Written by Hina Rohatki Chandigarh | October 5, 2025 12:26 AM IST 2 min readHe will succeed Rajeev Verma, who will take charge as the Delhi chief secretary (File Photo)The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Saturday appointed H Rajesh Prasad, a 1995-batch IAS officer, as the Chandigarh chief secretary. He will succeed Rajeev Verma, who will take charge as the Delhi chief secretary.Born on June 1, 1967, Prasad is an AGMUT-cadre officer who hails from Karnataka. He has been serving as the 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.Prasad holds a bachelor’s degree in Commerce and an LLB. He also holds dual MBA programmes in finance and public management from IGNOU and Pondicherry University, respectively.Prasad has held various posts during his tenure across Arunachal Pradesh, Delhi, and Jammu and Kashmir. He has held key administrative roles, including district collector of South Delhi, commissioner for trade and taxes and urban development in Arunachal Pradesh and Delhi, principal secretary for education and urban development in Delhi, and principal secretary of the power development department in Jammu and Kashmir, among several other positions.Prasad succeeds Verma, a 1992-batch IAS officer, who was transferred as the chief secretary of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi on September 28. Verma had assumed charge on February 7, 2024, and did not complete his tenure in Chandigarh.Chandigarh had redesignated the designation of adviser to administrator as chief secretary last year.Transferred before completion of termStory continues below this adIn 2021, Chandigarh Adviser Manoj Parida was transferred and posted out to Delhi before the completion of his term. Parida, a 1986 batch AGMUT cadre IAS officer, was shifted just six months before he was to retire. His term was not due to end as he had come on December 26, 2018. He had replaced the then adviser Parimal Rai, who was sent as chief secretary to Goa.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:Chief SecretaryMHA