Examiner Bureau | Jammu, Feb 20:
In a significant bureaucratic overhaul, the Jammu and Kashmir Government on Thursday ordered the transfer and posting of 22 senior IAS and JKAS officers across the Union Territory, aiming to streamline governance and strengthen administrative efficiency.
As part of the reshuffle, Ashwani Kumar, IAS (AGMUT: 1992), has been appointed as Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Power Development Department. He will also hold the additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Mining Department.
Dr. Ashish Chandra Verma, IAS (AGMUT: 1994), currently Financial Commissioner (ACS), Tourism Department, has been assigned the additional responsibility of Administrative Secretary, Agriculture Production Department. Meanwhile, Shailendra Kumar, IAS (AGMUT: 1995), has been transferred and posted as Financial Commissioner (ACS), Finance Department.
Raju, IAS (AGMUT: 2005), Commissioner/Secretary, General Administration Department (GAD), will now also hold the charge of Administrative Secretary, Health & Medical Education Department. Alice Vaz, IAS (AGMUT: 2005), has been posted as Commissioner/Secretary, Planning, Development and Monitoring Department, with additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Information Department.
Yasha Mudgal, IAS (AGMUT: 2007), has been transferred as Commissioner/Secretary, Cooperatives Department, while Dr. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, IAS (AGMUT: 2009), takes over as Commissioner/Secretary, Youth Services and Sports Department.
Dr. Piyush Singla, IAS (AGMUT: 2012), Secretary, IT Department, will also hold the additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Public Grievances Department. Babila Rakwal, JKAS, has been posted as Commissioner/Secretary, Science and Technology Department.
Among other key appointments, Anjali Sehrawat, IAS (AGMUT: 2013), has been named Mission Director, Jal Jeevan Mission, while Nidhi Malik, IAS (AGMUT: 2013), has been posted as Inspector General of Registration, J&K. Owais Ahmed, IAS (AGMUT: 2014), has been appointed Director, Skill Development, J&K, and Dr. Sagar D. Dattatray, IAS (AGMUT: 2014), as Director, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Kashmir.
At the district level, Athar Aamir Ul Shafi Khan, IAS (RJ: 2016), has been transferred as Deputy Commissioner, Budgam. Kumar Abhishek, IAS (AGMUT: 2016), has been posted as Deputy Commissioner, Reasi, while Akriti Sagar, IAS (AGMUT: 2016), has been appointed Managing Director, National Health Mission, J&K, with additional charge as Special Secretary, Health & Medical Education Department.
Dr. Bilal Mohiud Din Bhat, IAS (AGMUT: 2017), has been transferred as Deputy Commissioner, Anantnag, and Minga Sherpa, IAS (AGMUT: 2017), as Deputy Commissioner, Udhampur. Syeed Fakhrudin Hamid, IAS (AM: 2017), has been posted as Deputy Commissioner, Baramulla.
Harvinder Singh, IAS (AGMUT: 2019), has been appointed Director, Employment, J&K, and will also serve as CEO, Mission Youth and Mission Director, Mission YUVA. Shahzad Alam, IAS (AGMUT: 2019), has been posted as Deputy Commissioner, Kulgam, while Krishan Lal, JKAS, has been appointed Deputy Commissioner, Doda.
The reshuffle is seen as part of the government’s continued efforts to enhance administrative coordination and accelerate development initiatives across Jammu and Kashmir.
