Jammu, May 9: The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday appointed Shaleen Kabra, Financial Commissioner, as the official spokesperson for the Union Territory

According to an official order issued by the Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, “It is hereby ordered that Shaleen Kabra, IAS, Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Jal Shakti Department, shall be the official spokesperson for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.”

Kabra currently serves as the Additional Chief Secretary in the Jal Shakti Department and is among the senior-most IAS officers in the Union Territory.

His appointment comes at a time of heightened administrative and public communication needs amid the ongoing situation in the region.