Srinagar: The J&K government on Monday appointed Chandraker Bharti as Principal Secretary Home Department.
The order to this effect was issued by the General Administration Department(GAD).
“In the interest of the administration, Chandraker Bharti awaiting orders of adjustment has been posted as Principal Secretary to the J&K government, Home Department, with immediate effect,” the GAD order reads.
Bharti, 1996 AMGMUT batch IAS officer has been posted as Principal Secretary Home Department after receiving approval from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India (GoI).
As already reported, the MHA recently amended the Transaction of Business of the Government of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir Rules, 2019, making it mandatory on J&K administration to send the proposal to MHA for appointment of the J&K Home Secretary, for prior reference.
The amendment was made to make a prior reference to the Central Government in the MHA on the matter of the appointment of UT’s Home Secretary.
Earlier, Jammu & Kashmir administration was only required to make a prior reference to the Central government on the proposals of the appointment of Chief Secretary and Director General of Police (DGP).
As per earlier rules, J&K Lieutenant Governor would make a prior reference to the Central Government in MHA to the appropriate Ministry with a copy to the MHA in respect of proposals affecting the relations of the Central Government with any State Government, the Supreme Court of India or any other High Court; proposals for the appointment of Chief Secretary and Director General of Police; important cases which affect or are likely to affect the peace and tranquility of the Union territory; and cases which affect or are likely to affect the interests of any minority community, Scheduled Castes or the Backward Classes.
