JAMMU, May 1: In a major administrative reshuffle, the Jammu and Kashmir Government today transferred 26 senior civil and police officers. The reshuffle was effected to tone up administrative machinery in the state, officials said.

Amit Kushari, principal secretary, administrative reforms and inspection (ARI), has been appointed chairman, J and K tribunal. Iqbal Khandey is the new secretary, ARI.

Anil Goswami will take over as secretary, tourism, and S S Kapoor, on his return from foreign training, secretary, agriculture.

G D Wadhwa, Jammu divisional commissioner, is the new secretary, summer secretariat, while B S Jamwal, registrar cooperatives, has been made divisional commissioner, Jammu.

Mohammd Amin takes over as labour commissioner while R K Handa, MD, Agro Industries Corporation, has been posted vice-chairman, Jammu development authority.

Five other civil officers, including four chief engineers, have been transferred and two retired officers re-employed.

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