As 'Indianmandarins' had anticipated in its report early morning today, a major bureaucratic reshuffle takes places in Jammu & Kashmir. Accordingly; Rakesh Kumar Gupta, (IAS:JK:86) has been appointed as Principal Secretary, Forest. Previously he was PS to J&K Governor.............Department, vice Mr. Mohammad Afzal Bhat. Suresh Kumar (IAS:JK:86) is now DG, J&K Institute of Management, Public Administration and Rural Development. Previously he was Principal Secretary, Department of Home Braj Raj Sharma (IAS:JK:84) will hold the additional charge of Principal Secretary, Home apart from his current assignment as Principal Secretary, Planning and Development Gazzanfar Hussain (IAS:JK:1998) appointed as Divisional Commissioner Kashmir vice Rohit Kansal Rohit Kansal (IAS:JK:1995) has been posted as Commissioner/Secretary R & B Pawan Kotwal (IAS:JK:1994) is new Divisional Commissioner, Jammu Shant Manu (IAS:JK:1991) is now Secretary, Department of Health Bipul Pathak (IAS:JK:1992) appointed as Commissioner/Secy Housing & Urban Development Sarmad Hafeez (IAS:JK:1998), DC, Gandarbal will be heading Lakes & Water Ways Development Authority Vineeta Gupta (IAS:JK:2000) is now Secretary, Cooperatives Department Tushar Kanti Sharma (IAS:JK:2000) is now Secretary, ARI and Trainings Department Dr. Mandeep Kumar Bhandari (IAS:JK:2001) is now Secretary, Dept of Relief and Rehabilitation and ECO of Project Monitoring Unit of the New World Bank Project. Earlier Bhandari was CEO of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board. Mohammad Afzal Bhat (IAS:JK:2001) is now  Secretary, Revenue Department Satesh Nehru, IAS (JK:2001) is now Secretary, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Department Parvez Ahmad Malik (IAS:JK:2001) is now Secretary PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Department Baseer Ahmad Khan (IAS:JK:2001) is now Secretary, Transport Department Saurabh Bhagat (IAS:JK:2002) is now Secretary, Information Technology & Science & Technology It had been a general understanding that Mufti Government would avoid major changes in the initial phase but within 15 days of swearing-in as J&K Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed effected a major bureaucratic reshuffle in J&K today.