Major Administrative Reshuffle: 89 Officers Transferred in Jammu and Kashmir

In a sweeping administrative overhaul, the Jammu and Kashmir government has announced the transfer and posting of 89 IAS and JKAS officers. The comprehensive reshuffle, formalized in Government Order No. 1504-JK(GAD) of 2024 on August 15, 2024, is set to impact various departments and districts within the Union Territory.

Key Appointments and Transfers:

1. Vikas Kundal, IAS (AGMUT:2013)

• Previous Role: Managing Director, Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (JPDCL)
  • New Role: Deputy Commissioner, Poonch

1. Devansh Yadav, IAS (AGMUT:2016)

• Previous Role: Deputy Commissioner, Kishtwar
  • New Role: Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation & CEO, SPV Jammu City (Smart City Project)

1. Ch. Mohd Yasin, IAS (AGMUT:2015)

• Previous Role: Deputy Commissioner, Poonch
• New Role: Managing Director, JPDCL and Jammu & Kashmir Power Corporation Limited (additional charge)

1. Rajesh Kumar Shavan, JKAS

• Previous Role: Managing Director, JKPCC
• New Role: Deputy Commissioner, Kishtwar

1. Abhishek Sharma, IAS (CG:2018)

• Previous Role: Deputy Commissioner, Samba
• New Role: Deputy Commissioner, Rajouri

1. Shakeel Ul Rehman Rather, IAS (AGMUT:2013)

• Previous Role: Deputy Commissioner, Bandipora
• New Role: Director, Floriculture, Parks & Gardens, Kashmir

1. Majid Khalil Ahmad Drabu, IAS (AGMUT:2013)

• Previous Role: Controller, Legal Metrology, J&K
  • New Role: Mission Director, ICPS, J&K

1. Sheikh Arshad Ayub, IAS (AGMUT:2013)

• Previous Role: Inspector General of Registration
• New Role: Director, Libraries, J&K

1. Rahul Yadav, IAS (AGMUT:2014)

• Previous Role: Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation & CEO, SPV Jammu City
• New Role: Mission Director, HADP & Special Secretary, Agriculture Production Department

1. Ankita Kar, IRS
   • Previous Role: Awaiting Orders
   • New Role: Chief Executive Officer, Jammu & Kashmir e-Governance Agency (JaKeGA)
2. Bashir Ahmad, IRS
   • Previous Role: Vice-Chairman, Lake Conservation and Management Authority (LCMA)
   • New Role: Inspector General of Registration, J&K
3. Bashir Ahmad Dar, JKAS
   • Previous Role: Secretary, J&K Public Service Commission
   • New Role: Managing Director, JKPCC
4. Anil Kaul, JKAS
   • Previous Role: Awaiting Orders
   • New Role: Secretary, J&K Public Service Commission
5. Rachna Sharma, JKAS
   • Previous Role: Secretary, Social Welfare Department
   • New Role: Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department
6. Rajinder Singh Tara, JKAS
   • Previous Role: Transport Commissioner, J&K
   • New Role: Director General, Youth Services and Sports, J&K
7. Bhawani Rakwal, JKAS
   • Previous Role: Vice-Chairman, Jammu Development Authority
   • New Role: Transport Commissioner, J&K
8. Anuradha Gupta, JKAS
   • Previous Role: Awaiting Orders
   • New Role: Controller, Legal Metrology, J&K
9. Manzoor Ahmad Qadri, JKAS
   • Previous Role: Managing Director, J&K Agro Industries Development Corporation
   • New Role: Deputy Commissioner, Bandipora
10. Pawan Singh Rathore, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Awaiting Orders
    • New Role: Special Secretary, Information Department
11. Mohammad Rafi, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Director, Libraries, J&K
    • New Role: Vice-Chairman, Srinagar Development Authority
12. Rubina Kousar, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Mission Director, ICDS, J&K
    • New Role: Special Secretary, Labour and Employment Department
13. Shubhra Sharma, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Special Secretary, Revenue Department
    • New Role: Mission Director, Rural Livelihood Mission J&K
14. Mathora Masoom, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Director, Urban Local Bodies, Kashmir
    • New Role: Special Secretary, Tourism Department
15. Mohammad Younis Malik, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Joint Financial Commissioner, Agrarian Reforms
    • New Role: Vice-Chairman, Lake Conservation and Management Authority (LCMA) & CEO, WUCMA
16. Indu Kanwal Chib, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Mission Director, J&K Rural Livelihood Mission
    • New Role: Chairman, J&K Services Selection Board
17. Subash Chander Chhibber, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Director, Youth Services and Sports, J&K
    • New Role: Excise Commissioner, J&K
18. Raj Kumar Katoch, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Director, Archives, Archaeology and Museums, J&K
    • New Role: Administrator, Associated Hospitals, Jammu
19. Harvinder Kour, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Mission Director, ICPS, J&K
    • New Role: Secretary, J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Languages
20. Pankaj Raj Katoch, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Additional Commissioner in the office of Divisional Commissioner, Jammu
    • New Role: Joint Commissioner, Agrarian Reforms
21. Pawan Kumar Sharma, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Additional Resident Commissioner and ex-officio Secretary, Resident Commission, J&K Government, New Delhi
    • New Role: Managing Director, J&K Minerals Ltd.
22. Ashwani Khajuria, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Special Secretary to the Government, Jal Shakti Department
    • New Role: Director, Hospitality & Protocol, J&K
23. Pankaj Kumar Sharma, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Excise Commissioner, J&K
    • New Role: Vice Chairman, Jammu Development Authority
24. Akram Ullah Tak, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Special Secretary to the Government, Labour and Employment
    • New Role: Director, Urban Local Bodies, Kashmir
25. Kishori Lal Sharma, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Director Estates, Jammu
    • New Role: Mission Director ICDS, J&K
26. Khurshid Ahmad Shah, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Additional District Development Commissioner, Budgam
    • New Role: Special Secretary to the Government, Jal Shakti Department
27. Zahoor Ahmad Mir, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Additional District Development Commissioner, Srinagar
    • New Role: Special Secretary to the Government, Housing & Urban Development Department
28. Rajesh Sharma, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Chairman, J&K Services Selection Board
    • New Role: Deputy Commissioner Samba
29. Kuldeep Krishan Sidha, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Special Secretary to the Government, Finance Department
    • New Role: Director, Archives, Archaeology and Museums, J&K
30. Amaneet Singh, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Special Secretary to the Government, Health and Medical Education Department
    • New Role: Special Secretary to the Government, Hospitality and Protocol Department
31. Ghulam Hassan Sheikh, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Member, J&K Services Selection Board
    • New Role: Additional District Development Commissioner, Srinagar
32. Sandesh Kumar Sharma, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Additional District Development Commissioner, Poonch
    • New Role: Managing Director, J&K Agro Industries Development Corporation
33. Nargis Suraiya, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Chief Executive Officer, Tourism Development Authority, Doodpathri (additional charge)
    • New Role: Special Secretary to the Government, Mining Department
34. Sachin Dev Singh, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Additional Secretary to the Government, Tourism Department
    • New Role: Additional Secretary to the Government, Revenue Department
35. Parvenu Ahmad Raina, JKAS
    • Previous Role:
    Deputy Commissioner, Anantnag
    • New Role: Vice-Chairman, Srinagar Development Authority
36. Ravi Kumar Sharma, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Secretary, Jammu Municipal Corporation
    • New Role: Special Secretary to the Government, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department
37. Maqbool Ahmad Dar, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Additional District Development Commissioner, Kishtwar
    • New Role: Director, Handicrafts and Handloom, Kashmir
38. Haseeb Ahmed Mir, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Vice Chairman, Lake Conservation and Management Authority (LCMA)
    • New Role: Special Secretary to the Government, Labour and Employment Department
39. Bilal Ahmad Dar, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Director, Floriculture, Parks & Gardens, Kashmir
    • New Role: Director, Agriculture, Kashmir
40. Syed Rizwan Shah, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Chief Executive Officer, Srinagar Smart City Limited
    • New Role: Chief Executive Officer, Jammu Smart City Limited
41. Arvind Kumar Sharma, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Managing Director, J&K State Road Transport Corporation
    • New Role: Special Secretary to the Government, Public Works (R&B) Department
42. Sunil Kumar Sharma, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Special Secretary to the Government, General Administration Department
    • New Role: Director, School Education, Jammu
43. Mohammad Ashraf Mir, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Additional District Development Commissioner, Bandipora
    • New Role: Director, Health Services, Kashmir
44. Mohammad Rafiq Dar, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Special Secretary to the Government, Home Department
    • New Role: Additional Commissioner, Commercial Taxes Department
45. Feroz Ahmad Wani, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Deputy Commissioner, Reasi
    • New Role: Chief Executive Officer, Jammu and Kashmir Agro Industries Development Corporation
46. Parveen Kumar, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Additional Secretary to the Government, Agriculture Production Department
    • New Role: Director, Rural Development, Jammu
47. Deepak Kumar, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Director, Handicrafts and Handloom, Jammu
    • New Role: Secretary to the Government, Tourism Department
48. Rashid Ahmed, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Chief Executive Officer, Jammu and Kashmir Energy Development Agency
    • New Role: Director, State Taxes, Jammu
49. Farooq Ahmed Dar, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Special Secretary to the Government, General Administration Department
    • New Role: Chief Executive Officer, Jammu and Kashmir Rural Development Corporation
50. Rajesh Kumar, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Additional Secretary to the Government, Finance Department
    • New Role: Director, Rural Development, Kashmir
51. Sarita Devi, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Director, School Education, Jammu
    • New Role: Additional Secretary to the Government, Education Department
52. Husnain Bashir, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Secretary to the Government, Youth Services and Sports Department
    • New Role: Additional District Development Commissioner, Anantnag
53. Sandeep Singh, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Director, Agriculture, Jammu
    • New Role: Director, Horticulture, Kashmir
54. Sonia Sharma, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Additional Commissioner, Income Tax Department
    • New Role: Director, State Taxes, Kashmir
55. Iqbal Ahmad, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Chief Executive Officer, Jammu and Kashmir Medical Supplies Corporation
    • New Role: Director, Handlooms and Handicrafts, Jammu
56. Pooja Kumari, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Deputy Commissioner, Udhampur
    • New Role: Additional Secretary to the Government, Labour and Employment Department
57. Nisar Ahmad Sheikh, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Director, Urban Local Bodies, Jammu
    • New Role: Chief Executive Officer, Jammu and Kashmir Housing Board
58. Shahnaz Akhtar, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Special Secretary to the Government, Social Welfare Department
    • New Role: Director, Women and Child Development, Kashmir
59. Javid Ahmad, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Deputy Commissioner, Kathua
    • New Role: Director, Public Health Engineering, Jammu
60. Sushil Kumar, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Chief Executive Officer, Jammu Smart City Limited
    • New Role: Additional District Development Commissioner, Jammu
61. Ravinder Kumar, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Chief Executive Officer, Jammu and Kashmir Power Transmission Corporation Limited
    • New Role: Director, State Taxes, Jammu
62. Anil Kumar, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Additional District Development Commissioner, Poonch
    • New Role: Director, Estates, Kashmir
63. Anupam Kumar, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Secretary to the Government, PWD (R&B)
    • New Role: Director, Rural Development, Jammu
64. Tariq Ahmad, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Chief Executive Officer, Jammu and Kashmir Forest Development Corporation
    • New Role: Additional District Development Commissioner, Kishtwar
65. Rajeshwari Devi, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Director, Information Department
    • New Role: Special Secretary to the Government, Social Welfare Department
66. Amit Sharma, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Deputy Commissioner, Samba
    • New Role: Director, Horticulture, Jammu
67. Sunil Dutt, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Director, Floriculture, Parks & Gardens, Jammu
    • New Role: Chief Executive Officer, Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Corporation
68. Kumar Raj, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Additional Secretary to the Government, Higher Education Department
    • New Role: Director, Youth Services and Sports, Jammu
69. Ravi Sharma, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Additional District Development Commissioner, Jammu
    • New Role: Director, Health Services, Jammu
70. Vikram Singh, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Chief Executive Officer, Jammu and Kashmir Projects Construction Corporation
    • New Role: Special Secretary to the Government, Urban Development Department
71. Rajeev Ranjan, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Director, Handicrafts and Handloom, Kashmir
    • New Role: Director, Agriculture, Jammu
72. Amit Verma, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Secretary to the Government, Tourism Department
    • New Role: Director, Public Health Engineering, Kashmir
73. Seema Rani, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Chief Executive Officer, Jammu and Kashmir Medical Supplies Corporation
    • New Role: Director, Women and Child Development, Jammu
74. Devinder Singh, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Special Secretary to the Government, Forest Department
    • New Role: Additional District Development Commissioner, Jammu
75. Nisha Sharma, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Director, Health Services, Jammu
    • New Role: Chief Executive Officer, Jammu and Kashmir Housing Board
76. Manoj Kumar, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Chief Executive Officer, Jammu and Kashmir Medical Supplies Corporation
    • New Role: Director, Estates, Jammu
77. Raj Kumar, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Deputy Commissioner, Kathua
    • New Role: Special Secretary to the Government, Health and Medical Education Department
78. Pooja Gupta, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Director, Rural Development, Jammu
    • New Role: Director, Archives, Archaeology and Museums, J&K
79. Ravi Kumar, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Director, Youth Services and Sports, Jammu
    • New Role: Director, Horticulture, Jammu
80. Sunil Sharma, JKAS
    • Previous Role: Chief Executive Officer, Jammu Smart City Limited
    • New Role: Director, Agriculture, Jammu

This extensive reshuffle reflects the government’s commitment to improving administrative efficiency and responsiveness across Jammu and Kashmir, with a particular focus on enhancing governance in key districts.

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