J&K government orders major reshuffle in Admin, 27 officers transferred

Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to exercise a major reshuffle in administration and ordered the transfer of 27 officers. Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Dr. Raghav Langer (IAS) is also enlisted for the transfer with other Deputy Commissioners of the union territory.

 The order issued by the J&K government directed the transfer and posting of Dr. Raghav Langer as Secretary to the Government, Planning, Development, and Monitoring Department, relieving Zubair Ahmad, JKAS, Commissioner/Secretary Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs of the additional charge of the post. 

Bhupinder Kumar, IAS, Deputy Commissioner, Baramulla, has also been transferred and posted as Transport Commissioner, J&K.

“Ramesh Kumar, IAS Chief Executive Officer, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, has been transferred and posted as Divisional Commissioner, Jammu. He shall also hold the charge of the post of Additional Chief Executive Officer, Jammu Metropolitan Region Development Authority, in addition to his duties, till further orders”, reads the order.

The order further reads that Anshul Garg, IAS, Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Chief Executive Officer, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board. Dr. Syed Sehrish Asgar, IAS, Mission Director, Rural Livelihood Mission, J&K, holding additional charge of Mission Director, Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Baramulla.

 The order further reads, “Akshay Labroo, IAS, Mission Director, Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation 2.0 (AMRUT-2.0), has been transferred and posted as Additional Secretary in the Lieutenant Governor's Secretariat. He shall also hold the charge of the post of Director, Information, J&K, in addition to his duties, till further orders”.