The Central Government approved this transfer, exercising its powers under sub-rule (2) of Rule 5 of the Indian Administrative Service (Cadre) Rules, 1954. This was done with the official concurrence of both the Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh state governments.

Himanshu Kaushik, who has been serving as Additional Private Secretary to B. L. Verma, Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, will now be part of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, allowing the couple to serve in the same state. This provision is commonly used for inter-cadre transfers on grounds of marriage to ensure that officers from All India Services can be posted together.