35 IAS, JKAS Officers Assigned To Vibrant Villages Programme-II in Jammu Kashmir | Kashmir Life

SRINAGAR: The Government of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday issued Government Order No. 834–JK(GAD) of 2026 dated April 27, 2026, for the implementation of the Vibrant Villages Programme–II (VVP-II), aimed at ensuring comprehensive and sustainable development of villages along the International Border (IB) and the Line of Control (LoC).

Under the order, officers listed in the annexure have been assigned specific Vibrant Villages for monitoring and implementation of the programme during May and June 2026.

The initiative is designed to strengthen grassroots governance and improve infrastructure, service delivery, and socio-economic conditions in remote and border areas of the Union Territory.

As per the order, Deputy Commissioners concerned shall facilitate field visits of the officers and provide necessary logistical and administrative support. All line departments have been directed to extend full cooperation and furnish required data and information.

The officers have been tasked with undertaking field visits to allotted villages, reviewing infrastructure and service delivery, identifying gaps in sectors including connectivity, health, education, livelihoods and digital access, and engaging with local stakeholders, Border Guarding Forces, residents and civil society organisations.

They are also required to ensure convergence of Central and Union Territory schemes, guide village nodal officers and district administrations in preparing comprehensive Village Action Plans based on baseline data and gap analysis, and submit detailed reports to the Planning, Development and Monitoring Department by June 30, 2026.

The order includes the deployment of 35 IAS officers across departments.

Among them, Shaleen Kabra (Financial Commissioner, Jal Shakti Department) has been assigned Garkhri and RakhKhanor in Akhnoor, Jammu; Ashwani Kumar (Power Development Department) has been assigned Jabowal Khurd and Kaku Da Kotha in Arnia, Jammu; Ashish Chandra (Tourism Department) has been assigned Kanachak and Beli Bakavan in Marh, Jammu; Shailendra Kumar (Finance Department) has been assigned Bhalwal Bharat and Maljodha in Paragwal, Jammu; and Anil Kumar Singh (Public Works R and B Department) has been assigned Chakrali and Golpattan in Marh, Jammu.

Chandrakar Bharti (Home Department) has been assigned Kot Maira and Khour in Jammu district; Brij Mohan (IFS, Culture Department) has been assigned Mangu Chak and Regal in Rajpura, Samba; Saurabh Bhagat (Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs) has been assigned Machil and Har During in Kupwara; Mandeep Kour (Housing and Urban Development Department) has been assigned Abdulian and Badyal Brahmana in RS Pura, Jammu; and R. Alice Vaz (Planning, Monitoring and Development Department) has been assigned Bobiya and Gajnal in Marheen, Kathua.

Sheetal Nanda (Forest Ecology and Environment) has been assigned Chakdulma and Chaklala in Samba; Yasha Mudgal (Cooperative Department) has been assigned Bulechak and Flora in Suchetgarh; Shahid Iqbal Choudhary (Youth Services and Sports) has been assigned Sariah and Sher in Nowshera, Rajouri; Sarmad Hafeez (Social Welfare Department) has been assigned Posh Pora and Kunaan in Trehgam, Kupwara; and Prasanna Ramaswamy G (Tribal Affairs Department) has been assigned Teetwal and Amroohi in Kupwara.

Vikramjit Singh (IPS, Industries and Commerce) has been assigned Loharkote and Chappardhara in Sunderbani Panjgrain, Rajouri; Kumar Rajeev Ranjan (Labour and Employment) has been assigned Silauniyan and Chakatroo in Sathra, Poonch; Ram Niwas Sharma (School Education Department) has been assigned Salasan and Maidanan in Boniyar, Baramulla; and Talat Parvez Roohilla (Bureau of Public Enterprises) has been assigned Kamal Kote and ChoolanKalsan in Baramulla.

Rehana Batool (IMPARD) has been assigned Dug Channi and Kandral in Samba; Mir Tariq Ali (Women and Child Development) has been assigned Trehgam in Kupwara; Piyush Singla (IT Department) has been assigned Silikote and Tulwari in Uri, Baramulla; Mohammad Ajaz (Rural Development and Panchayati Raj) has been assigned Shahpur and Nangali in Poonch; and SL Naveen (Civil Aviation Department) has been assigned Bedar Balnai and Chhamber Kanari in Mandi, Poonch.

Avny Lavasa (Transport Department) has been assigned Kushalpur and Nai Basti Gulabgarh in Suchetgarh; Anjali Sehrawat (Jal Jeevan Mission) has been assigned Dhailan and Dehrian in Khour; Vikas Kundal (JKSSB) has been assigned Gund Gajra and Jabdi in Teetwal; Nazim Zai Khan (FCS and CA Kashmir) has been assigned Nawa Gabra in Tangdhar; Narinder Singh Bali (Dairy Development Mission) has been assigned Dardpora in Sogam; Ajaz Ahmad Bhat (Sericulture) has been assigned Alachi Zab in Qadirabad; Majid Khalil Drabu (Commissioner of Enquiries) has been assigned Rawathpora in RoddiChokibal; Owais Ahmad (Skill Development) has been assigned Purana Tulail and Neeru in Bandipora; Akriti Sagar (NHM) has been assigned Rangoor and SM Pur in Samba; Shreya Singhal (JKTDC) has been assigned Suchetgarh; and Ananth Dwivedi (State Health Agency) has been assigned Nanga and Nathwal in Ramgarh, Samba.

The JKAS officers’ list includes Zubair Ahmad (Floriculture Parks and Gardens), Bablila Rakwal (Science and Technology), Tariq Hussain Ganai (JK Medical Supplies Corporation), Sajad Hussain Ganie (ICDS), Anoo Malhotra (Rural Sanitation), Bhawani Rakwal (Samagra Shiksha), Manzoor Ahmad Qadri (LCMA), Mahmood Ahmad Shah (KPDCL), Mohammad Rafi (Srinagar Development Authority), Shubhra Sharma (Rural Livelihood Mission), Inder Jeet (Survey and Land Records), Shiv Kumar Gupta (Legal Metrology), Rajesh Kumar Shavan (Food Civil Supplies Jammu), Om Prakash (Forensic Laboratory), Sudershan Kumar (JK Trade Promotion), Abdul Rashid War (JKRTC), Arun Kumar Manhas (Industries Commerce), Pankaj Magotra (Command Area Development), Masrat-ul-Islam (Handloom & Handicrafts), Firdous Ahmad Giri (RUSA), Mohammad Nazir Sheikh (Handloom and Handicrafts Jammu), Harvinder Kour (JKAACL), Vikas Gupta (Tourism Jammu), Pawan Kumar Sharma (JK Mineral Limited), Charandeep Singh (Labour Commissioner), Kapil Sharma (Urban Local Bodies), Suraj Prakash Rakwal (Geology and Mining), Sham Lal (Panchayati Raj), Kuldeep Krishan Sidha (Archives, Archaeology and Museums), Shahnaz Akhter (Rural Development), Ranjeet Singh (Social Welfare), Rajnish Kumar (CEO IWMP), and Basharat (partially visible).

The government said the programme will be closely monitored to ensure effective implementation and measurable development outcomes in border and remote villages.