Jammu: Dr Sajjan Singh Yadav has been chosen as the next Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir. He will take over on November 1, as Atal Dulloo is set to retire at the end of this month.
The Ministry of Home Affairs issued the order on Saturday, October 24. Yadav belongs to the 1995 batch of the IAS and is part of the AGMUT cadre. He is being moved from Delhi to Jammu and Kashmir for the new assignment.
Yadav is currently working as the Additional Chief Secretary and CEO of the Delhi Jal Board. He returned to the post in June 2026, having led the water utility in the past.
His work experience includes positions in the Union Finance Ministry’s Department of Expenditure. He has also served in Delhi’s urban development, taxation, and food and civil supplies departments.
Yadav will be the first officer from the AGMUT cadre to serve as Jammu and Kashmir’s Chief Secretary. The cadre includes Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territories.
Dulloo became Chief Secretary on December 1, 2023. A 1989-batch IAS officer, he previously held responsibilities in health, medical education, finance, horticulture, agriculture and cooperation. Before his appointment as Chief Secretary, he worked as Secretary in the Union Home Ministry’s Border Management Department.
Dulloo’s retirement is due on October 31, and Yadav is scheduled to assume charge the next day.