New Delhi, Feb 11: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has sanctioned a one-year extension of inter cadre deputation for IAS officers Basharat Qayoom and Athar Aamir-ul-Shafi Khan to the AGMUT cadre, which includes the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. The decision was confirmed through official notifications issued by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.
Basharat Qayoom, a 2016-batch IAS officer from the Jharkhand cadre, will continue his tenure beyond February 23, 2026. The extension was approved through an order dated February 10, following a proposal submitted by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) in late January.
In a separate directive issued on February 6, the ACC cleared a similar one-year extension for Athar Aamir-ul-Shafi Khan, a 2016-batch officer of the Rajasthan cadre. His deputation will now remain in effect beyond February 15, 2026.
Both approvals were granted as a relaxation of the prevailing deputation policy, with the DoPT formalising the orders after receiving the committee’s consent.