STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: In a minor reshuffle, Jammu and Kashmir Government on Saturday ordered transfer of several civil and police officials, including Director School Education Kashmir Shah Faesal who had recently stirred a debate by saying he needed a job in view of schools being closed in the Valley due to the ongoing unrest.
The transfers were approved by the State Cabinet which met here last evening under Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, but the formal orders were issued on Saturday, an official spokesman said.
He said Faesal, the UPSC topper in 2010, has been transferred and posted as Managing Director, Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development Corporation.
Faesal had recently sarcastically posted on Facebook– “I am Director of shut schools. I need a job” –referring to the schools continuing to remain closed in Kashmir due to the separatist-sponsored strike to protest the killing of civilians in the violence that broke out in the wake of killing of Hizbul Mujahideen militant Burhan Wani on July 8. Aijaz Ahmad Bhat, Additional District Development Comm-issioner, Srinagar has been transferred and posted as Director, School Education, Kashmir replacing Faesal, the spokesman said.
The spokesman said Pramod Kumar Jain, Chairman, Bureau of Public Enterprises, Finance Department has been transferred and posted as Financial Commissioner, Agriculture Production Department vice Sundeep Kumar Nayak, who will report in the General Administration Department till further orders.
Gazzanfar Hussain, Commissioner/Secretary, General Administration Department has been transferred and posted as Commissioner/Secretary, Labour and Employment Department, while Sarita Chauhan, Commissioner/Secretary, Social Welfare Department has been transferred and posted as Chairperson, Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board, relieving Hussain of the additional charge, the spokesman said.
The spokesman said Nirmal Sharma, Secretary Labour and Employment Department has been transferred and posted as Commissioner of Enquiries in place of Sajjad Ahmad Khan, who has been transferred and posted as Secretary Social Welfare Department.
Khurshid Ahmad Shah, Secretary Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department has been transferred and posted as Secretary General Administration Department while Kifayat Rizvi, Managing Director, Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development Corporation has been posted there.
Mohammad Ashraf Mir, Commissioner/Secretary Revenue Department shall hold the additional charge of the Administrative Secretary, Science and Technology Department till further orders, the spokesman said. He said Peerzada Hafizullah Shah, Additional Director, SKIMS has been transferred and posted as Director, Horticulture, Planning and Marketing Department in place of Rafiq Ahmad Hakim, who has been transferred and posted as Director, Horticulture, Kashmir.
Babila Rakwal, Administrator, Associated Hospitals, Jammu has been transferred and posted as Director, School Education, Jammu vice Samita Sethi, who on her return from the Child Care Leave will report in the General Administration Department for further orders, the spokesman said. Jatinder Singh, Secretary, State Vigilance Commission, has been transferred and posted as Director, Forensic Science Laboratories, relieving Khalid Jehangir, Additional Secretary, Home of the additional charge.
Choudhary Rashid Azam Inqalabi, Special Secretary ARI and Trainings Department has been transferred and posted as CEO, Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) in place of Arun Kumar Sharma, who has been transferred and posted as Joint Financial Commissioner, Revenue.
According to another order, Ashok Gupta, Incharge Deputy Director, Floriculture will look after the work of Director Floriculture in addition to his own duties.
The spokesman further said the cabinet also approved the transfer of seven senior police officers. M Suleman Choudhary, SP Udhampur has been transferred and posted as SP Rajouri vice Rajeshwar Singh who has been transferred and posted as SP, Human Rights, CID, headquarters vice Pawan Kumar Parihar.
Parihar has been transferred and posted as SP, Kathua, relieving Neeva Jain, SP, Kathua to join the Central Deputation, the spokesman said.
He said Udaya Bhaskar Billa, SP Traffic City, Jammu has been transferred and posted as SP, Leh vice T Gyalpo who has been transferred and shall report in the PHQ till further orders.
Shailendra Kumar, awaiting orders of posting in PHQ has been posted as SP, Udhampur.
Tahir Sajad Bhat, AIG (Pers) PHQ has been transferred and posted as SP, Reasi, relieving Sujit Kumar to join the Central Deputation, the spokesman added.