SRINAGAR, OCT 09 – In an administrative move, the Jammu and Kashmir Government on Thursday ordered the transfer and posting of 108 officers across various departments in the Union Territory.
As per the order, a copy of which lies with Kashmir News Service (KNS), Manzoor Ahmad Qadri, awaiting adjustment in the General Administration Department, has been posted as Vice-Chairman, Lakes Conservation and Management Authority (LCMA), and will also hold the charge of Chief Executive Officer, WUCMA. Aijaz Abdullah Saraf, CEO/Secretary of the J&K Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, has been transferred and posted as Member, J&K Special Tribunal.
Munir-ul-Islam, Secretary in the Information Department, will additionally hold the charge of CEO/Secretary of the Workers Welfare Board. Mathora Masoom, Managing Director of J&K Financial Corporation, has been posted as Director, Floriculture, Kashmir. Rajesh Kumar Shavan, awaiting adjustment, has been posted as Special Secretary, Tribal Affairs Department. Musheer Ahmed, Mission Director, ICDS, J&K, has been posted as Special Secretary, Transport Department. Rakesh Kumar Srangal, Managing Director, J&K Road Transport Corporation, has been posted as Special Secretary, Finance Department, while Abdul Rashid War, awaiting adjustment, will take over as Managing Director, J&K Road Transport Corporation.
Mohammad Shahid Saleem Dar, Vice-Chairman, LCMA, and holding additional charge of CEO, WUCMA, has been posted as Director, Hospitality and Protocol. Ravi Shankar Sharma, Special Secretary in the Agriculture Production Department, has been transferred to the Department of Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction as Special Secretary. Manisha Sarin, Director, Urban Local Bodies, Jammu, has been posted as Special Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj. Purnima Mittal, Special Secretary in the Cooperatives Department, has been posted as Managing Director, J&K Women’s Development Corporation.
Haris Ahmad Handoo, Special Secretary in the Chief Minister’s Secretariat, will hold additional charge as Director SKICC and Secretary, Royal Springs Golf Course. Ashwani Khajuria, Director, Hospitality & Protocol, has been transferred and will await further orders in the General Administration Department. Kapil Sharma, Managing Director, J&K Medical Supplies Corporation, has been posted as Director, Urban Local Bodies, Jammu. Tariq Hussain Ganai, Director General, Estates, Kashmir, with additional charge of Estates Jammu, will also hold the charge of Managing Director, Medical Supplies Corporation. Rakesh Kumar, Registrar, J&K Special Tribunal, has been posted as Regional Director, Survey and Land Records (Ex-Officio Settlement Officer), Rajouri. Rajinder Singh, Additional District Development Commissioner, Udhampur, is now Special Secretary to the Agriculture Production Department. Ulfat Jabeen, Managing Director, J&K Women’s Development Corporation, is posted as Special Secretary to the Government.
Anju Gupta, Special Secretary in the Housing and Urban Development Department, has been posted as Additional Transport Commissioner. Naseer Ahmad Wani, Special Secretary, Public Works Department, will become Director, School Education Kashmir, after the retirement of Ghulam Nabi Itoo on October 31, 2025. Malikzada Sheraz ul Haq, Special Secretary, Culture Department, is now Additional District Development Commissioner, Rajouri.
Ghulam Rasool, awaiting orders in the General Administration Department, is posted as Special Secretary, Revenue Department. Ranjeet Singh, Managing Director, SC, ST and OBC Development Corporation, is posted as Director, Social Welfare, Jammu, while retaining his previous charge. Jugal Kishore, Secretary, Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Commission, is posted as Additional District Development Commissioner, Udhampur.
Arun Kishore Kotwal, Additional Transport Commissioner, is posted as Special Secretary, Finance Department. Basharat Hussain, Additional Secretary, Tourism Department, is now CEO/Secretary, J&K Khadi & Village Industries Board. Devinder Singh Katoch, CEO, Surinsar-Mansar Tourism Development Authority, is posted as Administrator, Government Medical College, Udhampur.
Vinod Kumar Behnal, Joint Director, ICDS, Social Welfare Department, is posted as Additional District Development Commissioner, Kishtwar, relieving Pawan Kumar of additional charge. Parvez Sajad Ganai, Joint Director, Handicrafts Kashmir, is now Special Secretary, Culture Department. Ishfaq Ahmad, Executive Director, J&K Rehabilitation Council, has been posted as Managing Director, J&K Projects Construction Corporation Ltd. Jahangir Hashmi, Programme Officer, ICDS Project Ramban, has been posted as Registrar, District Kulgam.
Tazayun Mukhtar, IKAS, Deputy Excise Commissioner (Executive), Kashmir, is transferred and posted as Chief Executive Officer, Urban Development Agency, Kashmir. She shall also hold the charge of Mission Director, DJAY, in addition to her own duties, till further orders. Jagdish Chander, JKAS, Chief Executive Officer/Secretary, J&K Khadi & Village Industries Board, under orders of transfer as Additional Secretary to the Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, is posted as Joint Director, Education, Udhampur/Reasi.
Veveik Puri, JKAS, Joint Director, Information (Hqr) in the Directorate of Information, J&K, is transferred and posted as Chief Executive Officer, Tourism Development Authority, Surinsar-Mansar. Tabassum Shafat Kamili, IKAS, Deputy Commissioner, State Taxes (Appeals), Srinagar, is transferred and posted as Deputy Excise Commissioner (Executive), Kashmir. Mohammad Syed Khan, JKAS, Additional Secretary to the Government, Public Works (R&B) Department, is transferred and posted as Programme Officer, ICDS Project, Kathua, against an available vacancy.
Ghulam Nabi That, JKAS, Additional Secretary to the Government, Revenue Department, is transferred and posted as Additional Secretary to the Government, Agriculture Production Department. Zahoot Ahmad Raina, IKAS, Programme Officer, ICDS Project, Anantnag, is transferred and posted as Joint Director, Information (Hqr) in the Directorate of Information, J&K. Navdeep Wazir, IKAS, Deputy Commissioner, State Taxes, Judicial, is transferred and posted as General Manager, DIC, Reasi, against an available vacancy. Dhirender Sharma, JKAS, Joint Director, Education, Udhampur/Reasi, is transferred and posted as Additional Secretary to the Government, Housing and Urban Development Department. Jatinder Mishra, IKAS, Deputy Director in the Directorate of Youth Services and Sports, J&K, is transferred and posted as Sub-Registrar Akhnoor.
Joginder Singh Jasrotia, JKAS, Chief Executive Officer, Tourism Development Authority, Bhaderwah, is transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, State Taxes (Enforcement), Kathua, against an available vacancy. Supriya Kohli, JKAS, Deputy Director, Information (KBI), New Delhi, is transferred and posted as Additional Secretary in the Resident Commission, J&K Government, New Delhi. Naeem ul Nisa, JKAS, Project Officer, IWMP, Poonch, is transferred and posted as General Manager, DIC, Poonch. Rakesh Kumar-II, IKAS, Deputy District Election Officer, Reasi, is transferred and posted as Secretary, J&K Socially & Educationally Backward Classes Commission.
Suhail-ul-Islam, IKAS, Secretary, Srinagar Municipal Corporation, is posted as Joint Commissioner, Srinagar Municipal Corporation. One post from the overall cadre strength of Selection Grade of Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Department is transferred to Srinagar Municipal Corporation for drawal of salary of the officer. Sartaj Hussain, JKAS, Joint Director (Administration) in the Directorate of Rural Development, Kashmir, holding additional charge of Deputy Director, Estates, Kashmir, is transferred and posted as Officer on Special Duty with the Hon’ble Minister for Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Transport, Science & Technology, Information Technology, Youth Services and Sports, and ARI & Tanveer ul Majid Wani, JKAS, awaiting orders of adjustment in the General Administration Department, is posted as Additional Secretary to the Government, Public Works (R&B) Department.
Mohd. Ashfaq, JKAS, Assistant Commissioner Panchayat, Ramban, is transferred and posted as Joint Director, Education, Doda, against an available vacancy. Vikas Dhar Bagati, JKAS, Registrar, District Kathua, is transferred and posted as Additional Secretary to the Government, Tourism Department. Zahida, JKAS, Chief Executive Officer, Urban Development Agency, Kashmir, is transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, State Taxes (Appeals-I), Srinagar. Shavi, JKAS, Deputy Director, Handloom, Jammu, is transferred and posted as Joint Director, ICDS, Social Welfare Department. Deebah Khalid Peer, JKAS, Assistant Commissioner, Panchayat, Srinagar, is transferred and posted as Joint Director, Handicrafts, Kashmir.
Sanna Khan, JKAS, Deputy Director (Administration) in the Directorate of Social Welfare, Jammu, is transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, State Taxes, Judicial. Ahsan-ul-Haq Chisti, JKAS, Deputy Director, Information (PR), Srinagar, is transferred and posted as Chief Executive Officer, Tourism Development Authority, Wullar-Manasbal. Sheeba Inayat, JKAS, Deputy Director, District Employment & Counselling Centre, Srinagar, is transferred and posted as Development Officer, Handicrafts (Textiles), Kashmir, against an available vacancy. Abid Iqbal Malik, JKAS, Deputy Director, Tourism, Kashmir, is transferred and posted as Project Officer, Wage Employment (ACD), Pulwama.
Peerzada Farhat Ahmed, JKAS, Project Officer, Wage Employment (ACD), Pulwama, is transferred and posted as Assistant Commissioner (General), Srinagar, against an available vacancy. Muzaffar Ahmad Sheikh, JKAS, Project Officer, Wage Employment (ACD), Kupwara, is transferred and posted as Assistant Commissioner Panchayat, Shopian. He shall also hold the charge of Project Officer, Wage Employment (ACD), Shopian, in addition to his own duties, till further orders. Tariq Ahmad Reshi, JKAS, District Mineral Officer, Anantnag, is transferred and posted as Project Officer, Wage Employment (ACD), Srinagar, against an available vacancy.
Suheel Ahmad Lone is posted as Deputy Secretary, Jal Shakti Department, while Mohd. Rafiq is posted as Sub-Registrar, Thanamandi. Rafiq Ahmad is transferred as Project Officer, Wage Employment, Samba. Sheraz Ahmad moves to Assistant Commissioner Panchayat, Ramban with additional charge. Showkat Ahmad Bhat is posted as Sub-Registrar, Pahalgam with additional charge of Anantnag. Mohd. Hanief is posted as Deputy District Election Officer, Poonch. Shubi Tabassum becomes Deputy Director, District Employment Centre, Srinagar. Abdul Jabbar is transferred to Associated Hospitals, Jammu. Mushtaq Ahmad Yaqdoomi moves to Directorate of Social Welfare, Kashmir. Asif Amin Chandel is posted in Science & Technology Department, while Harvinder Singh is shifted to Handicrafts, Jammu. Babu Pardeep Kumar is posted as Deputy District Election Officer, Udhampur.
Arshad Qadir Bhat, Tej Krishan Koul, Ajit Kumar, Allaz Ali Lone, Neeraj Sharma, Sakhi Mohd. Khan, Mohammad Altaf Rather, and Sunil Dutt are posted in various Panchayat, Tax, and Tribal Affairs roles.
Angel Kotwal is transferred to Youth Services and Sports; Pankaj Sasan to Tourism; Shruti Bhardwai to Information, New Delhi. Several private secretaries, including Ghulam Rasool Mir, Ghulam Mohd. Khan, Babeeta Kumari, Mohd. Rafiq Zuilah, Sajid Rashid Bhat, and Arshada Akhter are moved to Panchayat and developmental roles. Raman Kumar and Braham Rai are posted in Social Welfare and Hospitality & Protocol. Muneer Ahmad Khan becomes Secretary, LCMA. Amit Singh Manhas and Sana Khan are posted with Deputy CM and SSB respectively. Mohsin Mushtaq is posted as Haj Officer.
Amil Khateeb and Sahil Bhagotra’s services are placed at the disposal of Employment and Social Welfare Departments.
Other officers including Mohd. Arshad, Alka Misra, Shivani Deonia, Muzammil Hassan Choudhary, Faisal Nazir, Farhat Naz Choudhary, Mohammad Arif Sheikh, Manish Sudan, Mohammad Shafi Lone, Ghulam Rasool Mir, Saroj Khah, and Rajinder Kumar are transferred to various administrative, estates, tribal, aviation, and information roles.
