Ashwani Kumar, Ashish Chandra Verma Transferred from Jammu & Kashmir to Delhi
New Delhi, October 29, 2026: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has ordered the transfer of two IAS officers of the AGMUT cadre from Jammu & Kashmir to Delhi with immediate effect.
According to an order dated October 27, 2026, issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ashwani Kumar (IAS, AGMUT: 1992) and Dr. Ashish Chandra Verma (IAS, AGMUT: 1994) have been transferred from Jammu & Kashmir to Delhi.
The order states that the postings and transfers have been approved by the competent authority and will remain in effect until further orders.
The directive was issued by Rakesh Kumar Singh, Under Secretary to the Government of India, from the Ministry of Home Affairs, Kartavya Bhavan-3, New Delhi.
The order has been communicated to the officers concerned through the Chief Secretary of Jammu & Kashmir. Copies have also been forwarded to the chief secretaries and administrative authorities of various Union Territories, including Delhi, Ladakh, Chandigarh, Puducherry and Andaman & Nicobar Islands, among others.
The transfer is part of the administrative posting arrangements for IAS officers belonging to the AGMUT cadre, which serves Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and the Union Territories.
