Examiner Bureau | Jammu:
The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Sunday ordered a major reshuffle of senior IAS officers, transferring Shaleen Kabra as Director General of the Jammu and Kashmir Institute of Management, Public Administration and Rural Development (IMPARD), while assigning the additional charge of Financial Commissioner, Revenue, to Chandraker Bharti.
The transfers and postings were ordered by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha through Government Order No. 1724-JK(GAD) of 2026, dated November 1, with immediate effect.
Kabra, a 1992-batch IAS officer of the AGMUT cadre, was serving as Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Jal Shakti Department, and was also holding the additional charges of Financial Commissioner, Revenue, Administrative Secretary, Estates Department, and Administrative Secretary, Revenue Department. He has now been posted as Director General, IMPARD.
Chandraker Bharti, a 1996-batch IAS officer and Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Home Department, has been assigned the additional charge of Financial Commissioner, Revenue, Jammu and Kashmir, till further orders.
In another significant change, M. Raju, a 2005-batch IAS officer and Commissioner/Secretary, General Administration Department (GAD), has been entrusted with the additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Estates Department, alongside his existing responsibilities. He already holds the additional charges of the Hospitality and Protocol Department and the Department of Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction.
Saugat Biswas, a 2006-batch IAS officer and Commissioner/Secretary, Health and Medical Education Department, has been assigned the additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Jal Shakti Department, till further orders.
Meanwhile, Rehana Batul, a 2010-batch IAS officer and Director General, IMPARD, has been transferred and posted as Commissioner/Secretary, Tribal Affairs Department, relieving Avny Lavasa of the additional charge of the department.
Lavasa, a 2013-batch IAS officer and Secretary, Tourism Department, has been divested of the additional charge of the Tribal Affairs Department. She will now also hold the additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Revenue Department, till further orders.
The reshuffle is aimed at realigning key administrative responsibilities across several important departments of the Union Territory.
