J&K Government Places 18 Junior Scale Accounts Officers as In-Charge Chief Accounts Officers
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has placed 18 Junior Scale Accounts Officers as In-Charge Chief Accounts Officers for a period of six months or until regular appointments are made against the available vacancies, whichever is earlier.
The Finance Department issued Government Order No. 296-F of 2026 dated September 17, 2026, sanctioning the temporary placements in the officers’ existing pay and grade, along with charge allowance as admissible under the rules.
18 Officers Placed as In-Charge Chief Accounts Officers
According to the government order, the following 18 Junior Scale Accounts Officers have been placed as In-Charge Chief Accounts Officers:
- Vriti Uppal
- Narinder Singh
- Mukesh Sharma
- Aditi Sharma
- Mehak Gupta
- Waheed Ul Rashid
- Imran Ahmad Kichloo
- Yenbuerzal
- Hitesh Kumar Chowdary
- Showkat Ali
- Satender Singh
- Naseer Ahmad Rather
- Manmit Kumar
- Ajay Singh
- Monika Parihar
- Bilal Hussain
- Mukesh Kumar
- Mohit Thapa
Placement Is Temporary
The Finance Department has clarified that the placements are purely temporary and have been made as a stop-gap administrative arrangement until regular appointments are made against the available vacancies in the Jammu and Kashmir Accounts Service.
The arrangement has been made on the recommendations of the Departmental Promotion Committee/Public Service Commission.
The officers will receive their existing pay and grade along with charge allowance as admissible under rules.
No Preferential Right to Regular Promotion
The government order further makes it clear that the temporary placement as In-Charge Chief Accounts Officer will not confer any preferential right to promotion as Chief Accounts Officer when regular appointments are made under the applicable rules.
The placements will also remain subject to the outcome of any writ petitions pending before courts or tribunals of competent jurisdiction.
Existing Places of Posting to Continue
The 18 officers will continue to serve at their existing places of posting until further orders.
The temporary arrangement will remain effective for six months or until vacancies in the Jammu and Kashmir Accounts Service are filled through regular appointments, whichever occurs earlier.
Source: Jammu and Kashmir Finance Department, Government Order No. 296-F of 2026, dated September 17, 2026.