On DDB pattern, each district gets a top officer as in-charge

TNN Bureau. Updated: 7/11/2019 11:13:35 AM Front Page

JAMMU: Appearing to be an equivalent of chairpersons of District Development Board, Ministers in the elected government, the Governor Malik’s administration today nominated as the administrative secretaries in-charge Secretaries for Districts for monitoring development works and other related matters.
According to the order issued by General Administration Department, Administrative Secretaries who have been nominated as In-charge Secretaries are Financial Commissioner, Finance, Arun Kumar Mehta for Baramulla; Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education Department, Atal Dullo for Anantnag; Principal Secretary, Home Department, Shaleen Kabra for Shopian; Principal Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department, Dheeraj Gupta for Srinagar.
Similarly, Principal Secretary, Animal and Sheep Husbandry Department, Asgar Hassan Samoon has been nominated as In-charge Secretary for Bandipora; Principal Secretary, Industries and Commerce Department, Navin Kumar Choudhary for Samba; Principal Secretary, Planning Development and Monitoring Department, Rohit Kansal for Pulwama; Commissioner Secretary, Forest, Environment and Ecology Department for Manoj Kumar Dwivedi for Budgam and Commissioner Secretary, Power Development Department, Hirdesh Kumar for Rajouri.
Whereas, Commissioner Secretary, School Education Department, Sarita Chauhan has been nominated In-charge Secretary for Udhampur; Commissioner Secretary, Public Works Department, Khurshid Ahmad Shah for Jammu; Commissioner Secretary, Labour and Employment Department, Surabh Bhagat for Ramban; Commissioner Secretary, PHE Irrigation and Flood Control Department, Ajeet Kumar Sahu for Poonch; Commissioner Secretary, Ladakh Affairs Department, Rigzian Sampheal for Leh; Secretary, Department of Disaster Management, Relief Rehabilitation and Reconstructions, Pandurang Kondbarao Pole for Doda; and Secretary, Horticulture Department, Manzoor Ahmad Lone for Kupwara.
Besides, Administrative Secretaries who have been nominated as In-charge Secretaries are: Secretary, Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Sheetal Nanda for Kathua; Secretary, Youth Services and Sports Department, Sarmad Hafeez for Kargil; Secretary, General Administration Department, Farooq Ahmad Lone for Kulgam; Secretary, Cooperative Department, Abdul Majid Bhat for Reasi; Secretary, Higher Education Department, Talat Parvez Rohella for Kishtwar; and Secretary, Culture Department, Zubair Ahmad for Ganderbal.


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