The appointment is part of a major administrative reshuffle ordered by the J&K Government today, Wednesday, October 7, 2026, which repositioned 49 IAS and JKAS officers across the Union Territory.
Other high-profile postings include Vikas Kundal as Divisional Commissioner (Jammu), Basharat Qayoom as Commissioner of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC), and Athar Aamir Khan as Managing Director of the National Health Mission (NHM). New Deputy Commissioners have also been assigned to key districts including Jammu, Budgam, Pulwama, Kupwara, and Samba.
