BVR Subrahmanyam

B. V. R. Subrahmanyam is a 1987-batch Chhattisgarh-cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer who is empanelled as a secretary in the central government and is experienced with conflict zone administration.[1][2] He is currently the Chief Secretary of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. He took over from B.B. Vyas on 20 June 2018 following the collapse of the PDP-BJP coalition government. He has previously served in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) under both Manmohan Singh and Narendra Modi. He has been instrumental in containing insurgency in Chhattisgarh in the 2010s.

BVR Subrahmanyam
Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir
Assumed office
20 June 2018
Preceded byB B Vyas
Additional Chief Secretary (Home), Chhattisgarh
In office
March 2015 – 20 June 2018
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
In office
March 2012 – March 2015
Personal details
BornAndhra Pradesh
CitizenshipIndia
EducationLondon Business School
OccupationIAS officer

Background

BVR Subrahmanyam belongs to Andhra Pradesh. He is a 1987-batch IAS officer with an engineering degree.[3] He also has a management degree from London Business School.[3] Subrahmanyam worked in the PMO between 2004–2008 and March 2012–March 2015, serving under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Narendra Modi.[4] In between his PMO stints he worked with the World Bank. In 2015 he was shifted to Chhattisgarh where he was a principal secretary followed by Additional Chief Secretary (Home).[5][3] He also held additional charges of jail and transport during his tenure there.[3] Subrahmanyam was appointed by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet as the Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir in place of B.B. Vyas on 20 June 2018 following the collapse of the PDP-BJP coalition government.[6][4]

Additional Chief Secretary (Home), Chhattisgarh

In March 2015 BVR Subrahmanyam was shifted to Chhattisgarh. Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh had personally requested Prime Minister Manmohan to shift Subrahmanyam to Chhattisgarh. Initially he was a principal secretary followed by Additional Chief Secretary (Home) with additional charges of jail and transport.[3] BVR Subrahmanyam is known for his role in conflict zone administration in the state. He pushed the coordination and cooperation between the central security forces and the state police. This, along with his on-field approach, and a change in defensive tactics to offensive strategies, has been effective in countering the Maoist insurgency in the region. He also coordinated the construction of fast tracked roads, which are considered an import factor in dealing with the Maoists.[3]

Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir

In August 2020, BVR Subrahmanyam, while speaking to some journalists, had said that "J&K was a 'broken state' — the governance was broken badly, there was no system, no rules, and decay began a long time ago. Not a single soul had cried over detention of political and separatist leaders in August last year, when Centre scrapped J&K’s status".[7][8] He drew a lot of flak for this from politicians in Kashmr, including the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party who asked the Chief Secretary to remain "apolitical".[9] Under Subrahmanyam, the first year of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir oversaw the funding of 2,273 infrastructure projects worth Rs 5,979 crore, which had been pending for the past 5-10 years, were sanctioned and 506 completed.[8]

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References
  1. "B V R Subrahmanyam, senior Chhattisgarh bureaucrat, sent to J&K; tipped to be next chief secretary". The Financial Express. PTI. 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2020-08-14.CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. "J-K chief secy B V R Subrahmanyam among 26 IAS officers empanelled in rank of Secretary at Centre". Business Standard India. PTI. 2019-10-09. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  3. Ghose, Debobrat (2018-06-20). "BVR Subrahmanyam could be J&K's chief secretary: IAS officer's experience in dealing with insurgency makes him ideal choice - India News , Firstpost". Firstpost. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  4. "Senior Chhattisgarh cadre bureaucrat B.V.R. Subrahmanyam posted to J&K". The Hindu. PTI. 2018-06-20. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-08-14.CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. "BVR Subrahmanyam appointed new J&K chief secretary, BB Vyas adviser to Governor". Deccan Chronicle. PTI. 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2020-08-14.CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. IANS (10 August 2020). "Jammu & Kashmir was run like a Ponzi scheme: Chief Secretary". Times Now News. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  7. Wani, Fayaz (9 August 2020). "Jammu & Kashmir chief secretary BVR Subrahmanyam draws flak for 'broken state' remark". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  8. Jain, Bharti (8 August 2020). "Development in J&K is 'work in progress': Chief secretary B V R Subrahmanyam". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  9. Masood, Bashaarat (2020-08-09). "Speak within pay and grade: J&K parties after Chief Secy remarks". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
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