Srinagar, May 28 (KNS): Government on Friday appointed IAS officer Arun Kumar Mehta as the Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir.  

“Consequent upon the appointment of B.V.R. Subrahmanyam, IAS (CG:1987), Chief Secretary, J&K, as Officer on Special Duty in the Department of Commerce, Government of India, Arun Kumar Mehta, IAS (AGMUT:1988) is hereby appointed as Chief Secretary, J&K from the date B.V.R. Subrahmanyam relinquishes the charge,” reads the order, a copy of which lies with KNS. (KNS)