Major reshuffle in J&K administration

10 IAS officers, among 21 top officials, transferred

SRINAGAR | Updated: 27 April, 2023 11:47 pm IST
Sachin Kumar Vaishy is now posted as Deputy Commissioner, Udhampur

The J&K government on Thursday ordered the transfer and posting of several IAS and JKAS officers in J&K with immediate effect.

As per the order, a copy of which lies with The New Indian, Baseer-ul-Haq Chaudhary, IAS (AGMUT:2015), Deputy Commissioner, Pulwama, is transferred and posted as Managing Director, Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited. Sachin Kumar Vaishy, IAS (AGMUT:2015), Deputy Commissioner, Shopian, is transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Udhampur, replacing Kritika Jyotsna, IAS (UP:2014), who shall await further orders of adjustment in the General Administration Department. Choudhary Mohammad Yasin, IAS (AGMUT:2015), Managing Director, Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited, is transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Poonch. Rakesh Minhas, IAS (AGMUT:2016), Managing Director, SIDCO, holding additional charge of Managing Director, SICOP, may be transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Kathua, replacing Rahul Pandey, IAS (UP:2014), who shall await further orders of adjustment in the General Administration Department. Basharat Qayoom, IAS (JH:2016), Deputy Commissioner, Anantnag, is transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Pulwama.

“Minga Sherpa, IAS (AGMUT:2017), Managing Director, Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Development Corporation, is transferred and posted as Additional Secretary in the Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat. He shall hold the charge of the posts of Managing Director, Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Development Corporation and Director, Information, J&K, in addition to his own duties, until further orders. Syeed Fakhrudin Hamid, IAS (AM:2017), Deputy Commissioner, Budgam, is transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Anantnag. Faz Lul Haseeb, IAS (AGMUT:2018), Director, Tourism, Kashmir, is transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Shopian. Abhishek Sharma, IAS (CG:2018), Chief Executive Officer, JakeGA, is transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Samba. Akshay Labroo, IAS (TR:2018), Additional Secretary in the Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat, holding additional charge of Director, Information, J&K, is transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Budgam. Raja Yaqoob Farooq, IRS-IT:2014, Additional Secretary to the Government, Power Development Department, holding additional charge of the post of Managing Director, J&K Power Development Corporation Limited, is transferred and posted as Director, Tourism, Kashmir. Anuradha Gupta, JKAS, Deputy Commissioner, Samba, is transferred and posted as Chief Executive Officer, JakeGA,” reads the order.

“Inderjeet, JKAS, Deputy Commissioner, Poonch, is transferred and posted as Managing Director, SIDCO. He shall also hold charge of the post of Managing Director, SICOP, in addition to his own duties, until further orders. Shiv Kumar Gupta, JKAS, Special Secretary to the Government, Social Welfare Department, is transferred and posted as Vice-Chairman, Jammu Development Authority and Pankaj Magotra, JKAS, Vice-Chairman, Jammu Development Authority, is transferred and posted as Managing Director, J&K Power Development Corporation Limited,” the order further stated.

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