SAC rejig on cards?

JAMMU: The State Administrative Council of Governor Satya Pal Malik is expected to undergo a minor rejig with much talked about induction of one more Advisor.
The Governor’s State Administrative Council currently has four Advisors –K Skandan, K Vijay Kumar, Khurshid Ahmed Ganai and KK Sharma, all retired civil servants. Together with the Governor, four Advisors, Chief Secretary and Governor’s Principal Secretary makes the State Administrative Council which is an equivalent of the cabinet in elected government.
Sources said that Governor may induct one more Advisor, who is also believed to be a retired civil servant. The grapevine in the secretariat also suggested that one of the four Advisors may take retirement, but the official sources have refused to confirm this development.
Upon possible induction of a new Advisor, the Governor is expected to undertake an exercise of re-allocation of portfolios even as Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam remains the most power actor in the administration.

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