Srinagar- The Government of India on Wednesday inducted 16 Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) officers into Indian Administrative Service (IAS).
The formal notification in this regard was issued by the Department of Personnel and Trainings, Ministry of Personnel and Public Grievances and Pensions, Govt. of India on Wednesday, an official spokesperson said.
Among those inducted into IAS iclude, Talat Parvez Rohella,Ruksana Gani,Rehana Batul, Mir Tariq Ali, Amit Sharma, Nazim Zia Khan,Shakeel -Ul -Rehman Rather,Pradeep Kumar,Rahul Sharma, Narinder Singh Bali, Aijaz Ahmad Bhat, Hashmat Ali Yatoo, Majid Khalil Ahmad Drabu, Mohammad Akbar Wani,Sheikh Arshad Ayub and Rajesh Sharma.
“This is for the first time in last 12 years that the JKAS officers have been inducted into IAS. 16 serving JKAS officers have been inducted into IAS for the years 2013-2018. Three officers have been appointed against vacancies of 2013, two against vacancies of 2016, three against vacancies of 2017 and 08 vacancies have been filled up for the year 2018,” the spokesperson said.
He further said that 1999 batch JKAS officers are the major beneficiary of the inductions which have been carried out purely on seniority basis after the seniority list was finalized by the GAD.
“Many IAS Officers were presently holding charge of twin departments and the promotions are likely to lessen their burden besides boosting the moral of local officers,” the spokesperson said
“With inductions becoming a regular feature, more JKAS Officers are likely to be benefited by getting inducted into the prestigious India Administrative Service,” he added.
The spokesperson further said that the exercise for induction of JKAS officers into IAS was delayed because of seniority disputes and certain other issues.
“However, the General Administration Department headed by Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, initiated the exercise last year, which finally culminated in today’s notification,” he said.
“This has been made possible due to the tireless efforts of Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K and Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, Principal Secretary, GAD under the guidance of Lieutenant Governor,” he added.
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