Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 7: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today appointed senior IAS officer Rohit Kansal as her new Principal Secretary, a post which had fallen vacant after elevation of BB Vyas as the Chief Secretary recently.
Kansal, a 1995 batch IAS officer of Jammu and Kashmir cadre, presently posted as Commissioner/Secretary, PWD, will hold charge of the post of Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister in addition to his own duties till further orders, an official order issued today by the General Administration Department said.
He will also hold the charge of Administrative Secretary to Hospitality and Protocol, Civil Aviation and Estates Department.
Kansal has held various prestigious assignments here including the post of Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, Additi-onal CEO Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board etc. He has also served on important posts in New Delhi.
He will take over charge of his new post tomorrow.
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