SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has issued a retirement schedule for 35 officers of the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS), who are due to attain the age of superannuation during 2027.
The General Administration Department (GAD), through a notification dated October 14, 2026, has specified the retirement dates, present postings and service-feeding departments of the officers.
According to the order, bearing number GAD-SERVOKAS/345/2021, the officers will retire in the afternoon of their respective retirement dates.
The list includes senior officers heading key government departments and institutions, including Manzoor Ahmad Qadri, Managing Director of the Jammu and Kashmir Financial Corporation; Bashir Ahmed Khan, Secretary in the Social Welfare Department; Mohd. Raffi, Director General of Libraries, J&K; and Dr Mushtaq Ahmed, Director General of Estates, Jammu.
Others named in the notification include Sudershan Kumar, Managing Director of the J&K Trade Promotion Organisation; Mufti Mohammad Ud Din Farid, Director General of the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC); and Krishan Lal, Deputy Commissioner, Doda.
The schedule covers officers serving in various departments and administrative positions, including Revenue, Social Welfare, Industries and Commerce, Education, Rural Development, Excise and Taxation, and Information.
Among those due to retire on January 31, 2027, are Bashir Ahmed Khan, Secretary in the Social Welfare Department; Mohd. Raffi, Director General of Libraries; Rishpal Singh, Special Secretary in the Industries and Commerce Department; Shabir Ahmad Raina, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Sopore; Kul Bhushan Khajuria, Joint Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation; and Gopal Singh, Chief Executive Officer of the Katra Development Authority.
Manzoor Ahmad Qadri, Managing Director of the Jammu and Kashmir Financial Corporation, is also included in the January retirement schedule, although his date of birth and retirement date require verification from the original notification.
Mohd. Ayub Dar, Deputy Secretary in the J&K Services Selection Board, and Ab. Rashid Shiekh, Assistant Commissioner Panchayat, Kupwara, are scheduled to retire on February 28, 2027.
The officers due to retire on March 31 include Dr Mushtaq Ahmed, Director General of Estates, Jammu; Bal Krishan, Additional Registrar Cooperative, Jammu; Kuldeep Raj, Additional Secretary in the Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs; and Bashir Ahmad Bhat, Personnel Officer at Associated Hospitals, Srinagar.
Parvez Sajad Ganai, Special Secretary in the Culture Department, is also listed for retirement on March 31. However, the retirement date requires confirmation, as the notification records his date of birth as April 1, 1967.
Ravi Shanker Sharma, Special Secretary to the Government in the Agriculture Production Department, is due to retire on April 30, while Joginder Singh, Deputy Commissioner of State Taxes (Enforcement), Kathua, is also listed for retirement that month.
Mufti Mohammad Ud Din Farid, Director General of SKICC, and Hakeem Tanveer Ahmad, Joint Director of Education (North), Kashmir, are scheduled to retire on May 31. The same date applies to Raman Kumar, Deputy Director (Administration) in the Directorate of Social Welfare, Jammu, and Zahida Banoo, Administrative Officer in the J&K Pollution Control Committee.
Shubi Tabasum, Deputy Director of the District Employment and Counselling Centre, Srinagar, is due to retire on June 30, followed by Anil Kumar Thakur, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Doda, on July 31.
Bureeda Majeed, Programme Officer of the ICDS Project, Ganderbal, and Sunil Kumar Gupta, Excise and Taxation Officer, are scheduled to retire on August 31.
The September 30 retirement list includes Sudershan Kumar, Managing Director of the J&K Trade Promotion Organisation; Virender Kumar Gupta, Additional Secretary in the Tribal Affairs Department; and Pawan Kumar Goswami, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board.
Four officers are listed for retirement on October 31: Peerzadal Ahmad Zahoor, Officer on Special Duty with the minister handling the Health and Medical Education, School Education and Social Welfare departments; Sushil Kesar, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board; Pardeep Singh Chib, Deputy Commissioner of State Taxes (Enforcement), Samba; and Sanjay Kumar Tickoo, Deputy Secretary in the Higher Education Department.
Jagdish Chander, Joint Director of Education for Udhampur and Reasi, and Israr Ahmed, Collector, Land Acquisition, Defence, Rajouri, are scheduled to retire on December 31, 2027.
