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Centre brings Ordinance to merge J&K officers with Union Territory cadre

January 8, 2021

The Jammu and Kashmir cadre of Indian Police Service, Indian Administrative Service and Indian Forest Service was merged with the AGMUT cadre on Thursday and its officers will now be posted by the Central Government.

According to a notification signed by President Ram Nath Kovind and issued by the Law and Justice Ministry, the members of IAS, IPS and Indian Forest Service for the existing cadre of Jammu and Kashmir will now become part of AGMUT or Arunachal, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territories cadre.

Now, the Officers of the former Jammu and Kashmir cadre can be posted to Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and any Union Territory. "Centre has now ended J&K cadre for all-India service officers, now they are part of AGMUT cadre and can be posted out also," a senior officer said.

According to the Officer, modifications will be made in the corresponding cadre allocation rules by the Central Government. The notification said the officers allocated to AGMUT cadre will work under the rules framed by the Central Government.