In the interest of administration, the following transfers and postings are hereby ordered with immediate effect:-
Mr. Navin Kumar Choudhary, IAS (JK:1994), Principal Secretary to the Government, Industries and Commerce Department, holding additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Tourism Department, is transferred and posted as Principal Secretary to the Government, Education Department with charge of Administrative Secretary,Technical Education Department relieving Mr. Zubair Ahmad, KAS, Secretary to the Government, Culture Department of the additional charge of the post.
Mr. Navin Kumar Choudhary, IAS, Principal Secretary to the Government, Education Department shall coordinate speedy processing and disposal of all policy matters pertaining to the departments of School Education and Higher Education.
Administrative Secretaries of the Departments of School Education and Higher Education shall submit papers of their Departments related to policy matters through Principal Secretary to the Government, Education Department.
Mr. Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, IAS (JK:1997),Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, department of Forest, Ecology and Environment, holding additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Social Welfare Department, is transferred and posted as Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, Industries and Commerce Department.
Mr. Hirdesh Kumar, IAS (JK:1999), Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, Power Development Department, is transferred and posted as Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, School Education Department. He shall also hold the charge of Administrative Secretary, Social Welfare Department, in addition to his own duties, till further orders.
Ms. Sarita Chauhan, IAS (JK:1999), Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, School Education Department, is transferred and posted as Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, Department of Forest, Ecology and Environment.
Mr. M. Raju, IAS (JK:2005), Managing Director, J&K Project Construction Corporation, holding additional charge of Excise Commissioner, J&K, is transferred and posted as Secretary to the Government, Power Development Department. He shall also hold the charge of Managing Director, J&K Power Corporation Limited and Managing Director, J&K Power Development Corporation Limited, in addition to his own duties, till further orders.
Mr. Khurshid Ahmad Shah, IAS (JK:2000), Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, Public Works (R&B) Department, shall hold the charge of Managing Director, J&K Project Construction Corporation, in addition to his own duties, till further orders.
Mr. Bhupinder Kumar, IAS (JK:2011), Mission Director, National Health Mission/CEO Ayushman Bharat-PradhanMantri Jan Arogya Yojna, shall also hold the charge of Excise Commissioner, J&K, in addition to his own duties, till further orders.
Mr. Zubair Ahmad, KAS, Secretary to the Government, Culture Department, shall also hold the charge of Administrative Secretary, Tourism Department, in addition to his own duties, till further orders.
By order of the Lieutenant Governor.
