Pandurang Kondbarao Pole appointed Divisional Commissioner Kashmir

SRINAGAR — The government on Tuesday appointed Pandurang Kondbarao Pole, Secretary to the Government, Department of Food, Civil, Supplies and Consumer Affairs, as Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir.

A 2001-batch IAS officer will replace Baseer Ahmad Khan who has been appointed as 4th Advisor to Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu.

Besides appointment of the Pole as Divisional commissioner, the government has ordered transfer of five other top officers.

According to an order issued here, Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon, IAS (JK:1993), Principal Secretary to the Government, Animal and Sheep Husbandry Department, holding additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Transport Department, has been transferred and posted as Principal Secretary to the Government, School Education Department.

He has been asked to continue to hold the charge of Administrative Secretary, Transport Department, in addition to his own duties, till further orders.

Navin Kumar Choudhary, IAS (JK:1994), Principal Secretary to the Government, Education Department, holding additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Technical Education Department, has been transferred and posted as Principal Secretary to the Government, Animal and Sheep Husbandry Department.

He has also been asked to hold the additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Agriculture and Horticulture Departments, upon the retirement on superannuation of Manzoor Ahmad Lone, IAS on 31.03.2020.

“He shall also continue to hold the charge of Administrative Secretary, Technical Education Department, in addition to his own duties till further orders,” reads the order.

Shailendra Kumar, IAS (JK:1995), Chief Electoral Officer, J&K and Principal Secretary to the Government, Election Department, has been transferred and posted as Principal Secretary to the Government, Social Welfare Department. The officer has been also asked to be Officer on Special Duty in the Public Works (R&B) Department.

“He shall hold the additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Public Works (R&B) Department, upon the retirement on superannuation of Mr. Khurshid Ahmad Shah, IAS on 30.4.2020.”

Simrandeep Singh, IAS (JK:2008), Administrative Secretary, Department of Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction, has been asked to hold the charge of Administrative Secretary, Department of Food, Civil, Supplies and Consumer Affairs, in addition to his own duties, till further orders.

Syed Abid Rasheed Shah, IAS (JK:2012), Additional Secretary to the Government, Finance Department, holding additional charge of CEO, Mission Youth, has been asked to also hold the additional charge of Chief Executive Officer, J&K Economic Reconstruction Agency, till further orders, relieving Principal Secretary to the Government, Planning, Development and Monitoring Department of the additional charge of the post.

Babila Rakwal, KAS, Director, Handlooms, J&K, has been transferred and posted as Vice-Chairman, Jammu Development Authority, relieving Ms. Avny Lavasa, IAS, Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation of the additional charge of the post.

“She shall also hold the charge of Additional Chief Executive Officer, Metropolitan Region Development Authority, Jammu, in addition to her own duties, till further orders,” reads the order.

Mussarat-ul-Islam, Director, Handicrafts, J&K, has been asked to hold the charge of the post of Director, Handlooms, J&K, in addition to his own duties, till further orders.