S. L. Bhat is the current Chairman of the Jammu & Kashmir Public Service Commission;he succeeded Arun Kumar in 2009.[1][2] He was previously Financial Commissioner, Planning & Development Department.[3]
Born on January, 1st 1950 at Chandpora, Harwan Srinagar Shiban Lal Bhat graduated from S.P. College, Srinagar and did his Masters in Political Science from Kashmir University. He pursued M.Phill from Jawahar Lal Nehru University, New Delhi and also Masters in Development Management and Environment from Glasgow Caledonia University, U.K.
He joined Indian Administrative Services in 1976, and served previously as Deputy Commissioner of Rajouri and Barmulla Districts and also Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir. He served as Commissioner/Secretary to Govt., Agriculture Production, Labor and Employment and Science and Technology Department. He has been Principal Secretary to Govt., Social Welfare and General Administration Department. He has the distinction of serving in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs as Director and Joint Secretary from 1991 to 1996. He also served in the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperation from 2005 to 2008, becoming Additional Secretary for Agri and Cooperation in the Agriculture Ministry in 2007.[4] He has represented the country in many international conferences including FAO and led Union Agriculture Ministry delegation to China and Pakistan
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