Ramesh Kumar posted as Divisional Commissioner, Jammu; Avni Lavassa DC Jammu as Government orders massive reshuffle

The Government ordered the transfer and postings of 33 IAS and JKAS officers, including two Additional Chief Secretaries, Administrative Secretaries, Divisional Commissioner Jammu and many DCs.

Atal Dulloo, Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Finance Department, was transferred and posted as Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Agriculture Production Department.

Vivek Bhardwaj, Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Health and Medical Education Department, holding additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Industries & Commerce Department, Civil Aviation Department and Chairman, BOPEE, has been transferred and posted as Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Finance Department. However, he will continue to hold the charge of the posts of Administrative Secretary, Industries and Commerce Department and Chairman, J&K BOPEE, and his duties until further orders.

Alok Kumar, Principal Secretary to the Government, Youth Services and Sports Department, holding additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Science & Technology Department and Estates Department, will also hold the charge of the posts of Administrative Secretary, Civil Aviation Department and Civil Aviation Commissioner.

Ashok Kumar Parmar, Principal Secretary to the Government, Irrigation and Flood Control Department, holding additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Mining Department, was transferred and posted as Principal Secretary to the Government, Jal Shakti Department.

Navin Kumar Choudhary, Principal Secretary to the Government, Department of Agriculture, Production and Farmers’ Welfare, holding additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Animal & Sheep Husbandry Department and Horticulture Department, has been transferred and posted as Principal Secretary to the Government, Health and Medical Education Department.

M. Raju, Commissioner/ Secretary to the Government, Jal Shakti Department, was transferred and posted as Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, Mining Department.

Upon joining the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Rashmi Singh has been posted as Commissioner, State Taxes, J&K. She will take over the charge of the post on 31.05.2022 upon the superannuation of Showkat Aijaz Bhat.

Raghav Langer, Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, holding additional charge of Additional Chief Executive Officer, Jammu Metropolitan Region Development Authority, has been transferred and posted as Secretary to the Government, Planning, Development and Monitoring Department, relieving Zubair Ahmad, Commissioner/ Secretary to the Government, Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs of the additional charge of the post.

Sushma Chauhan, presently on leave, shall report to the General Administration Department after availing leave.

Bhupinder Kumar, Deputy Commissioner, Baramulla, was transferred and posted as Transport Commissioner, J&K.

Ramesh Kumar, Chief Executive Officer, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, was transferred and posted as Divisional Commissioner, Jammu. 

He will also hold the charge of the post of Additional Chief Executive Officer, Jammu Metropolitan Region Development Authority, and his duties until further orders.

Avny Lavasa, Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation, holding additional charge of CEO, Special Purpose Vehicle for Jammu City for Implementation of the Smart City Project, under the Smart City Mission, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Jammu.

Anshul Garg, Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, was transferred and posted as Chief Executive Officer, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board.

Syed Sehrish Asgar, Mission Director, Rural Livelihood Mission, J&K, holding additional charge of Mission Director, Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan, was transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Baramulla.

Rahul Yadav, Deputy Commissioner, Kathua, has been transferred and posted as Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation. He shall also hold the post of CEO, Special Purpose Vehicle for Jammu City for Implementation of the Smart City Project, under the Smart City Mission, in addition to his duties, till further orders.

Kritika Jyotsna, Deputy Commissioner, Ganderbal, was transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Udhampur.

Rahul Pandey, Additional Secretary in the Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat, holding additional charge of Director, Information, J&K, Director, Archives, Archaeology & Museums, MK and Secretary, J&K Academy of Art, Culture & Languages, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Kathua.

Devansh Yadav, upon his joining the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, was posted as Managing Director, J&K Trade Promotion Organization. He shall also hold the post of Managing Director, J&K IT Infrastructure Company, in addition to his duties, till further orders.

Upon joining the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Minga Sherpa was posted as Additional Deputy Commissioner, Jammu.

Ayushi Sudan, upon her joining in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, has been posted as Chief Executive Officer, Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna relieving Choudhary Mohammad Yasin, Mission Director, National Health Mission, J&K of the additional charge of the post.

Shyambir, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, was transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Ganderbal.

Akshay Labroo, Mission Director, Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation 2.0 (AMRUT-2.0), was transferred and posted as Additional Secretary in the Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat. He shall also hold the post of Director, Information, J&K, in addition to his duties, till further orders.

Ankita Kar, Managing Director, J&K Trade Promotion Organization, holding additional charge of Managing Director, J&K IT Infrastructure Company and MD/Chief Executive Officer, Jammu/ Srinagar Mass Rapid Transit Corporation, has been transferred and posted as Additional Commissioner, State Taxes (Tax Planning, Policy and Advance Ruling). 

However, she will continue to hold the post of MD/Chief Executive Officer, Jammu/Srinagar Mass Rapid Transit Corporation, in addition to her duties, till further orders.

Pradeep Kumar, Transport Commissioner, J&K, has been transferred and posted as Director, Archives, Archaeology and Museums, J&K.

Under orders of transfer as Mission Director, ICPS, J&K, Rachna Sharma was posted as Secretary in the Social Welfare Department.

Tariq Ahmad Zargar, Director, Rural Development, Kashmir, has been transferred and posted as Director, Handloom and Handicrafts, Kashmir, relieving Mehmood Ahmad Shah, Director, Industries and Commerce, Kashmir, of the additional charge of the post.

Khalid Jahangir, Chairman, J&K Services Selection Board, was transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Kupwara.

Nazir Ahmad Khwaja, Member, J&K Services Selection Board, has been transferred and posted as Regional Director, Survey and Land Records (ex-officio Settlement Officer), Srinagar, against an available vacancy.

Ashok Kumar, Controller of Examinations in the J&K Services Selection Board, was transferred and posted as Mission Director, Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan.

Indu Kanwal Chib, Deputy Commissioner, Udhampur, was transferred and posted as Mission Director, Rural Livelihood Mission, J&K.

Imam Din, Deputy Commissioner, Kupwara, has been transferred and posted as Director, Rural Development, Kashmir.

Harvinder Kour, Member, J&K Services Selection Board, was transferred and posted as Mission Director, ICPS, J&K.

Bharat Singh, Additional Commissioner, State Taxes (Tax Planning, Policy and Advance Ruling), has been transferred and posted as Secretary, J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Languages.

Rajesh Sharma, Special Secretary to the Government, General Administration Department, was transferred and posted as Chairman, J&K Services Selection Board.

9 SSPs, SPs transferred

The Government also ordered the transfer and postings of nine SSPs and SPs.

Imtiaz Ismail Parray, SSP Crime Kashmir, was transferred and posted as Commandant IRP-8th Battalion.

Amritpal Singh, SP Shopian, has been transferred and posted as SSP Crime Kashmir.

Sudhanshu Verma, SP Sopore, was transferred and posted as Addl. SP Crime, Jammu, against an available vacancy.

Sandeep Gupta, SP Handwara, has been transferred and posted as SP (Tech) CID Hqrs.

Sheema Nabi Qasba, SP (Tech) CID Hqrs, was transferred and posted as SP Handwara.

Tanushree, SP East Srinagar, has been transferred and posted as SP Shopian.

Imtiyaz Hussain Mir, Commandant IRP-8th Bn, was transferred and posted as SSP CID Hqrs against an available vacancy.

Shabir Nawab, Commandant IRP-21st Battalion, has been transferred and posted as SP Sopore.

Amit Verma, Additional SP Nowshera, was transferred and posted as Additional SP Anantnag against an available vacancy.