Farooq Peer is in-charge Secretary JKBOSE

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 27:  Farooq Ahmad Peer, Director Academics, Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education, has been assigned the additional charge of Secretary JK BOSE.
The order in this regard was issued today by Secretary School Education Department, Rigzin Sampheal.
“In exercise of the powers conferred by Section (14) of the J&K BOSE Act, 1975 (Act No. XXVIII of 1975) and in supersession of notification SRO-234 of 2018 dated 24.05.2018,  the Government hereby assigns the additional charge of the post of Secretary JKBOSE to Dr  Farooq Ahmad Peer, on temporary basis in addition to his own duties with immediate effect till such time the Government appoints a new Secretary,” the order reads.
Earlier, the post of Secretary BOSE was being manned by Director School Education Kashmir (DSEK) G N Itoo as his additional assignment.
The post of Secretary is lying vacant from April this year after Veena Pandita was appointed as Chairperson JKBOSE.