Jammu, Jul 16: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Secretariat has constituted a Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) to examine and recommend promotions of officers and officials in accordance with the applicable recruitment rules and government guidelines.
According to Order No. 358-JK (LA) of 2026, issued on July 16, the committee has been formed with the approval of the competent authority and will function under the chairmanship of the Secretary, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly.
The committee includes a representative from the Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs along with senior officers of the Legislative Assembly Secretariat. Its members are Additional Secretary Bilal Ahmad Bhat, Deputy Secretary Prithvi Raj, Accounts Officer Sanjay Koul, Under Secretary Shabir Ahmad Wani, PRO to the Speaker Iqbal Gul Wani, and Assistant Director (S) Syed Ahmad Wani.
The DPC has been entrusted with scrutinising the eligibility of officers and officials for both functional and non-functional (in-situ) promotions in line with the prescribed service recruitment rules and government instructions.
It will recommend promotions strictly on merit and eligibility, subject to the approval of the competent authority.
The committee has also been assigned the task of recommending the regularisation and confirmation of placement promotions, along with the release of the appropriate grade for officers and officials who were placed against higher posts on February 24, 2025.
The order was issued on the directions of the Hon’ble Speaker and signed by Secretary, Legislative Assembly, Manoj Kumar Pandit. Copies have been forwarded to the Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, the committee chairman, all members and other concerned authorities for necessary action.
