66 senior officers transferred in major reshuffle in J&K
Jammu: In a major reshuffle, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday ordered transfers and postings of 66 senior officers, mostly belonging to the Kashmir Administrative Service (KAS), replacing the directors of various departments including the School Education and Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs in the Valley.
The order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) said the decision was taken in the interest of the administration and it will come into effect immediately.
As per the order, Shoukat Aijaz Bhat, who was awaiting orders of adjustment in the GAD, has been posted as Commissioner, State Taxes (J&K), relieving Prediman Krishen Bhat, Additional Commissioner, State Taxes of the additional charge of the post.
Bhat, however, has also been transferred and posted as Director, Development Expenditure, Division-I, Finance department against an available vacancy, the order said.
Nitu Gupta, Mission Director, ICDS, J&K, has been transferred and posted as Additional Commissioner, State Taxes (Administration and Enforcement), Jammu.
Munir-ul-Islam, Director Archives, Archaeology and Museums (J&K) has been transferred and posted as Chief Executive Officer/Secretary, J&K Building and other Construction Workers Welfare Board, in place of Muzafer Ahmad Pir who was asked to report to the GAD for further posting.
Rahul Pandey), Additional Secretary in the Lt Governor’s Secretariat, holding additional charge of Director, Information, will also hold the charge of Director Archives, Archaeology and Museums and Secretary J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Languages, in additional to his own duties till further orders, the order said.
Tariq Ahmad Zargar, Special Secretary to the government, Industries and Commerce department, is transferred and posted as director Rural Development department, while Arun Kumar Manhas, Project Director, Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, was transferred and posted as Managing Director, J&K Agro Industries Development Corporation.
Bhawani Rakwal, Managing Director, J&K Agro Industries Development Corporation, has been transferred and posted as Regional Director, Survey and Land Records Jammu in place of Mushtaq Ahmad who shall report to the GAD, for further posting.
Ashok Kumar, Additional District Development Commissioner, Udhampur, has been transferred and posted as Controller of Examinations in the J&K Services Selection Board, replacing Musheer Ahmad who is posted as Director, Tribal Affairs (J&K).
Among the 63 KAS officers transferred prominent is Abdul Salam Mir, Director, Sheep Husbandry, Kashmir, who has been transferred and posted as Director Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Kashmir and will continue to hold the additional charge of Executive Officer, J&K Hajj Committee, till further orders.
Bashir Ahmad Khan will be the new Director of Sheep Husbandry, Kashmir and Mathora Masoom will be the Director Urban Local Bodies, Kashmir. Kishore Singh Chib, Director Horticulture Department, Jammu has been transferred and posted as Director, Rural Development, Jammu in place of Sudershan Kumar.
Tassaduq Hussain Mir, Additional Commissioner in the office of Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, holding the additional charge of Director, Command Area Development, Kashmir, has been transferred and posted as Director, School Education, Kashmir.
Mohammad Younis Malik, Director, School Education, Kashmir, has transferred and posted as Jt Fin Com, Agrarian Reforms in the office of Fin Com Revenue, vice Farooq Ahmad Shah, who shall report to the GAD for further posting.
Jatinder Singh, Director, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Jammu, is transferred and posted as Director, Floriculture, Jammu, and Nitu Gupta, Mission Director, ICDS, J&K, is transferred and posted as Additional Commissioner, State Taxes (Administration and Enforcement), Jammu.
Mohammad Hanief Malik, Additional District Development Commissioner, Kishtwar, is transferred and posted as Additional District Development Commissioner, Doda, vice Surat Singh, , who shall report to the General Administration Department, for further posting.
Ashok Kumar Pandita, Additional Secretary to the Government, Information Department, is transferred and posted as Additional District Development Commissioner, Ramban, against an available vacancy.
Riyaz Ahmad Wani, Director, Urban Local Bodies, Kashmir, is transferred and posted as Additional Director, SKIMS, Srinagar while as Kishore Singh Chib, Director, Floriculture, Jammu, is transferred and posted as Director, Rural Development, Jammu, vice Sudershan Kumar, who shall report to the General Administration Department, for further posting.
Mohammad Yousuf Mir, Additional Registrar, Cooperatives, Kashmir, is transferred and posted as Additional District Development Commissioner, Shopian, against an available vacancy and Qazi Sarwar, Director, Rural Development, Kashmir, is transferred and posted as Additional Commissioner in the office of Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir. He shall also hold the additional charge of Director, Command Area Development, Kashmir, till further orders.
Mohammad Ashraf Bhat, Additional District Development Commissioner, Kupwara, is transferred and posted as Special Secretary to the Government, Youth Services and Sports Department and Bashir Ahmad Wani, Administrator, Associated Hospitals, Srinagar, is transferred and posted as Additional District Development Commissioner, Anantnag, against an available vacancy.
Riyaz Ahmad Wani, Additional Director, SKIMS, Srinagar, shall hold the additional charge of Administrator, Associated Hospitals, Srinagar, till further orders.
Nazir Ahmad Lone, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Kupwara, is transferred and posted as Additional District Development Commissioner, Kupwara. He shall also hold the additional charge of Additional Deputy Commissioner, Kupwara, till further orders.
Rifat Kohli, Additional Commissioner, State Taxes (Administration and Enforcement), Jammu, is transferred and posted as Registrar, J&K Special Tribunal, vice Dr Narupa Rai, who shall report to the General Administration Department, for further posting.
Mohammad Saleem, Director, Tribal Affairs, J&K, is transferred and posted as Managing Director, J&K SC, ST and OBC Development Corporation, relieving Ramesh Chander, ADDC Jammu of the additional charge of the post.
Pankaj Raj Katoch, Mission Director, Mission Dairy Development (ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Government, Animal and Sheep Husbandry Department), is transferred and posted as Additional Commissioner in the office of Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, against an available vacancy.
Vishesh Paul Mahajan, Deputy Commissioner, State Taxes, Enforcement (Central), Jammu headquartered at Jammu, is transferred and posted as Director, Horticulture, Planning and Marketing, J&K, relieving Ram Savak, Director, Horticulture, Jammu of the additional charge of the post.
Puneet Sharma, Director, Land Management, Jammu Development Authority, is transferred and posted as Additional District Development Commissioner, Kathua, against an available vacancy. He shall also hold the additional charge of General Manager, DIC, Kathua, vice Babu Ram, who shall report to the General Administration Department, for further posting.
Haris Ahmad Handoo, Joint Director, Information, Kashmir, is transferred and posted as Chief Executive Officer, Tourism Development Authority, Pahalgam, vice Mushtaq Ahmad, who shall report to the General Administration Department, for further posting.
Dr. Raj Kumar Thapa, Regional Transport Officer, Kathua (Lakhanpur), is transferred and posted as Additional Secretary to the Government, Labour and Employment Department while as Kishori Lal, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Doda, is transferred and posted as Additional Deputy Commissioner, Kishtwar, vice Pawan Kumar, who shall report to the General Administration Department, for further posting.
Pankaj Gupta, Deputy Commissioner, State Taxes (Appeal-II), Jammu headquartered at Jammu, is transferred and posted as Joint Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation, against an available vacancy, and Anju Gupta, Joint Director, Handicrafts, Jammu, is transferred and posted as Principal, Revenue Training Institute, Jammu.
Sher Singh, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Rajouri, is transferred and posted as Chief Executive Officer, Tourism Development Authority, Patnitop, vice Sachin Dev Singh Jamwal, who shall report to the General Administration Department, for further posting.
Deep Raj, Additional Secretary to the Government, Department of Forest, Ecology and Environment, is transferred and posted as Project Director, Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, and Kusum Sharma, Principal, Revenue Training Institute, Jammu, is transferred and posted as Deputy Excise Commissioner (Executive), Jammu, vice Amarjeet Singh, who shall report to the General Administration Department, for further posting.
Natasha Kalsotra, Programme Officer, ICDS Project, Jammu, is transferred and posted as Joint Director, Tourism, Jammu, vice Neelam Khajuria, who shall report to the General Administration Department, for further posting, and Vishal Sharma, Additional Secretary to the Government, Finance Department, is transferred and posted as Joint Director, Geology and Mining, Jammu, vice Ashwani Khajuria, who shall report to the General Administration Department, for further posting.
Gul Hassan Kraipak, Deputy District Election Officer, Jammu, is transferred and posted as Deputy Director, Information, Jammu, vice Minakshi Vaid, who shall report to the General Administration Department, for further posting.
Akhter Hussain Qazi, Collector, Land Acquisition, Defence, Udhampur, is transferred and posted as Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Kishtwar and Zubair Hussain Shah, Officer, Wage Employment (ACD), Shopian, is transferred and posted as Joint Director, Education, Poonch, against an available vacancy.
Riyaz Ahmad Shah, Chief Executive Officer, Urban Development Agency, Kashmir, holding additional charge of Joint Director, Hospitality and Protocol, Kashmir, is transferred and posted as Joint Commissioner, Srinagar Municipal Corporation. He shall also hold the additional charge of Additional Chief Executive Officer, Smart City, Srinagar, till further orders.
Dr. Zakir Hussain, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Thanamandi, is transferred and posted as General Manager, DIC, Poonch, against an available vacancy, and Devinder Paul, Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Kathua, is transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, State Taxes (Stamps), Jammu, vice Rakesh Kumar, who shall report to the General Administration Department, for further posting.
Romin Ahmad, Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Pulwama, is transferred and posted as Programme Officer, ICDS Project, Budgam, against an available vacancy, and Hitesh Gupta, Additional Director, National Health Mission, J&K, is transferred and posted as Joint Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation. He shall also hold the additional charge of Additional Chief Executive Officer, Smart City, Jammu, relieving Satish Kumar, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Jammu of the additional charge of the post.
Sukh Paul Singh, Additional Secretary to the Government, Jal Shakti Department, is transferred and posted as Secretary, J&K Water Resources Regulatory Authority, and Amit Vermani, Project Officer, Wage Employment (ACD), Jammu, is transferred and posted as Joint Director, Industries and Commerce, Jammu, vice Trishala Kumari, who shall report to the General Administration Department, for further posting.
Reyaz Ahmad Malik, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Uri, holding additional charge of Custodian Trade Facilitation Centre, Uri and Sub-Registrar, Uri, is transferred and posted as Joint Director, Hospitality and Protocol, Kashmir, and Anil Kumar Chandail, Deputy Director, Tourism, Jammu, is transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, State Taxes, Jammu (North), hqr at Udhampur, vice Sunaina Sharma, who shall report to the General Administration Department, for further posting.
Saleem Ahmad, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Surankote, Poonch, is transferred and posted as Collector, Land Acquisition, Defence, Rajouri, against an available vacancy and Atul Kumar, Deputy Director, ICDS, Jammu, is transferred and posted as Secretary, Jammu Municipal Corporation.
Tahir Mustafa Malik, Deputy Secretary, J&K Public Service Commission, is transferred and posted as Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Rajouri, vice Mohammad Ashraf, who shall report to the General Administration Department, for further posting.
Gopal Singh, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Akhnoor, is transferred and posted as Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Ramnagar, vice Naresh Kumar, who shall report to the General Administration Department, for further posting. He shall also hold the additional charge of Sub-Registrar, Ramnagar, till further orders.
Mohammad Rouf Rehman, Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Srinagar, is transferred and posted as Deputy Director, District Employment and Counselling Centre, Srinagar, against an available vacancy, and Shashi Bala, Deputy Director, District Employment and Counselling Centre, Poonch, is transferred and posted as Deputy District Election Officer, Poonch, vice Naeem Ul Nisa, who shall report to the General Administration Department, for further posting.
Samir Ahmad Jan, Deputy District Election Officer, Baramulla, is transferred and posted as Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Gulmarg, vice Shabir-ul-Hassan, who shall report to the General Administration Department, for further posting. He shall also hold the additional charge of Sub-Registrar, Gulmarg, till further orders.
Rafiq Ahmad Lone, Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Baramulla, shall hold the additional charge of Deputy District Election Officer, Baramulla, till further orders.
Mir Nasrool Hilal Jeri, Project Officer, Wage Employment (ACD), Pulwama, is transferred and posted as Project Officer, Wage Employment (ACD), Shopian, and Sansar Chand, General Manager, DIC, Samba, is transferred and posted as Assistant Commissioner in the State Taxes Department, Jammu.
Dr. Amir Hussain, Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Kishtwar, is transferred and posted as Deputy Secretary in the J&K Public Service Commission, and Raeis Ahmad Bhat, Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Budgam, is transferred and posted as Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Srinagar.
Tinna Mahajan, Secretary, Jammu Municipal Corporation, is transferred and posted as Deputy Director, ICDS, Jammu, and Mohammad Idress, Deputy District Election Officer, Doda, is transferred and posted as Project Officer, Wage Employment (ACD), Doda, vice Prem Singh, who shall report to the General Administration Department, for further posting. He shall also hold the additional charge of Deputy District Election Officer, Doda, till further orders.
Parvaiz Rahim, General Manager, DIC, Bandipore, is transferred and posted as Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Bandipora, vice Reyaz Ahmad Beigh, who shall report to the General Administration Department, for further posting. He shall also hold the additional charge of General Manager, DIC, Bandipore, till further orders.
Gulzar Ahmad Rather, Deputy District Election Officer, Pulwama, is transferred and posted as Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Karnah-Tangdhar, against an available vacancy. He shall also hold the additional charge of Sub-Registrar, Karnah-Tangdhar, till further orders.
