The J&K government on Wednesday constituted a searchcommittee to suggest a panel of candidates for the appointment as new Chairmanof JK Board of School Education (BOSE).
The term of incumbent Chairman JKBOSE, Veena Pandita willexpire on April 30.
As per the order issued by General Administration Department(GAD), a five member search committee headed by financial commissioner, financedepartment as its chairman has been constituted to submit the panel ofcandidates.
Other members of the committee include principal secretaryschool education department, secretary higher education department,Vice-Chancellors of both- Kashmir and Jammu University.
“The committee shall be serviced by the school educationdepartment and shall submit the panel within 15 days,” reads the GAD order.
The incumbent Chairman JKBOSE, Veena Pandita was appointedas officiating chairperson of Board in on August 10, 2017 replacing ZahoorAhmad Chatt who was repatriated to his parent higher education department.
Later on April 05 of 2018, Pandita was appointed aspermanent Chairman of Board for a period of two years. The tenure of VeenaPandita expired on April 04, but the J&K government extended her tenuretill April 30, in view of the prevailing circumstances.