SRINAGAR, Oct 24: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has appointed Dr Sajjan Singh Yadav, a 1995-batch IAS officer of the AGMUT cadre, as the new Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir.
According to the MHA order, Yadav has been transferred from Delhi and posted as Chief Secretary of J&K with effect from November 1, 2025, or from the date he assumes charge. He will succeed Atal Dulloo, a 1989-batch IAS officer, who is scheduled to retire on October 31.
Yadav was serving as Additional Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Delhi Jal Board. Over a career spanning more than three decades, he has held several key administrative positions in the Union Government and different Union Territories.
He has served in the Union Ministries of Finance, Women and Child Development, and Health and Family Welfare, including as Joint Secretary, Additional Secretary and Special Secretary in the Finance Ministry. His earlier assignments included Deputy Commissioner in Arunachal Pradesh and South Delhi, and Special Secretary to the Delhi Chief Minister.
Born on January 5, 1969, Yadav holds a Master of Public Administration in Economics from Harvard University, another MPA in Public Policy from the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, and an MBA in Finance from the University of Delhi.
Besides his administrative career, he is a published author and policy researcher. His books include India’s Vaccine Growth Story from Cowpox to Vaccine, which examines the evolution of India’s vaccine ecosystem, and Scaling Mount UPSC: 7 IAS Officers’ Journeys, chronicling the experiences of civil servants who cleared the civil services examination.