56 officials transferred in major reshuffle in J&K

Srinagar, Jan 04: In a major civil administration reshuffle, the Jammu and Kashmir government has directed the transfer and posting of 56 officers on Thursday.
Among these changes, Jatin Kishore (IAS-2020) is appointed as the Director of Information and Public Relations (DIPR), while Dr. Bilal Mohi-ud-Din (IAS 2017) will assume the responsibilities as the Deputy Commissioner of Srinagar.
According to GAD order reads that in the interest of administration, the following transfers and postings are hereby ordered with immediate effect:
Alok Kumar, IRS: 1990, Principal Secretary to Government, School Education Department, holding additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Higher Education Department, Civil Aviation Department & Estates Department and Civil Aviation Commissioner, is transferred and posted as Principal Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department. He shall also hold the additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Estates Department, till further orders.
Shailendra Kumar, IAS:1995, Principal Secretary to the Government, Public Works (R&B) Department, holding additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Agriculture Production Department, is transferred and posted as Principal Secretary to the Government, Agriculture Production Department.
Mandeep Kaur, IAS:2004, Commissioner/ Secretary to Government, Department of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, holding additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Housing & Urban Development Department, is transferred and posted as Commissioner/ Secretary to the Government, Housing & Urban Development Department.
Vikramjit Singh, IPS:2004, Commissioner/ Secretary to the Government, Industries and Commerce Department, shall hold the charge of Administrative Secretary, Mining Department in addition to his own duties, till further orders
Yasha Mudgul, IAS:2007, Commissioner/ Secretary to the Government, 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 to the Government, Tourism Department. She shall continue to hold the charge of Mission Director, Holistic Agriculture Development Program (HADP), in addition to her own duties, till further orders.
Rashmi Singh, IAS:2007, 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, till further orders.
Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, IAS:2009, 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.
Niraj Kumar, IAS:2010, Additional Resident Commissioner and ex-officio Secretary, Resident Commission, J&K, New Delhi, is transferred and posted as Administrative Secretary, Transport Department.
Talat Parvez Rohella, IAS:2010, Administrative Secretary, Hospitality & Protocol Department, is transferred and posted as Commissioner of Enquires.
Rehana Batul, IAS:2010, 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, relieving Ms. Prerna Puri, IAS of the additional charge of the post.
Bhupinder Kumar, IAS:2011, Administrative Secretary, Health and Medical Education Department, is transferred and posted as Administrative Secretary, Public Works (R&B) Department.
Syed Abid Rasheed Shah, IAS:2012, 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.
Piyush Singla, IAS:2012, 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.
Mohammad Aijaz, IAS:2012, 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, till further orders.
Vikas Kundal, IAS:2013, Deputy Commissioner, Rajouri, is transferred and posted as Managing Director, Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited.
Syed Sehrish Asgar, IAS:2013, 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, till further orders.
Shakeel-ul-Rehman Rather, IAS:2013, Commissioner, Food and Drugs Administration, J&K, is transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Bandipora.
Rahul Sharma, IAS:2013, Transport Commissioner, J&K, is transferred and posted as Member, Special Tribunal, J&K.
Hashmat Ali Yatoo, IAS:2013, Administrator, Associated Hospitals, Srinagar, is transferred and posted Commissioner, Food and Drugs Administration, J&K.
Mohammad Akbar Wani, IAS:2013, Registrar, Cooperative Societies, J&K, is transferred and posted as Director, Social Welfare, Kashmir.
Owais Ahmed, IAS:2014, 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 Purpose 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, till further orders.
Athar Aamir UI Shafi Khan, IAS:2016, 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.
Bilal Mohi-ud-Din Bhat, IAS:2017, Deputy Commissioner, Kulgam, is transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar.
Minga Sherpa, IAS:2017, 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.
Jatin Kishore, who secured an All India Rank of 2 in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Service Examination in 2020, hails from New Delhi. He graduated from St. Stephen’s College at Delhi University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and later earned his Master’s degree in Economics from the prestigious Delhi School of Economics.
Asif Hamid Khan, JKAS, awaiting orders of adjustment in the General Administration Department, is transferred and posted as Director General, Entrepreneurship Development Institute, J&K.
Shabnam Kamili, JKAS, Secretary in the Agriculture Production Department, is transferred and posted as Administrative Secretary, ARI & Trainings Department.
Mohammad Shafiq Chak, JKAS, Director, Social Welfare, Kashmir, is transferred and posted as Registrar, Cooperative Societies, J&K.
Mohammad Ashraf Bhat, JKAS, awaiting orders of adjustment in the General Administration Department, is transferred and posted as Additional District Development Commissioner, Bandipora, against an available vacancy.
Mohammad Ashraf Hakak, JKAS, Programme Officer, ICDS, Project, Bandipora, is transferred and posted as Administrator, Associated Hospitals, Srinagar.