Associated News Bureau

J&K Government Regularises, Promotes 17 Officers in Information Department

Srinagar, May 25: The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Monday ordered the regularisation and promotion of 17 officers in the Information Department, including three In-charge Information Officers and 14 Assistant Information Officers, as Information Officers and equivalent ranks. According to a government order issued by the Information Department, the officers promoted include Showket Ahmad Khan, Riyaz Ahmad Fazili, Parshotam Dass, Rajinder Paul Singh, Gulshan Sumbria, Majeeb Ahmad Ganai, Gulshan Ara, Ashok Kumar Sharma, Sayed Gulam Jeelani Qadiri, Shabir Ahmed Bhat, Gurpreet Singh, Liyaqat Ali Mir, Mohammad Owais Gurkoo, Natyapal Singh, Parvaiz Ahmad Lone, Sajad Ahmad Shah and Hardeep Singh Choudhary. As per the order, the services of Showket Ahmad Khan, Riyaz Ahmad Fazili and Parshotam Dass have been regularised with retrospective effect from September 5, 2018, while the promotions of the remaining officers will take effect prospectively. The order further stated that all the promoted officers shall continue to serve at their present places of posting until further orders from the government.