Jammu, Dec 16: Negating the speculations of major administrative reshuffle before the budget session of the legislature, the state cabinet which met here Friday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah ordered transfer and posting of a handful of senior officers in the civil administration.
As per the orders issued after the cabinet meeting here this evening, 16 officers were shifted from their existing places of posting.
Muhammad Iqbal Khanday, Principal Secretary to Government Agriculture Production Department has been transferred and posted as Principal Secretary to Government, Finance Department vice Sudhanshu Pandey.
Sudhanshu Pandey, Principal Secretary to Government Finance Department has been transferred and posted as Principal Secretary to Government Power Development Department vice Basharat Ahmad Dhar.
Basharat Ahmad Dhar, Commissioner Secretary to Government, Power Development Department has been transferred and posted as Managing Director, J&K State Power Development Corporation vice Shaleen Kabra.
Dhar, according to sources, is likely to get extension or reemployment as otherwise he is due for superannuation by this month end.
Shaleen Kabra, Managing Director, J&K State Power Development Corporation has been transferred and posted as Commissioner Secretary to Government, Animal and Sheep Husbandry Department vice BD Sharma.
Naveen Chowdhary, awaiting orders of posting in the General Administration Department (GAD) has been posted as Commissioner Secretary to Government Agriculture Production Department vice M Iqbal Khanday.
BD Sharma, Commissioner Secretary to Government, Animal and Sheep Husbandry Department holding the additional charge of Public Health Engineering, Irrigation and Flood Control Department has been transferred and posted as Commissioner Secretary to Government, Public Health Engineering, Irrigation and Flood Control Department on full time basis.
Syed Fazalullah, Transport Commissioner, J&K has been transferred and posted as Registrar, J&K Cooperative Societies vice M Abbas Dar.
Pradeep Gupta, Commissioner Secretary to Government, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Department holding the additional charge of Transport Department has been transferred and posted as Commissioner Secretary to Government, Transport Department on full time basis.
Sarita Chauhan, Special Secretary to Government, Power Development Department has been transferred and posted as Vice Chairperson, Jammu Development Authority (JDA) vice Vinod Sharma.
M Abbas Dar, Registrar, J&K Cooperative Societies has been transferred and posted as Secretary to Government, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Department vice Pradeep Gupta.
Saurabh Bhagat, Director Technical Education has been transferred and posted as Chief Executive Officer, Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA) relieving BB Vyas, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister of the additional charge of the said post.
JP Singh, Director, Youth Services and Sports shall hold the additional charge of the post of Director, Technical Education till further orders.
Pandurang Pole, Deputy Commissioner, Reasi has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Udhampur vice Baseer Ahmad Khan.
Sheetal Nanda, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Jammu has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Reasi, vice Pandurang Pole.
Mehraj Ahmad Kakroo, Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar has been transferred and posted as Transport Commissioner, J&K, vice Syed Fazalullah.
Baseer Ahmad Khan, Deputy Commissioner, Udhampur has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar vice Mehraj Ahmad Kakroo.
Vinod Sharma, Vice Chairman, Jammu Development Authority has been transferred and posted as Director, Safeguards, Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA) against an available vacancy.

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