Jammu, Feb 10: J&K government Friday posted senior IAS officer Sanjeev Verma as Commissioner Secretary General Administration Department (GAD) while another IAS officer of 2006 batch Vijay Kumar Bidhuri has been posted as Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir.
They were among 16 officers, including 8 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, who were transferred and posted, with immediate effect, in a rejig affected in the civil administration on Friday.
As per an order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD), Dheeraj Gupta, IAS (AGMUT: 1993), Principal Secretary to the Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, holding additional charge of Smart Cities and proposed new Jammu and Srinagar Metropolitan Regional Development has been transferred and posted as Principal Secretary to the Government, Department of Forest, Ecology and Environment.
H Rajesh Prasad, IAS (AGMUT: 1995), Principal Secretary to the Government, Power Development Department, will hold charge of the post of Principal Secretary to the Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, in addition to his own duties, till further orders.
Sanjeev Verma, IAS (AGMUT: 2001), Commissioner Secretary to the Government, Department of Forest, Ecology and Environment has been transferred and posted as Commissioner Secretary to the Government, General Administration Department.
Vijay Kumar Bidhuri, IAS (AGMUT: 2005) Commissioner Secretary to the Government, Revenue Department, holding additional charge of Principal Resident Commissioner, J&K Government, New Delhi has been transferred and posted as Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir.
Sarmad Hafeez, IAS (AGMUT: 2009), Secretary to the Government, Tourism Department, holding additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Youth Services and Sports Department has been transferred and posted as Secretary to the Government, Youth Services and Sports Department, on full time basis.
Dr Syed Abid Rasheed Shah, IAS (AGMUT: 2012), Special Secretary to the Government, Finance Department, holding additional charge of CEO, ERA & Mission Director, Jal Jeevan Mission, J&K has been transferred and posted as Administrative Secretary, Culture Department, relieving Zubair Ahmad, JKAS, of the additional charge of the post. He will hold the charge of the post of Chief Executive Officer, Economic Reconstruction Agency, in addition to his own duties, till further orders.
Dr Piyush Singla, IAS (AGMUT: 2012), Administrative Secretary, General Administration Department has been transferred and posted as Administrative Secretary Revenue Department.
Rakesh Minnas, IAS (AGMUT: 2016), awaiting orders of adjustment in the General Administration Department has been posted as Managing Director, SIDCO. He will also hold the charge of the post of Managing Director, SICOP, in addition to his own duties, till further orders.
Raman Kumar Kesar, JKAS, Managing Director, SIDCO, holding additional charge of Managing Director, SICOP has been transferred and posted as Secretary in the Power Development Department.
Deepika Kumari Sharma, JKAS, Chief Operating Officer, Himayat, holding additional charge of Executive Director, Mubarak Mandi Heritage Society, has been transferred and posted as Secretary in the Jal Shakti Department. She will also hold charge of the post of Executive Director, Mubarak Mandi Heritage Society, in addition to her own duties, till further orders.
Dr Ghulam Nabi Itoo, JKAS, Special Secretary to the Government, Jal Shakti Department has been transferred and posted as Mission Director, Jal Jeevan Mission.
Shabir Hussain Bhat, JKAS, Special Secretary to the Government, General Administration Department has been transferred and posted as Director, Rural Development, Kashmir.
Imam Din, JKAS, Director, Rural Development, Kashmir has been transferred and posted as Managing Director, J&K Horticulture, Produce, Marketing and Processing Corporation.
Rajneesh Gupta, JKAS, Additional Secretary to the Government, Jal Shakti Department has been transferred and posted as Chief Operating Officer, Himayat.
Shafat Sultan, Managing Director, J&K Horticulture, Produce, Marketing and Processing Corporation has been transferred and will await further orders of adjustment in the General Administration Department for further posting
Amit Vermani, JKAS, Member, J&K Services Selection Board has been transferred and posted as Additional Secretary to the Government, General Administration Department.
Meanwhile, a separate GAD order said that Sarmad Hafeez would continue to hold the additional charge of the post of Administrative Secretary Tourism Department.
“In continuation of Government Order No 207-JK (GAD) of 2023 dated February 10, 2023, Sarmad Hafeez, IAS (AGMUT: 2009), Secretary to the Government, Youth Services and Sports Department, shall hold the charge of the post of Administrative Secretary, Tourism Department, in addition to his own duties, till further orders,” the order read.