Chief Secretary B.V.R. Subrahmanyam likely to be appointed next home secretary

SRINAGAR, (PTK): Jammu & Kashmir Chief Secretary B.V.R. Subrahmanyam, an IAS officer of the 1987 batch, is likely to be appointed the next home secretary as central government looks to resolve the problems, including militancy in Kashmir valley.

The two-year term of incumbent Home Secretary Rajiv Guaba, an IAS officer of the 1982 batch who took over the post in August 2017, is set to end soon. An order to this effect is expected by next week the Print reported.

“The orders for the current home secretary will be out by next week and his successor will most likely be the Jammu and Kashmir chief secretary,” said a source in the Ministry of Home Affairs, which now has BJP president Amit Shah at the helm.