Former DG Planning Tariq Khan among 2 appointed as PSC members

Srinagar : Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday appointed Tariq Ahmad Khan, former director general, Planning department and Sanjeev Gupta, district and sessions judge(retired) as members of Jammu & Kashmir Public Service Commission.

In a notification , a copy of which is in possession of news agency, the General Administration Department said that the LG has appointed Tariq Ahmad Khan, director general (expenditure division), Planning and Sanjeev Gupta, District and Session Judge as members of Jammu & Kashmir Public Service Commission.

A gold medalist from Kashmir University, Khan did his post-graduation in Commerce and MPhil in Management Accounting . He joined Planning & Statistics Service in 1993 and superannuated in April 2022.

Khan, who has an impeccable service record , held key postings in different debarments and played a significant role in infrastructure development in Jammu & Kashmir.

In his illustrious career of 36 years, he worked in various capacities in the Health and Medical Education Department, Planning Development & Monitoring Department, Public Works Department, Power Dev Development and Finance Department.

In 2020, Jammu & Kashmir government conferred him with the UT award for meritorious public services—(KNO)