Srinagar: The Jammu & Kashmir Government has ordered a major administrative reshuffle involving 49 IAS and JKAS officers, with several senior bureaucrats being assigned new departmental responsibilities and a number of officers moved to key district-level posts.
According to an order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD), senior IAS officer Shaleen Kabra (AGMUT:1992) has been given the additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Revenue Department, relieving Kumar Rajeev Ranjan of the responsibility.
Kabra will continue to serve as Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Jal Shakti Department, and Financial Commissioner, Revenue, besides holding the additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Estates Department.
Major Senior-Level Changes
Dr Ashish Chandra Verma (AGMUT:1994) has been posted as Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Agriculture Production Department.
M Raju (AGMUT:2005), Commissioner/Secretary, General Administration Department, has been relieved of the additional charge of the Health and Medical Education Department. He has instead been given additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Hospitality and Protocol Department, and Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Department, relieving Chandrakar Bharti of the latter responsibility.
R Alice Vaz (AGMUT:2005) has been posted as Commissioner/Secretary, Transport Department. She will also hold additional charge of the Civil Aviation Department and Commissioner, Civil Aviation, while continuing as Administrative Secretary, Information Department.
Saugat Biswas (AGMUT:2006), who was awaiting orders of posting, has been appointed Commissioner/Secretary, Health and Medical Education Department.
Sarmad Hafeez (AGMUT:2009) has been posted as Commissioner/Secretary, Youth Services and Sports Department.
Ramesh Kumar (AGMUT:2011), shifted from the post of Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, has been appointed Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department. He will also hold additional charge of the Administrative Secretary, Culture Department, and continue as Resident Commissioner, J&K Government, New Delhi.
Key Departmental and Divisional Postings
Naveen S L (AGMUT:2012) has been posted as Commissioner of Enquiries, J&K.
Avny Lavasa (AGMUT:2013) has been posted as Secretary, Tourism Department, while retaining charge of Administrative Secretary, Tribal Affairs Department.
Anjali Sehrawat (AGMUT:2013) has been posted as Secretary, Public Grievances Department.
Vikas Kundal (AGMUT:2013) has been appointed Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, with additional charge of Additional CEO, Jammu Metropolitan Regional Development Authority.
Majid Khalil Ahmad Drabu (AGMUT:2013) has been posted as Inspector General of Registration, J&K.
Rahul Yadav (AGMUT:2014) has been appointed Administrative Secretary, Information Technology Department, with additional charge of Managing Director, J&K Power Development Corporation Limited.
Owais Ahmed (AGMUT:2014) has been posted as Administrative Secretary, Planning, Development and Monitoring Department, with additional charge of Director, Skill Development J&K.
Dr Sagar Doifode Dattatray (AGMUT:2014) has been posted as Administrative Secretary, Social Welfare Department.
New Deputy Commissioners and Key Field Assignments
Dr Devansh Yadav (AGMUT:2016) has been posted as Deputy Commissioner, Rajouri.
Rakesh Minhas (AGMUT:2016) has been appointed CEO, State Health Agency, J&K, with additional charge of Managing Director, Ayushman Bharat Digital Health Mission, J&K.
Shrikant Balasaheb Suse (AGMUT:2016) has been appointed Chairman, J&K Services Selection Board.
Akriti Sagar (AGMUT:2016) has been appointed Managing Director, J&K Tourism Development Corporation, with additional charge of CEO, J&K Economic Reconstruction Agency.
Athar Aamir Ul Shafi Khan (RJ:2016) has been posted as Managing Director, National Health Mission, J&K.
Basharat Qayoom (JH:2016) has been appointed Commissioner, Srinagar Municipal Corporation, with additional charge of CEO, Srinagar Smart City.
Ayushi Sudan (AGMUT:2017) has been appointed Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation, while Minga Sherpa (AGMUT:2017) has been posted as Deputy Commissioner, Jammu.
Faz Lul Haseeb (AGMUT:2018) has been appointed Additional Secretary, Agriculture Production Department, with additional charge of Mission Director, HADP and JKcIP.
Abhishek Sharma (CG:2018) has been posted as Deputy Commissioner, Kupwara.
Dr Rupesh Kumar (AGMUT:2019) has been posted as Deputy Commissioner, Samba.
Jatin Kishore (AGMUT:2020) has been appointed Deputy Commissioner, Budgam, while Shreya Singhal (AGMUT:2020) has been appointed Deputy Commissioner, Ganderbal.
Ananth Dwivedi (AGMUT:2021) has been posted as Deputy Commissioner, Udhampur.
More 2021 and 2022-Batch Postings
- Mamta Yadav (AGMUT:2021) has been appointed Director, Information, J&K.
- Mahima Madan (AGMUT:2021) has been posted as Additional District Development Commissioner, Anantnag.
- Vidhu Shekhar (AGMUT:2021) has been appointed Vice Chairman, Jammu Development Authority.
- Pranjal J Hazarika (AGMUT:2021) has been posted as Director, J&K Archives, Archaeology and Museums.
- Vivek Agarwal (AGMUT:2021) has been appointed Director, Employment, J&K, with additional charge of CEO, Mission YUVA.
- Ishita Rathi (AGMUT:2022) has been posted as Additional Deputy Commissioner, Jammu.
- Vikas Ahlawat (AGMUT:2022) has been appointed Labour Commissioner, J&K.
2023 and 2024-Batch Officers
Prince Kumar (AGMUT:2023) has been posted as OSD, Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board.
Gaurav Yadav (AGMUT:2024) has been posted as Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Uri, while Seerat Baji (AGMUT:2024) has been appointed Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Srinagar (West).
Among other AGMUT cadre officers, Leena Padha has been appointed Registrar, Cooperative Societies, J&K, while Rajinder Singh Tara has been posted as Secretary in the Revenue Department.
Anoo Malhotra has been appointed Mission Director, Jal Jeevan Mission.
JKAS Officers Also Transferred
The reshuffle also covers officers of the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS).
Kuldeep Krishan Sidha has been posted as Deputy Commissioner, Pulwama, while Charandeep Singh has been appointed Deputy Commissioner, Shopian.
Rakesh Kumar has been posted as Special Secretary, Lok Bhawan.
Sachin Jamwal has been appointed Additional Deputy Commissioner, Kathua, while Sushil Kesar has been posted as Additional Deputy Commissioner, Reasi.
Irfan Bahadur has been appointed Assistant Commissioner (Revenue), Budgam.
Afroza Bano has been asked to await further orders in the General Administration Department.
The large-scale reshuffle affects senior Secretariat assignments, revenue and development administration, district postings, municipal bodies and several specialised government agencies, marking a significant reorganisation of the administrative machinery across Jammu and Kashmir.
