SRINAGAR, OCT 31: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has ordered a significant administrative reshuffle involving six senior IAS and IPS officers, assigning additional responsibilities to several officers and transferring others to key departments with immediate effect.
The changes have been notified through Government Order No. 1718-JK(GAD) of 2026, dated October 31, issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) in the interest of administration.
As per the order, Shailendra Kumar, Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Finance Department, has been assigned the additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Agriculture Production Department, till further orders. He will continue to discharge his existing responsibilities alongside the additional assignment.
Similarly, Anil Kumar Singh, Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Public Works (R&B) Department, will also hold the additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Power Development Department, till further orders.
In another important assignment, Vikramjit Singh, Commissioner Secretary, Industries and Commerce Department, has been entrusted with the additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Mining Department, besides his existing duties.
The reshuffle also involves changes in the administrative leadership of key departments. Tariq Ali, Director General, Women and Child Development, J&K, has been transferred and posted as Secretary in the Civil Aviation Department.
Mohammad Akbar Wani, Director, Social Welfare, Kashmir, has also been transferred and posted as Secretary in the Forest, Ecology and Environment Department.
Meanwhile, Leena Padha, Registrar, Cooperative Societies, J&K, has been assigned the additional charge of Mission Director, Skill Development Mission, in addition to her own responsibilities, till further orders.
The latest administrative exercise brings changes across important portfolios, including Finance, Agriculture Production, Public Works, Power Development, Industries and Commerce, Mining, Civil Aviation, Social Welfare, Forest, Ecology and Environment, and Skill Development.
The order has been issued by the General Administration Department by order of the Lieutenant Governor and bears the signature of M. Raju, Commissioner Secretary.
All transfers and additional charge assignments shall take effect immediately.
