Major reshuffle in bureaucracy : Pathak is Principal secretary RDD; Zubair to head CAPD

Jammu, March 17, 2021: Jammu & Kashmir government on Tuesday effected transfers at administrative secretary-level.

According to an order issued by the General Administration Department, a copy of which is in possession of news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Bipul Pathak,  Principal Secretary to the Government, Science & Technology Department, holding additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Social Welfare Department, is transferred and posted as Principal Secretary to the Government, Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj.

Alok Kumar, Principal Secretary to the Government, Youth Services and Sports Department, shall hold the charge of Principal Secretary to the Government, Science and Technology Department and Chief Executive Officer, Jammu and Kashmir Energy Development Agency (JAKEDA), in addition to his own duties, till further orders.

Sarita Chauhan,  Commissioner/ Secretary to the Government, Department of Forest, Ecology and Environment, holding additional charge of Chairman, J&K  Special Tribunal, is transferred and posted as Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, Labour and Employment Department. She shall continue to hold the charge of Chairman, J&K  Special Tribunal, in addition to her own duties, till further orders.

Sanjeev Verma, Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, is transferred and posted as Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, Department of Forest, Ecology and Environment. Saurabh Bhagat,  Commissioner/ Secretary to the Government, Labour and Employment Department, is transferred and posted as Director General, J&K Institute of Management, Public Administration and Rural Development Raju, Commissioner/ Secretary to the Government, Jal Shakti Department, holding additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Estates Department, shall also hold the charge of Administrative Secretary, Civil Aviation Department and Civil Aviation Commissioner, in addition to his own duties, till further orders, relieving Ms. Rukhsana Gani, Administrative Secretary, Hospitality and Protocol Department of the additional charge of the post.

Talat Parvez Rohella, Commissioner/ Secretary to the Government, Higher Education Department, is transferred and posted as Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, Hospitality and Protocol Department.

Rukhsana Gani, Administrative Secretary, Hospitality and Protocol Department, is transferred and posted as Inspector General of Registration, J&K.

Zubair Ahmad, KAS, Director General, J&K Institute of Management, Public Administration and Rural Development, is transferred and posted as Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, relieving Mr. Simrandeep Singh, Secretary to the Government, Department of Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of the additional charge of the post.

Sheetal Nanda, Secretary to the Government, Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, is transferred and posted as Secretary to the Government, Social Welfare Department. Yasha Mudgul, awaiting orders of adjustment in the General Administration Department, is posted as Secretary to the Government, Cooperatives Department, relieving Navin Kumar Choudhary, Principal Secretary to the Government, Department of Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare of the additional charge of the post.

Sushma Chauhan, Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, holding additional charge of Chief Executive Officer, Special Purpose Vehicle for Jammu City for implementation of the Smart City Project, under the Smart City Mission, is transferred and posted as Administrative Secretary, Higher Education Department. She shall also hold the charge of Administrative Secretary, Planning, Development and Monitoring Department, in addition to her own duties, till further orders.

Shahid Iqbal Choudhary,  Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, holding additional charge of Chief Executive Officer, Special Purpose Vehicle for Srinagar City for implementation of the Smart City Project, under the Smart City Mission, is transferred and posted as Chief Executive Officer, Mission Youth. He shall also hold the additional charge of Mission Director, Skill Development Mission, relieving Dr. Syed Abid Rasheed Shah, of the additional charge of the post.

Dr. Raghav Langer, Deputy Commissioner, Pulwama, is transferred and posted as Divisional Commissioner, Jammu—(KNO)