J&K govt announces major reshuffle in administration

10 February 2023

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Srinagar, Feb 10: Jammu & Kashmir government has announced a major reshuffle in the adminitration at the level of secretaries and other senior levels.

According to an official notification, a copy of which has been made available to Ziraat Times, the following transfers
and postings are hereby ordered with immediate effect:

1. Mr. Dheeraj Gupta, IAS (AGMUT: 1993), Principal Secretary to the Government, Housing and Urban
Development Department, holding additional charge of smart Cities and proposed new Jammu/Srinagar
Metropolitan Regional Development, is transferred and posted as Principal Secretary to the Government,
Department of Forest, Ecology and Environment.

H. Rajesh Prasad, IAS (AGMUT:1995), Principal Secretary to the Government, Power Development
Department, shall hold the charge of the post of Principal Secretary to the Government, Housing and
Urban Development Department, in addition to his own duties, till further orders.

2. Mr. Sanjeev Verma, IAS (AGMUT:2001), Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, Department of Forest, Ecology and Environment, is transferred and posted as Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, General Administration Department.

3. Mr. Vijay Kumar Bidhuri, IAS (AGMUT:2005) Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, Revenue Department, holding additional charge of Principal Resident Commissioner, J&K Government, New Delhi, is transferred and posted as Divisional
Commissioner, Kashmir.

4. Mr. Sarmad Hafeez, IAS (AGMUT:2009), Secretary to the Government, Tourism Department, holding additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Youth Services and Sports Department, is transferred and posted as Secretary to the Government, Youth Services and Sports Department, on full time basis.

5. Dr. Syed Abid Rasheed Shah, IAS (AGMUT:2012), Special Secretary to the Government, Finance Department, holding additional charge of CEO, ERA & Mission Director, Jal Jeevan Mission, J&K, is transferred and posted as Administrative Secretary, Culture Department, relieving Mr. Zubair Ahmad, JKAS, of the additional charge of the post. He shallI
hold the charge of the post of Chief Executive Officer, Economic Reconstruction Agency, in addition
to his own duties, till further orders.

6. Dr. Piyush Singla, IAS (AGMUT:2012), Administrative
Secretary, General Administration Department, is
transferred and posted as Administrative Secretary, Revenue Department.

7. Mr. Rakesh Minhas, IAS (AGMUT:2016), awaiting orders of adjustment in the General Administration
Department, is posted as Managing Director, SIDCO.
He shall also hold the charge of the post of Managing Director, SICOP, in addition to his own duties, til
further orders.

8. Mr. Raman Kumar Kesar, JKAS, Managing Director,
SIDCO, holding additional charge of Managing
Director, SICOP, is transferred and posted as
Secretary in the Power Development Department.

9 Ms. Deepika Kumari Sharma, JKAS, Chief Operating
Officer, Himayat, holding additional charge of
Executive Director, Mubarak Mandi Heritage Society,
is transferred and posted as Secretary in theJal
Shakti Department. She shall also hold the charge of
the post of Executive Director, Mubarak Mandi
Heritage Society, in addition to her own duties, till
further orders.

10. Dr. Ghulam Nabi Itoo, JKAS, Special Secretary to the
Government, Jal Shakti Department, is transferred
and posted as Mission Director, Jal Jeevan Mission.

11. Mr. Shabir Hussain Bhat, JKAS, Special Secretary to
the Government, General Administration
Department, is transferred and posted as Director,
Rural Development, Kashmir.

12. Mr. Imam Din, JKAS, Director, Rural Development,
Kashmir, is transferred and posted as Managing
Director, J&K Horticulture, Produce, Marketing and
Processing Corporation.

13. Mr. Rajneesh Gupta, JKAS, Additional Secretary to
is the Government, Jal Shakti Department, is
transferred and posted as Chief Operating Officer,
Himayat.

14. Mr. Shafat Sultan, Managing Director, J&K
Horticulture, Produce, Marketing and Processing
Corporation, is transferred and shall await further
orders of adjustment in the General Administration
Department for further posting

15. Mr. Amit Vermani, JKAS, Member, J&K Services
Selection Board, is transferred and posted as
Additional Secretary to the Government, General
Administration Department.