The Jammu and Kashmir administration, under the orders of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, has issued a reshuffle of seven IAS officers, resulting in key administrative changes across various departments.
Dr. Ashish Chandra Verma, IAS (AGMUT:1994), who was awaiting posting in the General Administration Department, has been appointed as Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Tourism Department. He will also hold additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Planning, Development and Monitoring Department until further orders.
Anil Kumar Singh, IAS (AGMUT:1995), Principal Secretary, Social Welfare Department, who also held the charge of Administrative Secretary, Mining Department, has been transferred and posted as Principal Secretary, Public Works (R&B) Department. He will continue to hold additional charge of the Mining Department, reported news agency Kashmir Dot Com.
Ms. Yasha Mudgal, IAS (AGMUT:2007), Commissioner/Secretary, Tourism Department, has been transferred and posted as Commissioner/Secretary, Youth Services and Sports Department.
Sarmad Hafeez, IAS (AGMUT:2009), Commissioner/Secretary, Youth Services and Sports Department, has been transferred and posted as Commissioner/Secretary, Social Welfare Department.
Talat Parvez Rohella, IAS (AGMUT:2010), Secretary, Planning, Development and Monitoring Department, has been posted as Chairman, Bureau of Public Enterprises, J&K.
Bhupinder Kumar, IAS (AGMUT:2011), Secretary, Public Works (R&B) Department, who was also holding additional charges of Director of Census Operations/Director of Citizen Registration for the UTs of J&K and Ladakh, Resident Commissioner, New Delhi, and Administrative Secretary, Hospitality and Protocol Department, has been transferred and posted as Resident Commissioner, J&K Government, New Delhi. He will continue to hold the additional charges of Administrative Secretary, Hospitality and Protocol Department, and Director of Census Operations/Director of Citizen Registration for J&K and Ladakh.
Ananth Dwivedi, IAS (AGMUT:2021), Chief Executive Officer, State Health Agency, J&K, who also holds charge of Mission Director, Ayushman Bharat Digital Health Mission, J&K, has been assigned additional responsibility as Additional Secretary, Revenue Department, until further orders. (KDC)
