Jammu and Kashmir: In a significant move, four Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers from the 2016 batch posted in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh have been promoted to the Junior Administrative Grade (Level 12 in the pay matrix). This promotion comes as a recognition of their exemplary service in key administrative roles.
The four IAS officers promoted to this grade are:
- Dr. Rakesh Minhas, Deputy Commissioner (DC), Kathua
- Saloni Rai, DC Udhampur
- Dr. Devansh Yadav, Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) Commissioner
- Shrikant Balasaheb Suse, DC Kargil
In addition, 27 joint AGMUT cadre Indian Police Service (IPS) officers from Jammu and Kashmir have also been elevated to the Junior Administrative Grade (Level 12 in the pay matrix) within the IPS cadre. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued the official order confirming their promotion.
The promoted IPS officers include:
- Maqsood-ul-Zaman
- Mabassir Latifi Ameer
- Shiv Kumar
- Rashmi Wazir
- Rajeshwar Singh
- Sandeep Wazir
- Anita Sharma
- Sameer Rekhi
- Jatinder Singh Johar
- Swarn Singh Kotwal
- Zahid Nasim Manhas
- Koshal Kumar Sharma
- Showket Ahmed Dar
- Altaf Ahmed Shah
- Bakar Hussain Samoon
- Ajaz Ahmed Bhat
- Ranjit Singh Samyal
- Mohd Yaseen Kichloo
- Rajinder Kumar Gupta
- Sanjev Kumar Khajuria
- Rajesh Bali
- Sanjay Kumar Kotwal
- Mumtaz Ahmed
- Muhammad Aslam
- Sheema Nabi Qasba
- P D Nitya
- Anuj Kumar
These promotions recognize their dedicated service and contributions to maintaining law and order in the region.
