Major administrative reshuffle in J&K: 108 officers transferred, posted

Srinagar, Oct 9: The Government of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday issued transfer and posting orders for 108 administrative officers across various departments, marking one of the largest reshuffles in recent months.

According to the official order, Manzoor Ahmad Qadri, awaiting adjustment in the General Administration Department, has been posted as Vice-Chairman of the Lakes Conservation and Management Authority and will also hold the charge of Chief Executive Officer, WUCMA. Aijaz Abdullah Saraf, CEO/Secretary of the J&K Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, has been transferred and posted as a Member of the J&K Special Tribunal. Munir-ul-Islam, Secretary in the Information Department, will additionally hold the charge of CEO/Secretary of the Workers Welfare Board, while Mathora Masoom, Managing Director of J&K Financial Corporation, has been posted as Director, Floriculture, Kashmir. Rajesh Kumar Shavan, who was awaiting adjustment, has been posted as Special Secretary, Tribal Affairs Department, and Musheer Ahmed, Mission Director, ICDS, has been appointed Special Secretary, Transport Department. Rakesh Kumar Srangal, Managing Director of the J&K Road Transport Corporation, has been posted as Special Secretary, Finance Department, while Abdul Rashid War, awaiting adjustment, will take over as Managing Director of the Corporation.

Mohammad Shahid Saleem Dar, Vice-Chairman of LCMA and holding additional charge of CEO, WUCMA, has been posted as Director, Hospitality and Protocol. Ravi Shankar Sharma, Special Secretary in the Agriculture Production Department, has been transferred to the Department of Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction as Special Secretary. Manisha Sarin, Director, Urban Local Bodies, Jammu, has been posted as Special Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj. Purnima Mittal, Special Secretary in the Cooperatives Department, has been posted as Managing Director of the J&K Women’s Development Corporation. Haris Ahmad Handoo, Special Secretary in the Chief Minister's Secretariat, will hold additional charge as Director of SKICC and Secretary of Royal Springs Golf Course. Ashwani Khajuria, Director, Hospitality and Protocol, has been transferred and will await further orders in the General Administration Department. Kapil Sharma, Managing Director of J&K Medical Supplies Corporation, has been posted as Director, Urban Local Bodies, Jammu, while Tariq Hussain Ganai, Director General of Estates, Kashmir, with additional charge of Estates Jammu, will also hold the charge of Managing Director, Medical Supplies Corporation.

Rakesh Kumar, Registrar of the J&K Special Tribunal, has been posted as Regional Director, Survey and Land Records (Ex-Officio Settlement Officer), Rajouri. Rajinder Singh, Additional District Development Commissioner, Udhampur, is now Special Secretary to the Agriculture Production Department. Ulfat Jabeen, Managing Director of the J&K Women’s Development Corporation, has been posted as Special Secretary to the Government.

Anju Gupta, Special Secretary in the Housing and Urban Development Department, has been posted as Additional Transport Commissioner. Naseer Ahmad Wani, Special Secretary, Public Works Department, will become Director, School Education Kashmir, following the retirement of Ghulam Nabi Itoo on October 31, 2025. Malikzada Sheraz ul Haq, Special Secretary, Culture Department, is now Additional District Development Commissioner, Rajouri.

Ghulam Rasool, awaiting orders in the General Administration Department, has been posted as Special Secretary, Revenue Department. Ranjeet Singh, Managing Director of SC, ST and OBC Development Corporation, has been posted as Director, Social Welfare, Jammu, while retaining his previous charge.Jugal Kishore, Secretary of the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Commission, has been posted as Additional District Development Commissioner, Udhampur. Arun Kishore Kotwal, Additional Transport Commissioner, has been posted as Special Secretary, Finance Department. Basharat Hussain, Additional Secretary, Tourism Department, has been appointed CEO/Secretary, J&K Khadi & Village Industries Board, while Devinder Singh Katoch, CEO, Surinsar-Mansar Tourism Development Authority, has been posted as Administrator, Government Medical College, Udhampur.

Vinod Kumar Behnal, Joint Director, ICDS, Social Welfare Department, has been posted as Additional District Development Commissioner, Kishtwar, relieving Pawan Kumar of additional charge. Parvez Sajad Ganai, Joint Director, Handicrafts Kashmir, has been appointed Special Secretary, Culture Department. Ishfaq Ahmad, Executive Director, J&K Rehabilitation Council, has been posted as Managing Director, J&K Projects Construction Corporation Ltd. Jahangir Hashmi, Programme Officer, ICDS Project Ramban, has been posted as Registrar, District Kulgam. Tazayun Mukhtar, IKAS, Deputy Excise Commissioner (Executive), Kashmir, has been transferred and posted as Chief Executive Officer, Urban Development Agency, Kashmir, and will also hold the charge of Mission Director, DJAY, in addition to her duties until further orders.

Jagdish Chander, JKAS, CEO/Secretary, J&K Khadi & Village Industries Board, under orders of transfer as Additional Secretary to the Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, has been posted as Joint Director, Education, Udhampur/Reasi. Veveik Puri, JKAS, Joint Director, Information (Hqr), has been transferred and posted as Chief Executive Officer, Tourism Development Authority, Surinsar-Mansar. Tabassum Shafat Kamili, IKAS, Deputy Commissioner, State Taxes (Appeals), Srinagar, is transferred and posted as Deputy Excise Commissioner (Executive), Kashmir. Mohammad Syed Khan, JKAS, Additional Secretary to the Government, Public Works Department, is posted as Programme Officer, ICDS Project, Kathua. Ghulam Nabi That, JKAS, Additional Secretary, Revenue Department, is transferred as Additional Secretary to the Agriculture Production Department.

The reshuffle also includes Zahoor Ahmad Raina, IKAS, Programme Officer, ICDS Project, Anantnag, posted as Joint Director, Information (Hqr) in the Directorate of Information, J&K. Navdeep Wazir, IKAS, Deputy Commissioner, State Taxes, Judicial, is posted as General Manager, DIC, Reasi. Dhirender Sharma, JKAS, Joint Director, Education, Udhampur/Reasi, is transferred as Additional Secretary to the Government, Housing and Urban Development Department. Jatinder Mishra, IKAS, Deputy Director in the Directorate of Youth Services and Sports, is posted as Sub-Registrar, Akhnoor.

Joginder Singh Jasrotia, JKAS, CEO, Tourism Development Authority, Bhaderwah, is posted as Deputy Commissioner, State Taxes (Enforcement), Kathua, while Supriya Kohli, JKAS, Deputy Director, Information (KBI), New Delhi, is transferred as Additional Secretary in the Resident Commission, J&K Government, New Delhi. Naeem ul Nisa, JKAS, Project Officer, IWMP, Poonch, is posted as General Manager, DIC, Poonch, and Rakesh Kumar-II, IKAS, Deputy District Election Officer, Reasi, is posted as Secretary, J&K Socially & Educationally Backward Classes Commission.

Suhail-ul-Islam, IKAS, Secretary, Srinagar Municipal Corporation, is posted as Joint Commissioner, Srinagar Municipal Corporation. One post from the overall cadre strength of the Selection Grade of Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Department is transferred to Srinagar Municipal Corporation for drawal of salary of the officer. Sartaj Hussain, JKAS, Joint Director (Administration), Directorate of Rural Development, Kashmir, holding additional charge of Deputy Director, Estates, Kashmir, is posted as Officer on Special Duty with the Hon’ble Minister for Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Transport, Science & Technology, Information Technology, Youth Services and Sports, and ARI. Tanveer ul Majid Wani, JKAS, awaiting orders of adjustment in GAD, is posted as Additional Secretary to the Government, Public Works Department.

Mohd. Ashfaq, JKAS, Assistant Commissioner Panchayat, Ramban, is posted as Joint Director, Education, Doda, against an available vacancy. Vikas Dhar Bagati, JKAS, Registrar, District Kathua, is posted as Additional Secretary to the Government, Tourism Department. Zahida, JKAS, CEO, Urban Development Agency, Kashmir, is posted as Deputy Commissioner, State Taxes (Appeals-I), Srinagar, while Shavi, JKAS, Deputy Director, Handloom, Jammu, is posted as Joint Director, ICDS, Social Welfare Department. Deebah Khalid Peer, JKAS, Assistant Commissioner, Panchayat, Srinagar, is posted as Joint Director, Handicrafts, Kashmir.

Sanna Khan, JKAS, Deputy Director (Administration), Directorate of Social Welfare, Jammu, is posted as Deputy Commissioner, State Taxes, Judicial. Ahsan-ul-Haq Chisti, JKAS, Deputy Director, Information (PR), Srinagar, is posted as CEO, Tourism Development Authority, Wullar-Manasbal. Sheeba Inayat, JKAS, Deputy Director, District Employment & Counselling Centre, Srinagar, is posted as Development Officer, Handicrafts (Textiles), Kashmir. Abid Iqbal Malik, JKAS, Deputy Director, Tourism, Kashmir, is posted as Project Officer, Wage Employment (ACD), Pulwama.

Peerzada Farhat Ahmed, JKAS, Project Officer, Wage Employment (ACD), Pulwama, is posted as Assistant Commissioner.