Examiner Bureau | Srinagar:
Senior IAS officer Shahid Iqbal Choudhary has been posted as Commissioner Secretary for Housing and Urban Development, Urban Local Bodies and Town Planning in Arunachal Pradesh following his joining the state government.
Choudhary, a 2009-batch IAS officer of the AGMUT cadre, was transferred from Jammu and Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh under an order of the Ministry of Home Affairs. The J&K General Administration Department has recorded his transfer with effect from September 11, 2026.
Choudhary has previously served as Commissioner/Secretary in several departments of the Jammu and Kashmir Government, including Youth Affairs and Sports, Science and Technology, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Civil Aviation, Planning, Monitoring and Development, and Tribal Affairs.
He has also held several key field-level administrative positions as Deputy Commissioner in J&K districts, including Srinagar, Bandipora, Rajouri, Kathua, Reasi and Kishtwar, besides serving as Director Information.
Choudhary was designated Commissioner/Secretary to the J&K Government in December 2025 following his promotion to the Super Time Scale, Level 14 of the pay matrix. He was subsequently designated Commissioner/Secretary, Science and Technology Department.
His new assignment in Arunachal Pradesh covers housing, urban development, town planning and urban local bodies.
The state’s Urban Affairs Department is responsible for areas including urban infrastructure, town planning, housing and the functioning of urban local bodies.
