MHA Sets October 5 Deadline for IAS Officer Mohammad Aijaz to Join Arunachal Pradesh Posting
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has directed Mohammad Aijaz, a 2012-batch IAS officer of the AGMUT cadre, to be relieved from the Government of Jammu and Kashmir and report for his transferred posting in Arunachal Pradesh. According to reports on the latest MHA order, Aijaz has been declared “stand relieved” from the J&K government with effect from October 5, 2026, giving a clear deadline for him to move to his new assignment.
Aijaz is currently serving as Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (RD&PR), Jammu and Kashmir. The latest direction follows an earlier MHA order that transferred him from Jammu and Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh along with two other AGMUT-cadre IAS officers. The development is part of the administrative movement of officers within the AGMUT cadre, which covers Jammu and Kashmir as well as several other Union Territories and states.
MHA Sets October 5 Deadline for Aijaz’s Relief
The latest MHA direction comes after an earlier transfer order issued on September 3, 2026, which reportedly directed Aijaz and two other AGMUT-cadre officers to move from Jammu and Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh. The earlier order required the officers to be relieved from their existing assignments within the stipulated period and report to their respective new postings.
According to reports cited in connection with the latest order, Aijaz had not been relieved from his existing assignment within the period specified in the earlier direction. The MHA has now issued a fresh direction under which he will stand relieved from the Government of Jammu and Kashmir with effect from October 5 and is required to proceed to Arunachal Pradesh.
The latest communication effectively sets a specific date for the transition. Aijaz is expected to leave his current responsibilities in Jammu and Kashmir and take up the posting assigned to him in Arunachal Pradesh from the date specified by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Earlier Transfer Order Covered Two Other IAS Officers
The latest development is linked to the September 3 transfer order involving three AGMUT-cadre IAS officers. Along with Mohammad Aijaz, Harvinder Singh, IAS (2019: AGMUT), and Shishir Gupta, IAS (2020: AGMUT) were also moved from Jammu and Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh.
The transfer of officers between different administrative jurisdictions is part of the functioning of the AGMUT cadre. The cadre covers a wide geographical area and includes the Union Territories as well as Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and other jurisdictions covered under the cadre arrangement.
For Aijaz, however, the latest direction has particular significance because it specifically identifies October 5 as the date from which he will stand relieved from the Government of Jammu and Kashmir.
Continued Non-Compliance Could Have Administrative Consequences
Reports on the latest MHA direction indicate that continued non-compliance with the transfer instructions could result in administrative or disciplinary consequences. These reportedly include measures such as stoppage of salary and debarment from promotion and central deputation.
The direction therefore puts a clear administrative timeline around Aijaz’s transfer. Rather than leaving the date of his movement open-ended, the latest order specifies when he is to be relieved from the J&K government and proceed to his new posting.
The development also highlights the importance of timely compliance with transfer and posting orders involving officers serving under the AGMUT cadre. Such orders determine the administrative deployment of officers across the different regions covered by the cadre.
Aijaz Has Been Serving as RD&PR Secretary Since 2024
Mohammad Aijaz has been serving as Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department, Jammu and Kashmir, since September 2024, according to the J&K government’s official officer profile cited in the source material. His present assignment places him in charge of a department with responsibilities connected with rural development and Panchayati Raj administration in the Union Territory.
Before taking up the RD&PR assignment, Aijaz held other administrative responsibilities in Jammu and Kashmir. His previous roles included serving as Administrative Secretary of the Planning, Development and Monitoring Department, besides handling additional responsibilities connected with Civil Aviation, Public Grievances and the J&K Economic Reconstruction Agency.
His movement to Arunachal Pradesh will therefore mark a change from his current senior administrative responsibilities in Jammu and Kashmir to a new assignment under the same broader AGMUT cadre framework.
Who Is Mohammad Aijaz?
Mohammad Aijaz is a 2012-batch IAS officer of the AGMUT cadre. According to the information provided in the source material, he was born on March 10, 1984, and holds a B.Tech degree in Mechanical Engineering.
He currently serves as a Secretary to the Government and has been heading the Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department in Jammu and Kashmir since September 2024. He was also promoted to the Selection Grade in January 2025, according to the officer profile cited in the source.
Over the course of his administrative career, Aijaz has handled a range of responsibilities within Jammu and Kashmir. His assignments have included planning and development-related work as well as additional responsibilities involving civil aviation, public grievances and economic reconstruction. His current transfer will take him out of Jammu and Kashmir and into Arunachal Pradesh, where he is required to report under the latest MHA direction.
AGMUT Cadre Officers Continue to See Inter-Jurisdictional Movements
The transfer is part of the wider administrative structure of the AGMUT cadre, under which officers can be posted across the different jurisdictions covered by the cadre. The movement of officers between Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh is therefore part of the broader cadre-based administrative system.
The September 3 order involving Aijaz, Harvinder Singh and Shishir Gupta was one such movement. While all three officers were transferred from Jammu and Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh, the latest direction specifically addresses Aijaz’s relief from his existing assignment.
For the J&K administration, his departure will create a change in the leadership of the Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department. The source material does not specify who will take over his responsibilities following his relief.
October 5 Now the Key Date
With the latest MHA direction, October 5, 2026, has become the key date in Mohammad Aijaz’s transfer process. From that date, he is to stand relieved from the Government of Jammu and Kashmir and proceed to his designated posting in Arunachal Pradesh.
The order follows the earlier transfer decision and seeks to bring the posting into effect after the reported delay in relieving the officer. It also underlines the administrative requirement for officers to comply with transfer orders within the prescribed timelines.
For now, Aijaz’s next assignment is clear: after serving as Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj in Jammu and Kashmir since September 2024, the 2012-batch AGMUT officer is set to move to Arunachal Pradesh from October 5, 2026, following the latest direction from the Ministry of Home Affairs.
