secretariat staff right here.
Dulloo succeeded Arun Kumar Mehta who retired on the finish of November.
In accordance with an order issued by the Ministry of Dwelling Affairs, Dulloo, a 1989-batch IAS officer of the Union Territories of Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory Cadre, was appointed because the Chief Secretary on Wednesday.
On November 20, the Central Authorities repatriated Dulloo to his UT cadre after his transient tenure because the secretary of the Division of Border Administration underneath the Dwelling Ministry.
Giant variety of staff led by prime IAS officers acquired Dulloo on the civil secretariat this morning and offered bouquets to him. He was then led to his workplace chamber.
Dulloo, a B.Tech graduate from Jammu and Kashmir, is a recipient of the state award for meritorious public service on Republic Day in 2013 and a silver medal for efficiently conducting meeting elections within the erstwhile state in 1996.
Earlier than his central deputation, Dulloo served because the monetary commissioner of the Agriculture Manufacturing Division in J&Okay and extra chief secretary of the Finance Division. He’s credited with the formulation of the distinguished Holistic Agriculture Improvement Program (HADP) and he performed essential function in increasing the medical infrastructure throughout the coronavirus pandemic because the monetary commissioner of the Well being Division.
He holds the excellence of being the primary particular person from Jammu and Kashmir to occupy the highest slot within the UT’s paperwork since 2017, following B R Sharma’s tenure from 2015-17.
Identified for his cordial type of functioning, Dulloo additionally has expertise in roles akin to a sub-Divisional Justice of the Peace in Ladakh and deputy commissioner in not less than three districts in J&Okay.
The time period of panchayats can also be ending early subsequent 12 months however elections to those rural native our bodies are prone to be delayed. (AGENCIES)
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