New Delhi, July 9, KNT: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday ordered a major reshuffle of officers belonging to the AGMUT cadre, transferring and posting several Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) officers across Union Territories and northeastern states, with Jammu and Kashmir witnessing significant changes.

According to an order issued by the Ministry, senior IAS officer Shahid Iqbal Choudhary (2009 batch) has been transferred from Jammu and Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh, while Swati Sheemar (2023 batch) has been shifted from Jammu and Kashmir to Delhi.

In return, Saugat Biswas (2006 batch IAS) has been transferred from Arunachal Pradesh to Jammu and Kashmir. Mamta Yadav (2021 batch IAS) has been moved from Delhi to Jammu and Kashmir, while Ishita Rathi (2022 batch IAS) has been transferred from Puducherry to the Union Territory.

Among IPS officers, Tanushree (2017 batch) has been transferred from Jammu and Kashmir to Delhi. Rajesh Kumar Sharma (2014 batch) has been posted to Chandigarh, while Deepika (2018 batch) has been transferred to Puducherry.

The MHA has also posted several IPS officers to Jammu and Kashmir, including Gaurav Sikarwar, Arshi Adil, Vishnu Kumar, K.M. Priyanka, Rajeev Kumar Ambasta, Deepak Yadav, Anand Kumar Mishra and Satish Kumar from Goa, Delhi and Chandigarh.

The reshuffle also includes transfers of several IAS officers to other AGMUT segments. Vivek Pandey, Garima Gupta, Pawan Kumar Sain, Amjad Tak, Ajay Kumar Gupta, Awanish Kumar and Sweta Nagarkoti have been posted to Delhi from Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, and Lakshadweep.

Meanwhile, Sanjay Goel and Rishita Gupta have been transferred to Arunachal Pradesh, Arava Gopi Krishna has been posted to Ladakh, L Kumar to Puducherry, Kesavan R to Lakshadweep, Bhupesh Chaudhary and Shashanka Ala to Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, R Giri Sankar to Puducherry and W Punshiba Singh to Lakshadweep.

Among other IPS transfers, Vivek Kishore, Sindhu Pillai A, Chinmoy Biswal, Ajay Krishan Sharma, A Koan, Varsha Sharma, Jitendra Kumar Meena, Anil Kumar Lal, Manjeet, Geetanjali Khandelwal and Satyawan Gautam have been transferred to Delhi.

The order further transfers Nabam Gungte, Rishi Kumar and Angad Mehta to Arunachal Pradesh; Pukhraj Kamal and Lokeshwaran R to Delhi; Vinit Kumar to Chandigarh; Gaurav Tyagi to Delhi; Tikam Singh Verma and Arshi Adil to Jammu and Kashmir; Utkarsha to Delhi; Pawan Kumar to Ladakh; R Subash to Delhi; Sikandar Singh to Puducherry; Dhirendra Pratap Singh, Nishant Gupta and Amit Kaushik to Mizoram; Patel Aalap Manshukh to Lakshadweep; and Shweta Singh Chauhan to Goa.

The Ministry said the transfers and postings have been ordered with immediate effect and will remain in force until further orders. [KNT]