STATE TIMES NEWS
Srinagar: All is set for a very big reshuffle in civil and police administration as the cabinet is schedule to meet on Monday. While the much awaited reshuffle is likely to see the adjustment of three top IAS officials, repatriated from the central deputation recently as administrative secretaries of some departments, the fate of three officials Dr G.N. Qasba, Tariq Ali Mir and Talat Parvez posted with the General Administration Department by Mufti Government recently are unlikely to be touched and as such will have to wait for their postings for some more time.
Quoting sources, a Srinagar based news agency reported on Sunday that while Principle Secretary to Chief Minister B.B. Vyas and Financial Commissioner Planning & Development Department are likely to be relieved of the additional charges of Finance and Home departments.
As the Central Government has recently repatriated three top officials including Dheeraj Gupta, Advisor in Planning Commission, Navin Kumar Chaudhary, Joint Secretary Department of Defence and R K Goyal, Joint Secretary in Department of Electronics and Telecommunication, Government of India, the State Government, according to insiders, in the General Administration Department has put on agenda a proposal for their appointment as administrative secretaries of three important departments. Sources further said that keeping in view the superannuation of Secretary Rural Development, Shafat Noor Barlas by the month end, the government has also put on agenda the appointment of senior IAS officer as Secretary Rural Development.
It is in place to mention here that the positions of Vice Chairman ERA (Economic Reconstruction Agency) is held by Financial Commissioner Planning and Development Department B. R Sharma, the post of Managing Director State Power Development Corporation has also fallen vacant. Lately Hirdesh Kumar, the former Commissioner Secretary School Education Department has returned to the State after availing study leave in United States of America and he is likely to be adjusted in the Monday’s proposed reshuffle.
The all important decision of the state cabinet in Monday’s cabinet meeting would be the appointment of new Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) as the outgoing Chief Electoral Officer Umang Narulla has been sent on central deputation to Government of India.
It is in place to mention here that while the Director Law Enforcement holds the charge of Director Agriculture Kashmir, the Secretary Srinagar Municipal Corporation is holding the additional charge of all important position of Joint Commissioner (Administration) in the Srinagar Municipal Corporation.
Quoting sources, the agency said that as Director Hospitality and Protocol is holding the charge of Director Handicrafts the government is mulling the appointment of a full fledged Director Handicrafts in Monday’s cabinet meeting.
The state cabinet is likely to touch appointments of some IPS officers repatriated by the central government recently. Those repatriated and waiting adjustment are Additional Director General (ADG) rank officers, S K Mishra and L Mohanty and Deputy Inspector General of Police, Viplav Kumar, presently attached with the police headquarters.
