Examiner Bureau | Srinagar:
The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday ordered a major reshuffle in the Information Department, transferring and posting 16 officers, including District Information Officers (DIOs) and officials awaiting promotion, with immediate effect.
According to Government Order No. 28-JK(ID) of 2026, issued by Commissioner/Secretary R. Alice Vaz, IAS, the transfers have been made in the interest of administrative efficiency.
As per the order, Showkat Hussain Ganie has been transferred from Shopian to Kulgam as District Information Officer, while Erim Aziz has been shifted from Budgam to the Directorate of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) as Information Officer against a vacant post. Rajinder Kumar Dingra has been posted as Cultural Officer, Jammu, relieving Mohit Sharma of the additional charge of the post.
In a significant move, Abhimanyu Singh, who was holding additional charge of Kishtwar, has been placed at the disposal of the Director, Public Relations (KBI), New Delhi, until further orders. His salary will continue to be drawn against the vacant post of Programme and Coordination Executive in the DIPR.
Adil Manzoor Wani has been transferred from Bandipora to Kupwara as District Information Officer.
Among the officers awaiting promotion, Rajinder Paul Singh, Gulshan Sumbria and Majeeb Ahmad Ganai have been posted as Editors in the DIPR against vacant posts. Gulshan Sumbria, who is currently on deputation in New Delhi, will continue to serve as Editor in the Office of the Deputy Director, Information (KBI), on a deputation basis until further orders.
The government has also assigned Gulshan Ara the charge of Assistant Director, Information (Advertisement), Kashmir, with her salary to be drawn against a vacant Editor’s post. Shabir Ahmad Bhat has been posted as Field Publicity Officer, Kashmir, relieving Abdul Raqib Bhat of the additional charge.
Further, Gurpreet Singh, Liyaqat Ali Mir, Mohammad Owais Gurkoo, Natyapal Singh and Parvaiz Ahmad Lone have been posted as District Information Officers in Kathua, Budgam, Bandipora and Ramban, and as Information Officer (Youth), Kashmir, respectively. Sajad Ahmad Shah has been posted as District Information Officer, Shopian, and will also hold the additional charge of Rajouri.
The order clarified that Gulshan Ara, presently in Pay Level-8, shall not have any preferential claim for promotion to the higher post of Assistant Director over officers senior to her.
All officers have been deemed relieved from their present places of posting with immediate effect, the order stated.
