Srinagar January 27 (KNS): In a significant administrative reshuffle, the Jammu and Kashmir government has transferred and posted several senior JKAS officers to various key positions across departments. The General Administration Department issued Government Order No. 143-JK(GAD) of 2025, outlining changes aimed at enhancing governance and administrative efficiency.
Among the key appointments, Munir-ul-Islam, previously Chief Executive Officer/Secretary of the J&K Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, has been posted as Secretary, Information Department. Known for his impactful leadership in public communication, his appointment is seen as a strategic move to strengthen the department.
Ajaz Abdullah Saraf, formerly Additional Transport Commissioner, has taken over as Chief Executive Officer/Secretary of the J&K Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, replacing Munir-ul-Islam.
Firdous Ahmad Giri, earlier Additional Director at SKIMS, Srinagar, has been posted as Mission Director, RUSA, J&K. Qazi Sarwar, Additional Commissioner in the Divisional Commissioner’s Office, Kashmir, has been transferred as Director, Urban Local Bodies, Kashmir. Bashir Ahmad Wani, Additional District Development Commissioner, Kulgam, has been assigned as Additional Registrar, Cooperatives, Kashmir, while Altaf Ahmad Khan, previously Additional Registrar, Cooperatives, Kashmir, will now serve as Additional District Development Commissioner, Kulgam.
Akram Ullah Tak, who was Director, Urban Local Bodies, Kashmir, has been transferred to the Divisional Commissioner’s Office, Kashmir, as Additional Commissioner. Pran Singh, Additional District Development Commissioner, Doda, has been appointed as Special Secretary in the Housing and Urban Development Department, and Zahoor Ahmad Mir, Special Secretary in the same department, has been moved to SKIMS, Srinagar, as Additional Director.
In other changes, Sanjay Gupta, Deputy Commissioner, State Taxes (Enforcement), Samba, has been transferred as Additional Secretary, Mining Department, while Arun Kishore Kotwal, Additional Secretary, Mining Department, has been posted as Additional Transport Commissioner, J&K.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp ChannelBal Krishan, Chief Executive Officer, Tourism Development Authority, Bhaderwah, has been appointed as Additional Registrar, Cooperatives, Jammu, relieving Purnima Mittal of the additional charge.
Masarat Hashim, Chief Executive Officer, Tourism Development Authority, Pahalgam, has been assigned as Deputy Labour Commissioner (Central), J&K, and Shahnawaz Shah, Chief Executive Officer, Tourism Development Authorities of Kokernag and Verinag, has been posted as Deputy Commissioner. Waseem Raja, Deputy Commissioner, State Taxes (Enforcement), Central Kashmir, has been transferred as Additional Secretary, Department of Forest, Ecology, and Environment.
The reshuffle also includes Ajeet Singh, Chief Executive Officer, Tourism Development Authority, Bani-Basohli, who has been transferred as Deputy Commissioner, State Taxes (Enforcement), Samba. Mridhu Salathia, Additional Mission Director, J&K Rural Livelihood Mission, Jammu, has been posted as Additional Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department, with additional charge as Mission Director, National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM).
Ideel Saleem, Deputy Labour Commissioner (Central), J&K, has been posted as Additional Secretary, J&K Academy of Art, Culture, and Languages, Kashmir. Mir Nasrool Hilal Jeri, Joint Registrar, Cooperative (Audit), Srinagar, has been transferred as Additional Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department.
Manpreet Kour, Assistant Commissioner, State Taxes Department, Jammu, has been posted as Additional Mission Director, J&K Rural Livelihood Mission, Jammu, while Bureeda Majid, Project Officer, Wage Employment (ACD), Budgam, has been assigned as Programme Officer, ICDS Project, Ganderbal. Lastly, Hilal Ahmad Mir, awaiting adjustment orders, has been posted as Project Officer, Wage Employment (ACD), Budgam.(KNS)