A top ranking Uttar Pradesh cadre IAS officer (Batch 1996), Nitishwar Kumar, currently serving on the post of Principal Secretary to LG Manoj Sinha in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, has been 'abruptly' shifted to New Delhi.
On Sunday, the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) posted Nitishwar Kumar, Principal Secretary to LG Manoj Sinha, as additional secretary and financial adviser, Ministry of Women and Children Development.
Kumar served Jammu and Kashmir for a period of little over two years between 7 September 2020 till date.
Significantly, he was shifted at a time when LG Manoj Sinha was himself visiting California to attend IIT BHU Global Alumni Meet. Kumar was considered a close confidante of Sinha and had earlier served him when he was part of the Narendra Modi government between 2014-19.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet had earlier approved the proposal of DoPT (Department of Personnel & Training) for inter-cadre deputation of Nitishwar Kumar from Uttar Pradesh cadre to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on September 7, 2020.