Srinagar, March 1: Shantmanu, the Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary) of the School Education Department, will hold the additional charge of Chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) and Director of the Jammu and Kashmir State Council of Educational Research and Training (JKSCERT), an official order said Saturday.
The order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD), said: “In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 12 of Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education Act, 1975 (Act No. XXVIII of 1975), the Government hereby orders that Shantmanu, IAS (AGMUT:1991), Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), School Education Department, shall discharge the functions of Chairman, J&K Board of School Education and Director, State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), J&K, in addition to his own duties, as an interim arrangement, till further orders.”
Meanwhile, 14 names have been shortlisted for the positions of Chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) and Director of the Jammu and Kashmir State Council of Educational Research and Training (JKSCERT). These candidates are set to engage in discussions with the Search Committee on March 5, at the Civil Secretariat in Jammu.
