IAS, 3 KAS among 6 officers shuffled
TNN Bureau. Updated: 4/24/2019 11:21:13 AM
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JAMMU: The Governor’s administration on Tuesday affected a reshuffle in civil administration, transferring and posting an IAS officer and giving another an additional charge, besides 5 other officers.
As per a Government Order numbered 509-GAD of 2019, Farooq Ahmad Lone (IAS), Special Secretary, Social Welfare Department, looking after the work of Administrative Secretary, Social Welfare Department was transferred and posted as Special Secretary to the Government, General Administration Department.
Lone will continue to hold the charge of Administrative Secretary, GAD like earlier.
Rohit Kansal (IAS), Principal Secretary to the Government, Planning, Development & Monitoring, Civil Aviation, Hospitality & Protocol and Estates Departments, was asked to hold the charge of Principal Secretary to the Government, Social Welfare Department, in addition to his own duties, till further orders.
In another order, the government swapped the positions of Dr Abdul Kabir Dar, Commissioner, Food Safety, J&K and Vinod Sharma, Director General, Stationery and Office Supplies, J&K.
Pradeep Kumar (KAS), Special Secretary to the Government, Planning, Development and Monitoring Department, was transferred and posted as Secretary in the J&K State Vigilance Commission vice Tej Krishan Bhat (KAS) who was transferred and posted as Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner (Migrants), J&K, relieving Pankaj Magotra (KAS), Additional Commissioner in the office of Divisional Commissioner, Jammu of the additional charge of the post.
Finally, Jahangir Hashmi (KAS), Additional Secretary to the Government, General Administration Department (Monitoring), holding additional charge of Additional Secretary to the Government, Planning, Development and Monitoring Department, was transferred and posted as Additional Chief Executive Officer, Economic Reconstruction Agency.
“One post of Selection Grade of KAS from the overall cadre strength of Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service is transferred to the Planning, Development and Monitoring Department for drawl of salary of Jahangir Hashmi,” the order said.
Both these orders were issued with the concurrence of Election Commission of India conveyed by the Chief Electoral Officer, J&K vide communication No. 1840/CEO/Elec/2019/2891 dated 22.4.2019, it added.