Pawan Singh Rathore Promoted to Tremendous Time Scale; 9 Officers Elevated to Particular Scale, 18 to Choice Grade; A number of Designated as Particular and Further Secretaries
Srinagar, Aug 7 : In a serious administrative choice geared toward strengthening the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS), the Jammu and Kashmir Authorities on Friday permitted the promotion of 28 JKAS officers to the Tremendous Time Scale, Particular Scale and Choice Grade by means of separate orders issued by the Common Administration Division (GAD).
In keeping with Authorities Order No. 1374-JK(GAD) of 2026, Pawan Singh Rathore has been promoted to the Tremendous Time Scale of JKAS (Stage-14: ₹1,44,200–2,18,200). The promotion has been granted notionally with impact from September 26, 2025, whereas it is going to take impact on a daily potential foundation, topic to the end result of pending courtroom instances.
In one other order, Authorities Order No. 1375-JK(GAD) of 2026, the federal government promoted 9 JKAS officers to the Particular Scale (Stage-13: ₹1,23,100–2,15,900).
The officers promoted are Dr. Sunil Sharma, Zahoor Ahmad Magray, Syed Sajad Qadri, Masarat Hashim, Sonali Arun Gupta, Atul Gupta, Ritu Mahajan, Mohammad Anwar Banday and Dr. Mohammad Tanvir.
Amongst them, Dr. Sunil Sharma has been granted notional promotion with impact from Might 15, 2026, whereas the remaining officers have been promoted on a potential foundation.
Consequent upon the promotions, Dr. Sunil Sharma, Sonali Arun Gupta, Ritu Mahajan and Mohammad Anwar Banday have been designated as Particular Secretaries of their respective departments, whereas the remaining officers will proceed at their current locations of posting till additional orders.
In the meantime, beneath Authorities Order No. 1376-JK(GAD) of 2026, the federal government promoted 18 JKAS officers to the Choice Grade (Stage-12: ₹78,800–2,09,200) on a potential foundation.
The promoted officers embrace Akhil Sadotra, Gulzar Ahmad Bhat, Mumtaz Ahmad Pir, Rachna Sharma, Reyaz Ahmad Shah, Piyush Dhotra, Vikas Sharma, Muzaffar Ahmad Sheikh, Masood Ahmad Wani, Shafqat Majeed Bhat, Tariq Ahmad Reshi, Deepak Kumar, Suheel Ahmad Lone, Shoaib Noor, Javid Ahmad Relatively, Musharraf Ali Haf, Shakoor Ahmad Dar and Mohd. Jhangir.
Following their elevation, Gulzar Ahmad Bhat, Rachna Sharma, Vikas Sharma, Masood Ahmad Wani, Suheel Ahmad Lone and Shoaib Noor have been designated as Further Secretaries of their respective departments, whereas the remaining officers will proceed at their current locations of posting till additional orders.
The federal government has clarified that each one promotions shall stay topic to the end result of writ petitions pending earlier than competent courts of legislation. The promotion orders had been issued by the Common Administration Division (Providers), Civil Secretariat, with the approval of the competent authority.
