J&K govt orders major bureaucratic reshuffle; 22 IAS/JKAS officers transferred

The Jammu & Kashmir Government on Friday (February 20, 2026) ordered a major administrative reshuffle involving 20 IAS and 2 JKAS officers with immediate effect.

The transfers and postings are as follows:

1. Ashwani Kumar (IAS:1992:AGMUT), awaiting posting orders, has been posted as Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Power Development Department with additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Mining Department.
2. Dr Ashish Chandra Verma (IAS:1994:AGMUT), Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Tourism Department, has been given additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Agriculture Production Department.
3. Shailendra Kumar (IAS:1995:AGMUT), Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Agriculture Production Department, has been transferred and posted as Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Finance Department.
4. M Raju (IAS:2005:AGMUT), Commissioner/Secretary, General Administration Department, has been given additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Health & Medical Education Department.
5. R Alice Vaz (IAS:2005:AGMUT), awaiting posting orders, has been posted as Commissioner/Secretary, Planning, Development and Monitoring Department with additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Information Department.
6. Yasha Mudgal (IAS:2007:AGMUT), Commissioner/Secretary, Youth Services and Sports Department, has been transferred and posted as Commissioner/Secretary, Cooperatives Department.
7. Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary (IAS:2009:AGMUT), Commissioner/Secretary, Science and Technology Department, has been transferred and posted as Commissioner/Secretary, Youth Services and Sports Department.
8. Dr Piyush Singla (IAS:2012:AGMUT), Secretary, Information Technology Department, has been given additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Public Grievances Department.
9. Babila Rakwal (JKAS), Commissioner/Secretary, Cooperatives Department, has been transferred and posted as Commissioner/Secretary, Science and Technology Department.
10. Anjali Sehrawat (IAS:2013:AGMUT), awaiting posting orders, has been posted as Mission Director, Jal Jeevan Mission.
11. Nidhi Malik (IAS:2013:AGMUT), Deputy Commissioner, Reasi, has been transferred and posted as Inspector General of Registration, J&K.
12. Owais Ahmed (IAS:2014:AGMUT), Director, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Kashmir, has been transferred and posted as Director, Skill Development, J&K. He will continue to hold additional charge of Special Secretary, Planning, Development and Monitoring Department.
13. Dr Sagar D Dattatray (IAS:2014:AGMUT), awaiting posting orders, has been posted as Director, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Kashmir.
14. Athar Aamir Ul Shafi Khan (IAS:2016:RJ), Deputy Commissioner, Kulgam, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Budgam.
15. Kumar Abhishek (IAS:2016:AGMUT), awaiting posting orders, has been posted as Deputy Commissioner, Reasi.
16. Akriti Sagar (IAS:2016:AGMUT), awaiting posting orders, has been posted as Managing Director, National Health Mission, J&K with additional charge of Special Secretary, Health & Medical Education Department.
17. Dr Bilal Mohiud Din Bhat (IAS:2017:AGMUT), Deputy Commissioner, Budgam, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Anantnag.
18. Minga Sherpa (IAS:2017:AGMUT), Deputy Commissioner, Baramulla, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Udhampur.
19. Syed Fakhrudin Hamid (IAS:2017:AGMUT), Deputy Commissioner, Anantnag, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Baramulla.
20. Harvinder Singh (IAS:2019:AGMUT), Deputy Commissioner, Doda, has been transferred and posted as Director, Employment, J&K. He will also hold charge of Chief Executive Officer, Mission Youth and Mission Director, Mission YUVA.
21. Shahzad Alam (IAS:2019:AGMUT), Director, Employment, J&K, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Kulgam.
22. Krishan Lal (JKAS), Special Secretary, LG Secretariat, has been transferred as Deputy Commissioner, Doda.