Indian Bureaucracy News, Ladakh, February 28, 2026 | The Union Territory of Ladakh today allocated departments nine IAS officers. List of the officers and their newly allocated departments is given below.
- Shri Ashish Kundra IAS (AGMUT 1996), presently Chief Secretary, Union Territory (UT) Ladakh, has been given the charge of Advisor to HLG, Finance, Home & Vigilance (CVO), Forest, Ecology & Environment, and Revenue. Prior to this, he was serving as Principal Secretary to the Lt. Governor (Additional Secretary equivalent), Government of NCT of Delhi (GNCTD), Office of Lt. Governor, Delhi.
- Dr Laltinkhuma Franklin IAS (AGMUT 2006), presently Commissioner & Secretary – Planning & Development Department, Ladakh, has been assigned the charge of Secretary to Lt. Governor; Health & Medical Education; Planning, Development & Monitoring; Secretary, Department of Finance; Resident Commissioner, Ladakh at New Delhi; Commissioner, State Taxes & Commissioner, Excise; and Director, Accounts & Treasuries.
- Shri Sanjit Rodrigues IAS (AGMUT 2013), Administrative Secretary, has been given Tourism & Culture and Housing & Urban Development Departments, UT Ladakh.
- Shri Rahul Sharma IAS (AGMUT 2013), Administrative Secretary and Additional Chief Electoral Officer Jammu & Kashmir, has been given the charge of Chief Electoral Officer, Ladakh, along with Transport, Elections, Inspector General of Registration, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, and Public Health Engineering, Irrigation & Flood Control.
- Shri Bhupesh Chaudhary IAS (AGMUT 2014), Administrative Secretary – Transport, Agriculture & Horticulture, Animal, Sheep & Fisheries, Cooperation and SIDCO, Ladakh, has been given Industries & Commerce (including Mining & Geology), Civil Aviation, Science & Technology, Agriculture & Horticulture, and Managing Director, SIDCO.
- Ms Shashanka Ala IAS (AGMUT 2014), Administrative Secretary – Rural Development, IT and Disaster Management, Ladakh, has been given Rural Development & Panchayati Raj and Information Technology.
- Ms Bhanu Prabha IAS (AGMUT 2015), Administrative Secretary – Higher Education, School Education, Technical Education & Skill Development, Ladakh, has been given Higher Education, Technical Education & Skill Development, School Education, Cooperatives, and Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation & Reconstruction.
- Shri Baseer Ul Haq Choudhary IAS (AGMUT 2015), consequent upon his transfer to Ladakh and subsequent relieving from the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir on 20.02.2026, has been appointed as Administrative Secretary – Public Works (Roads & Buildings), Hospitality & Protocol, Estates, and Information & Public Relations.
- Shri Rudra Goud P T IAS, Secretary, Animal Husbandry & Fisheries and Sheep Husbandry Departments, UT Ladakh, has been made Administrative Secretary – General Administration (including ARI & Trainings, Grievances, Press, Stationery & Office Supplies), Power Development & New-Renewable Energy, Labour & Employment, and Animal Husbandry, Sheep Husbandry & Fisheries, Ladakh.
Indian Bureaucracy News wishes all the officers the very best.