India, Oct. 4 -- The Union home ministry on Saturday appointed H Rajesh Prasad, a 1995-batch IAS officer, as the chief secretary of Chandigarh.

Prasad, an AGMUT-cadre officer, has been serving as principal secretary of the power development department in Jammu and Kashmir since September 22, 2022. Jammu and Kashmir is now a part of the joint AGMUT cadre that includes J&K and Ladakh.

Born on June 1, 1967, Prasad belongs to Karnataka. He holds a bachelor's degree in commerce and an LL.B. He has completed dual MBA programmes in finance and public management from IGNOU and Pondicherry University, respectively.

Prasad succeeds Rajeev Verma, a 1992-batch IAS officer, who was transferred as the chief secretary of the Government of National Ca...