Srinagar: The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has ordered a significant reshuffle in its administrative structure, transferring 24 officers, including 20 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers and 4 Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) officers.
The transfer orders, issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) on Wednesday, are to be implemented with immediate effect.
Top-Level IAS Postings and Reassignments
Several senior IAS officers have been assigned new responsibilities across crucial departments–
- 1995 batch IAS officer Anil Kumar Singh has been appointed Principal Secretary, Social Welfare Department, with additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Mining Department.
- Saurabh Bhagat, earlier Commissioner/Secretary, Science and Technology, is now Commissioner/Secretary, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Department.
Dr. Shahid Iqbal has been appointed Secretary, Science and Technology Department.
Other notable IAS movements include–
- Neeraj Kumar – Administrative Secretary, Public Grievances Department
- Dr. Piyush Singla (2012 batch) – Administrative Secretary, Information Technology Department
- Naveen SL – Administrative Secretary, Transport Department
- Masjid Khalil Ahmed Drabu – Investigation Commissioner, J&K
- Nazim Jain Khan – Mission Director, Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS), J&K
Key Appointments in Mission-Led Roles
Mahima Madan – CEO, JaKeGa and Additional Secretary, Resident Commission, New Delhi
Anant Dwivedi – CEO, State Health Agency and Mission Director, Ayushman Bharat Digital Health Mission
Shreya Singhal – Managing Director, J&K Tourism Development Corporation
Shahzad Alam – CEO, Mission Youth and Mission Director, Mission Youth
JKAS Officers Also Shifted
Four JKAS officers have been reassigned-
Vivek Fonse – Additional Secretary, Home Department
Mohammad Ilyas Khan – Deputy Commissioner, Ramban
Pankaj Kumar Sharma – Deputy Commissioner, Kishtwar
Roshan Lal Rajouri – Additional District Development Commissioner
The government has directed all transferred officers to assume their new charges immediately, underlining the strategic importance of these reassignments for improving governance and service delivery.
