Srinagar, May 2:The Directorate of Health Services Kashmir (DHSK) has ordered the transfer and posting of several doctors across healthcare institutions in Anantnag district in the interest of administration and patient care.

As per Order No. 476/Gaz of 2026 dated May 2, Dr. Mohammad Akhter Naikoo, Consultant Paediatrics at SDH Bijbehara, has been transferred to SDH Achabal, while Dr. Imtiyaz Hussain has been shifted from Achabal to SDH Bijbehara.

Dr. Nisar Ahmad Khanday, In-charge Consultant Surgery at SDH Bijbehara, has been transferred to SDH Pahalgam, replacing Dr. Sajad Ahmad Dangroo, who has been moved to SDH Kokernag for further duties.

Meanwhile, Dr. Afreen Abdullah, Medical Officer at SDH Bijbehara, has been posted to PHC Saller, while Dr. Qurat-ul-Ain has been transferred from Saller to SDH Bijbehara.

In another adjustment, Dr. Farooq Ahmad Beigh, In-charge Consultant Surgery at SDH Seer Hamdan, has been transferred and posted to SDH Bijbehara against an available vacancy.

The order states that all the concerned doctors shall be deemed relieved from their present postings and must join their new assignments immediately. The Chief Medical Officer Anantnag has been directed to submit a compliance report within two days.

The order has been issued by Director Health Services Kashmir, Dr. Jehangir Bakshi.(KNC)