Srinagar, Jan 12 (KNO): The government Monday assigned Ghulam Hassan Sheikh, Secretary, J&K Board of School Education (JKBOSE) with the additional charge to act as interim chairman for the Board.
A government order in possession of the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) reads: “In exercise of the powers conferred by sub- section (1) of section 12 of Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education Act, 1975 (Act No. XXVIII of 1975), the Government orders that Gulam Hassan Sheikh, JKAS, Secretary, J&K Board of School Education, shall discharge the functions of Chairman, J&K Board of School Education, in addition to his own duties, as an interim arrangement, till further orders.”
In another separate order, the government has ordered that the Director, School Education Jammu (DSEJ) shall hold the charge of the post of Director, Jammu and Kashmir, State Council of Educational Research and Training (JKSCERT).
“In the interest of administration, it is ordered that Naseem Javaid Chowdhary, JKAS, Director, School Education, Jammu, shall hold the charge of the post of Director JKSCERT in addition to his own duties, till further orders,” it reads.
Pertinently, JKBOSE has had no proper chairman for the past more than a year and is functioning with an interim arrangement.
The post of JKBOSE chairman has been lying vacant since the day tenure of Parikshat Singh Manhas expired more than a year back.
Dr Manhas was appointed as Chairman in February 2023 and his tenure was expiring on January 24, 2025. However, the government had extended his term as JKBOSE Chairman and Director SCERT for a period of one month from the date of expiry of his previous term.
Since then, the board was functioning with an interim arrangement and the officer who was holding the charge of JKBOSE attained superannuation on December-31-2025—(KNO)