JAMMU, Mar 20: Finally, the Union Territory of Ladakh is likely to witness reshuffle in both civil and police administration shortly with Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) zeroing-in on some names of IAS and IPS officers from within AGMUT cadre including Jammu and Kashmir for deputation in the Himalayan UT.
Similar exercise was twice undertaken in February and August 2022 but it couldn’t mature in the absence of suitable replacements. However, the exercise now is almost in final stage but the officers will be replaced one-by-one to ensure that working of administration in Ladakh is not affected, official sources told the Excelsior.
A number of senior IAS officers including those holding top posts in Ladakh have been posted in the Union Territory for last three to four years. Most of them belonged to erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir cadre, now AGMUT, while few others are from AGMUT and other State cadre of All India Services (AIS).
Senior IPS officers deployed in Ladakh also belonged to erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir cadre. A number of other IAS and IPS officers have also been deputed to Ladakh from J&K besides JKAS and JKPS.
Sources said the MHA and DoPT in consultations with Ladakh administration are likely to carry out reshuffle of civil and police administration in Ladakh shortly to ensure that officers posted there for last three to four years are either shifted to Jammu and Kashmir, New Delhi or other States/Union Territories covered under AGMUT cadre.
