MHA Transfers IAS Officer Owais Ahmed from Jammu & Kashmir to Ladakh; Rakesh Minnhas’ Transfer Kept in Abeyance

New Delhi, November 12: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India, has ordered the transfer of IAS officer Owais Ahmed from Jammu and Kashmir to the Union Territory of Ladakh with immediate effect.

According to an official order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs on November 12, 2026, Owais Ahmed, an IAS officer of the AGMUT cadre (2014 batch), has been transferred from Jammu and Kashmir to Ladakh until further orders, with the approval of the competent authority.

In another significant development, the MHA has also decided to keep the transfer of IAS officer Rakesh Minnhas from Jammu and Kashmir to Ladakh in abeyance.

The order states that the earlier transfer order concerning Rakesh Minnhas, IAS (AGMUT:2016), issued on November 6, 2026, has been kept in abeyance until further orders through a partial modification of the previous directive.

The order has been issued by Rakesh Kumar Singh, Under Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, and communicated to the concerned authorities through the Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir.

The latest administrative decision brings a change to the earlier transfer arrangements involving IAS officers in the AGMUT cadre serving in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

The order was issued from Kartavya Bhavan-3, New Delhi, on November 12, 2026.(KNC)