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5 IAS, 1 IPS among 12 officers transferred

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Last updated: October 31, 2026 11:44 pm
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 Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Saturday ordered transfers and postings of 11 officers, including five IAS, one IPS and five JKAS officers, assigning additional charges to senior officials and effecting changes in key administrative positions.

According to Government Order No. 1718-JK(GAD) of 2026, dated October 31, six officers were covered under the first order.

Shailendra Kumar, IAS (AGMUT: 1995), Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Finance Department, has been assigned the additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Agriculture Production Department.

Anil Kumar Singh, IAS (AGMUT: 1995), Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Public Works (R&B) Department, will also hold the additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Power Development Department.

Vikramjit Singh, IPS (AGMUT: 2004), Commissioner/Secretary, Industries and Commerce Department, has been assigned the additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Mining Department.

Mir Tariq Ali, IAS (AGMUT: 2010), Director General, Women and Child Development, J&K, has been transferred and posted as Secretary, Civil Aviation Department.

Mohammad Akbar Wani, IAS (AGMUT: 2013), Director, Social Welfare, Kashmir, has been posted as Secretary, Forest, Ecology and Environment Department.

Leena Padha, IAS, Registrar, Cooperative Societies, J&K, has been assigned the additional charge of Mission Director, Skill Development Mission, alongside her existing duties.

In a separate Government Order No. 1719-JK(GAD) of 2026, five JKAS officers have been covered under the reshuffle.

Khalid Majeed, JKAS, Special Secretary, School Education Department, has been transferred and posted as Additional District Development Commissioner, Baramulla.

Udham Dass, JKAS, Additional Secretary in the Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat, has been posted as Joint Chief Executive Officer, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, replacing Satish Kumar, JKAS, who will await further orders of adjustment in the General Administration Department.

Mohd Raiyaz, JKAS, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Karnah-Tangdhar, has been asked to await further orders of adjustment in the General Administration Department.

Dr Amit Kumar, JKAS, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Padder, has been transferred and posted as Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Marh, relieving Mukhter Ahmad of the additional charge.

Daljeet Singh, JKAS, Tehsildar, Sunderbani, has been posted as Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Padder, while Firdous Ahmad Qadri, JKAS, Tehsildar, Bandipora, has been posted as Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Karnah-Tangdhar.

Both orders, issued by the General Administration Department on October 31, 2026, will take immediate effect.

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