J&K: Four DCs among 9 IAS/IRS officers transferred

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday (18.08.2022) ordered transfer and posting of nine IAS/IRS officers across the state including four Deputy Commissioners.

The names of the officers and their postings are as follows :

1. Bipul Pathak (IAS:1992:AGMUT), Principal Resident Commissioner, J&K Bhawan, New Delhi, has been transferred and posted as Director General, Jammu and Kashmir Institute of Management, Public Administration and Rural Development.
2. Alok Kumar (IRS), Principal Secretary, School Education Department with additional charge of Estates Department, has been given additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Civil Aviation Department and Civil Aviation Commissioner.
3. Saurabh Bhagat (IAS:2002:AGMUT), Director, Jammu and Kashmir Institute of Management, Public Administration and Rural Development, is transferred and posted as Commissioner/Secretary, Science & Technology Department.
4. Vijay Kumar Bidhuri (IAS:2005:AGMUT), Commissioner/Secretary, Revenue Department, has been given additional charge of Principal Resident Commissioner, J&K Bhawan, New Delhi.
5. Sarmad Hafeez (IAS:2009:AGMUT), Secretary, Tourism Department, shall also hold the charge of Administrative Secretary, Youth Services and Sports Department, in addition to his own duties.
6. Doifode Sagar Dattatray (IAS:2014:AGMUT), OSD in the J&K Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Commission, is transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Kupwara.
7. Devansh Yadav (IAS:2016:AGMUT), Managing Director, J&K Trade Promotion Organization, holding additional charge of Managing Director, J&K IT Infrastructure Company and Managing Director, JKI
   Limited, is transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Kishtwar.
8. Basharat Qayoom (IAS:2016:JH), Managing Director, Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited, is transferred and posted as Deputy
   Commissioner, Anantnag.
9. Syeed Fakhrudin Hamid (IAS:2017:AM), Managing Director, Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Development Corporation, is transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Budgam.