Srinagar: As many as 35 officers of the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) are set to superannuate during the calendar year 2027, according to an official retirement notification issued by the General Administration Department (GAD).
The notification, issued by GAD (Services), Civil Secretariat, stated that the officers will retire upon attaining the age of superannuation on the dates indicated against each.
The list features officers holding key positions across Finance, Revenue, Education, and Hospitality and Protocol departments, among others, signalling a significant administrative transition in the Union Territory.
Prominent among those slated to retire are Manzoor Ahmad Qadri, Managing Director, J&K Financial Corporation (January 31); Mohammad Rafi, Director General, Libraries (January 31); and Dr Mushtaq Ahmad, Director General, Estates (March 31).
Others on the list include Bashir Ahmad Khan, Secretary, Social Welfare Department; Sudershan Kumar, Director General, J&K Trade Promotion Organisation; and Ravi Shanker Sharma, Special Secretary, Agriculture Production Department.
The notification also lists Deputy Commissioners, Joint Directors, and senior officers from the Jammu and Kashmir Accounts Service and the Excise and Taxation departments.
Among those retiring are Krishan Lal, Deputy Commissioner, Doda (August 31, 2027); Shabir Ahmad Raina, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Sopore (January 31, 2027); and Bal Krishan, Additional Registrar Cooperative, Jammu (March 31, 2027).
Also on the list are Parvez Sajad Ganai, Special Secretary to the Government, Culture Department (March 31, 2027); Jagdish Chander, Joint Director, Education, Udhampur/Reasi (December 31, 2027); and Peerzada Zahoor Ahmad, OSD with the Minister for Health & Medical Education (October 31, 2027).
Sushil Kesar, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (October 31, 2027); Hakeem Tanveer Ahmad, Joint Director, Education (North), Kashmir (May 31, 2027); and Anil Kumar Thakur, Additional Commissioner, Doda (July 31, 2027) also figure on the list.
Other officers include Pardeep Singh Chib, Deputy Commissioner, State Taxes (Enforcement), Samba (October 31, 2027); Kul Bhushan Khajuria, Joint Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation (January 31, 2027); and Gopal Singh, Chief Executive Officer, Katra Development Authority (January 31, 2027).
The list further names Joginder Singh, Deputy Commissioner, State Taxes (Enforcement), Kathua (April 30, 2027); Bureeda Majeed, Programme Officer, ICDS Project, Ganderbal (August 31, 2027); and Virender Kumar Gupta, Additional Secretary to Government, Tribal Affairs Department (September 30, 2027).
Kuldeep Raj, Additional Secretary to the Government, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (March 31, 2027); Israr Ahmed, Collector, Land Acquisition, Defence, Rajouri (December 31, 2027); and Shub Tabassum, Deputy Director, District Employment & Counselling Centre, Srinagar (June 30, 2027) are also set to retire.
Also retiring are Pawan Kumar Goswami, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (September 30, 2027); Mohd. Ayub Dar, Deputy Secretary, Services Selection Board (February 28, 2027); and Sanjay Kumar Tickoo, Deputy Secretary, Higher Education Department (October 31, 2027).
The notification also lists Bashir Ahmad Bhat, Personnel Officer, Associated Hospitals, Srinagar (March 31, 2027); Ab. Rashid Sheikh, Assistant Commissioner, Panchayat, Kupwara (March 31, 2027); and Raman Kumar, Deputy Director (Administration), Directorate of Social Welfare, Jammu (May 31, 2027).
Sunil Kumar Gupta, Excise and Taxation Officer (August 31, 2027); Tariq Umar Handoo, Administrative Officer, J&K e-Governance Agency (February 28, 2027); and Zahida Banoo, Administrative Officer, J&K Pollution Control Committee (May 31, 2027) complete the list. (KNS)
