Srinagar: The Jammu & Kashmir Government has ordered a major administrative reshuffle involving 49 IAS and JKAS officers, with several senior bureaucrats being assigned new departmental responsibilities and a number of officers moved to key district-level posts.
According to an order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD), senior IAS officer Shaleen Kabra (AGMUT:1992) has been given the additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Revenue Department, relieving Kumar Rajeev Ranjan of the responsibility.
Kabra will continue to serve as Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Jal Shakti Department, and Financial Commissioner, Revenue, besides holding the additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Estates Department.
Major Senior-Level Changes
Dr Ashish Chandra Verma (AGMUT:1994) has been posted as Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Agriculture Production Department.
M Raju (AGMUT:2005), Commissioner/Secretary, General Administration Department, has been relieved of the additional charge of the Health and Medical Education Department. He has instead been given additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Hospitality and Protocol Department, and Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Department, relieving Chandrakar Bharti of the latter responsibility.
R Alice Vaz (AGMUT:2005) has been posted as Commissioner/Secretary, Transport Department. She will also hold additional charge of the Civil Aviation Department and Commissioner, Civil Aviation, while continuing as Administrative Secretary, Information Department.
Saugat Biswas (AGMUT:2006), who was awaiting orders of posting, has been appointed Commissioner/Secretary, Health and Medical Education Department.
Sarmad Hafeez (AGMUT:2009) has been posted as Commissioner/Secretary, Youth Services and Sports Department.
Ramesh Kumar (AGMUT:2011), shifted from the post of Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, has been appointed Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department. He will also hold additional charge of the Administrative Secretary, Culture Department, and continue as Resident Commissioner, J&K Government, New Delhi.
