Kewal Kumar Sharma Explained

Kewal Kumar Sharma (KK Sharma) is a 1983-batch retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territories (AGMUT) cadre. In November 2018, he was appointed as advisor to the governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Satya Pal Malik. Following the creation of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, he was appointed advisor to lieutenant governors Girish Chandra Murmu and Manoj Sinha.^{[1] [2]} In February 2020, he was appointed as the chairperson of the JK Board of Technical Education.^[3] On October 30, 2020 he resigned as advisor to the lieutenant governor and was appointed election commissioner of the union territory.^[4] Sharma has also served as advisor to the administrator od Chandigarh, chief secretary of Goa and Delhi after which he moved to the Union HRD Ministry where he served as Secretary Higher Education, Govt. of India.^{[5] [6]}

Background

Sharma hails from Billawar sub-division of district Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Present Advisors to Lieutenant Governor. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200513010333/https://jkgad.nic.in/leftMenu/AdviserToGovnment.aspx. 13 May 2020. 2020-08-11. General Administration Department. Government Of Jammu & Kashmir.
2. Web site: 14 November 2019. Govt appoints retired bureaucrats as advisors to LG of J&K - ET Government. 2020-08-11. ETGovernment.com. en.
3. Web site: 2020-02-27. J-K LG Advisor KK Sharma to head reconstituted Board of Technical Education. 2020-08-11. The Indian Express. en.
4. News: Correspondent. ?special. 2020-10-30. K.K. Sharma resigns as advisor to J&K Lieutenant Governor, appointed State Election Commissioner. en-IN. The Hindu. 2020-12-12. 0971-751X.
5. Web site: 24 November 2016. PTI. Centre Removes Delhi Chief Secretary Kewal Kumar Sharma. 2020-08-11. NDTV.
6. Web site: 2019-11-14. K K Sharma, Farooq Khan appointed Advisors to Lt Governor of J&K UT. 2020-08-11. Daily Excelsior. en-US.