Ex-Delhi chief secretary Sharma appointed as advisor of J&K Governor

Sharma has been appointed as the fourth advisor of Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satyapal Malik, a government order said.

Former Delhi chief secretary K K Sharma has been appointed as the fourth advisor of Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satyapal Malik, a government order said Monday.

Sharma, a 1983-batch IAS officer of the AGMUT cadre, hails from Jammu and will join the other three advisors of the governor -- B B Vyas, K Vijay Kumar and Khursheed Ganai.

He is likely to be allotted education, agriculture and other departments of the state, sources said.

Sharma had played a key role in implementing flagship projects of the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi in the areas of education and health.