J&K: 28 IAS officers shifted including 5 Deputy Commissioners

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Thursday (04.01.2024) effected a major administrative reshuffle, issuing transfer and posting orders for 28 IAS officers, including five Deputy Commissioners.

The names of the officers and their postings are given below:

1. Alok Kumar (IRS-IT:1990), Principal Secretary, School Education Department, holding additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Higher Education Department, Civil Aviation Department & Estates Department, and Civil Aviation Commissioner, has been transferred and posted as Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department. He shall also hold the additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Estates Department.
2. Suresh Kumar Gupta (IFS:1991:AGMUT), Director, Social Forestry, J&K, holding additional charge of MD, State Forest Corporation, has been transferred and posted as Principal Secretary, Culture Department.
3. Shailendra Kumar (IAS:1995:AGMUT), Principal Secretary to the Government, Public Works (R&B) Department, holding additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Agriculture Production Department, has been transferred and posted as Principal Secretary, Agriculture Production Department.
4. Mandeep Kaur (IAS:2004:AGMUT), Commissioner/Secretary, Department of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, holding additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Housing & Urban Development Department, is transferred and posted as Commissioner/ Secretary, Housing & Urban Development Department.
5. Vikramjit Singh (IPS:2004:AGMUT), Commissioner/ Secretary, Industries and Commerce Department, shall hold the charge of Administrative Secretary, Mining Department in addition to his own duties.
6. Yasha Mudgul (IAS:2007:AGMUT), Commissioner/ Secretary, Cooperatives Department, holding additional charge of Administrative Secretary, ARI & Trainings Department and Mission Director, Holistic Agriculture Development Plan, is transferred and posted as Commissioner/ Secretary, Tourism Department. She shall continue to hold the charge of Mission Director, Holistic Agriculture Development Program (HADP), in addition to her own duties.
7. Dr Rashmi Singh (IAS:2007:AGMUT), Commissioner, State Taxes, J&K, holding additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Mining Department, is transferred and posted as Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, Hospitality and Protocol Department. She shall also hold the charge of the post of Resident Commissioner, J&K Government, New Delhi, in addition to her own duties.
8. Dr. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary (IAS:2009:AGMUT), Administrative Secretary, Tribal Affairs Department, holding additional charge of the post of Chief Executive Officer, Mission Youth, is transferred and posted as Administrative Secretary, Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj.
9. Prasanana Ramaswamy G (IAS:2010:AGMUT), Administrative Secretary, Transport Department, is transferred and posted as Administrative Secretary, Revenue Department. He shall also hold the charge of the post of Commissioner, Survey & Land Records (ex officio Settlement Commissioner), J&K, in addition to his duties, till further orders.
10. Niraj Kumar (IAS:2010:AGMUT), Additional Resident Commissioner and ex-officio Secretary, Resident Commission, J&K, New Delhi, is transferred and posted as Administrative Secretary, Transport Department.
11. Kumar Rajeev Ranjan (IAS:2010:AGMUT), Commissioner, Survey & Land Records (ex-officio Settlement Commissioner), J8K, is transferred and posted as Administrative Secretary, Labour & Employment Department. He shall also hold the charge of the posts of Administrative Secretary, Skill Development Department and Chief Executive Officer, Mission Youth, in addition to his own duties.
12. Talat Parvez Rohella (IAS:2010:AGMUT), Administrative Secretary, Hospitality & Protocol Department, is transferred and posted as Commissioner of Enquires.
13. Rehana Batul (IAS:2010:AGMUT), Administrative Secretary, Labour and Employment Department, holding additional charge of Secretary to the Government, Public Grievances and Labour Commissioner, J&K, is transferred and posted as Administrative Secretary, Information Department.
14. Bhupinder Kumar (IAS:2011:AGMUT), Administrative Secretary, Health and Medical Education Department, is transferred and posted as Administrative Secretary, Public Works (R&B) Department.
15. Dr Syed Abid Rasheed Shah (IAS:2012:AGMUT), Administrative Secretary, Tourism Department, holding additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Culture Department and Chief Executive Officer, J&K ERA, is transferred and posted as Administrative Secretary, Health & Medical Education Department.
16. Dr Piyush Singla (IAS:2012:AGMUT), Administrative Secretary, Revenue Department, holding additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Planning, Development and Monitoring Department, is transferred and posted as Administrative Secretary, School Education Department. of the additional charge of the post.
17. Mohammad Aijaz (IAS:2012:AGMUT), Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, is transferred and posted as Administrative Secretary, Planning Development and Monitoring Department. He shall also hold the charge of Administrative Secretary, Civil Aviation Department, in addition to his own duties.
18. Shiv Anant Tayal (IAS:2012:AGMUT), Managing Director, Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited, is transferred and posted as Administrative Secretary, Tribal Affairs Department.
19. Vikas Kundal (IAS:2013:AGMUT), Deputy Commissioner, Rajouri, is transferred and posted as Managing Director, Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited.
20. Dr Syed Sehrish Asgar (IAS:2013:AGMUT), Deputy Commissioner, Baramulla, is transferred and posted as Administrative Secretary, Public Grievances. She shall also hold the charge of the post of Chief Executive Officer, J&K Economic Reconstruction Agency, in addition to her own duties.
21. Nazim Zai Khan (IAS:2013:AGMUT), Administrative Secretary, Department of Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction, is transferred and posted as Mission Director, National Health Mission, J&K.
22. Shakeel-ul-Rehman Rather (IAS:2012:AGMUT), Commissioner, Food and Drugs Administration, J&K, is transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Bandipora.
23. Rahul Sharma (IAS:2013:AGMUT), Transport Commissioner, J&K, is transferred and posted as Member, Special Tribunal, J&K.
24. Hashmat Ali Yatoo (IAS:2013:AGMUT), Administrator, Associated Hospitals, Srinagar, is transferred and posted Commissioner, Food and Drugs Administration, J&K.
25. Mohammad Akbar Wani (IAS:2013:AGMUT), Registrar, Cooperative Societies, J&K, is transferred and posted as Director, Social Welfare, Kashmir.
26. Owais Ahmed (IAS:2014:AGMUT), Deputy Commissioner, Bandipora, is transferred and posted as Commissioner, Srinagar Municipal Corporation. He shall also hold the additional charge of the posts of CEO, Special Purp0se Vehicle for Srinagar City for Implementation of the Smart City Project, under the Smart City Mission and Vice Chairman, Srinagar Development Authority, in addition to his own duties.
27. Athar Aamir UI Shafi Khan (IAS:2016:AGMUT), Commissioner, Srinagar Municipal Corporation, holding additional charge of CEO, Special Purpose Vehicle for Srinagar City for Implementation of the Smart City Project, under the Smart City Mission and Vice Chairman, Srinagar Development Authority, is transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Kulgam.
28. Dr Bilal Mohi-ud-Din Bhat (IAS:2017:AGMUT), Deputy Commissioner, Kulgam, is transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar.
29. Minga Sherpa (IAS:2017:AGMUT), Additional Secretary in the Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat, holding additional charge of the posts of Managing Director, Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Development Corporation and Director, Information, J&K, is transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Baramulla.
30. Jatin Kishore (IAS:2020:AGMUT), Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Uri, holding additional charge of Sub-Registrar, Uri, is transferred and posted as Additional Secretary in the Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat. He shall also hold the charge of the post of Director Information, J&K, in addition to his own duties, till further orders.
31. Shishir Gupta (IAS:2020:AGMUT), Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Ramnagar, holding additional charge of Sub-Registrar, Ramnagar, is transferred and posted as Additional Deputy Commissioner, Jammu.