Career
Career Timeline
Postings held by Dr Bilal Mohi-ud-Din Bhat, with the relevant government orders, predecessors and successors.
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2010 – 2017
J&K Administrative Service; Indian Forest Service
Jammu & Kashmir · Uttar Pradesh
Qualified the J&K Combined Competitive Examination in 2010 (Rank 22) and served in the J&K Administrative Service for about two years. Qualified the Indian Forest Service Examination 2012 with All-India Rank 23; trained at the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy, Dehradun (2013–15); served as Deputy Conservator of Forests, Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow and Gonda), from 2015.
- Services
- JKAS (2010–12); IFoS 2013 batch, Uttar Pradesh cadre
- Posting
- Deputy Conservator of Forests, Lucknow / Kuana range, Gonda
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2017 – 2019
Indian Administrative Service: selection and training
LBSNAA, Mussoorie · Jammu & Kashmir
Secured All-India Rank 10 in the Civil Services Examination 2016 (result declared 31 May 2017) and was allotted the IAS, 2017 batch, AGMUT cadre. Completed the Foundation Course and Phase-I training at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, followed by district training in Jammu & Kashmir.
- Batch and cadre
- IAS 2017, AGMUT (J&K segment)
- Allotment year
- 2017
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October 2019 – March 2021
Photo: Kashmir Life Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Karnah-Tangdhar
District Kupwara
First independent field charge, with additional charge as Sub-Registrar. Responsibilities included management of the early COVID-19 response, winter stocking of essential supplies, traffic regulation over the Sadhna Pass, medical evacuations by Army helicopter, monitoring of PMGSY road projects, distribution of 40 poly-greenhouses under the Cluster Model Village Scheme, and planning for 300 individual bunkers in border villages.
- Transferred by
- Government Order No. 246-JK(GAD) of 2021, dated 16 March 2021
- Media coverage
- 37 articles · 42 videos
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18 March 2021 – 8 January 2024
Photo: Srinagar Observer Deputy Commissioner, Kulgam
District Kulgam
Deputy Commissioner, District Magistrate, District Development Commissioner and District Election Officer. The district achieved 100% COVID-19 vaccination coverage, commissioned a 1,000 LPM oxygen generation plant, attained 100% saturation under AB-PMJAY SEHAT, completed digitisation of all 273 Jamabandis, attained ODF Plus (Model) status, and launched the Madadgar application and the Rehbar Kulgam self-employment portal. District Kulgam received the Prime Minister's Award for Excellence in Public Administration 2023.
- Appointed by
- Government Order No. 246-JK(GAD) of 2021 · charge assumed 18 March 2021
- Predecessor
- Showkat Aijaz Bhat
- Successor
- Athar Aamir Ul Shafi Khan, IAS (8 January 2024)
- Media coverage
- 656 articles · 80 videos
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8 January 2024 – 15 June 2025
Photo: The Kashmir Monitor Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar
District Srinagar
Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate; District Election Officer and Returning Officer, 02-Srinagar Parliamentary Constituency (General Election 2024); District Election Officer for all eight Assembly constituencies (Legislative Assembly Election 2024); Chairman, District Disaster Management Authority; Chairman, District Red Cross Society. Initiatives included the Chinar Book Festival, the E-Arzi portal, the first SMILE shelter home in J&K, a 100-day TB elimination campaign, road-safety measures and heritage-restoration reviews.
- Appointed by
- GAD order dated 4 January 2024
- Predecessor
- Mohammad Aijaz Asad, IAS
- Successor
- Akshay Labroo, IAS
- Media coverage
- 2,183 articles · 126 videos
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16 June 2025 – 25 February 2026
Photo: Greater Kashmir Deputy Commissioner, Budgam
District Budgam
Deputy Commissioner, District Magistrate and District Development Commissioner; District Election Officer for the bye-election to the 27-Budgam Assembly constituency (November 2025). The tenure covered relief and restoration after the September 2025 floods, progress on the 125-bed New District Hospital, demarcation of the Hokarsar Ramsar wetland, land procedures for the expansion of Srinagar airport, public darbars across the district, and the launch of the e-Nigrani works-monitoring application.
- Appointed by
- GAD order dated 11 June 2025
- Predecessor
- Akshay Labroo, IAS
- Successor
- Athar Aamir Ul Shafi Khan, IAS (26 February 2026)
- Media coverage
- 657 articles · 54 videos · 497 official Facebook posts
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26 February 2026 – present
At the office of the Deputy Commissioner, Anantnag, February 2026 Deputy Commissioner, Anantnag
District Anantnag
Deputy Commissioner, District Magistrate and District Development Commissioner. Concurrently Principal Census Officer for Census-2027, Yatra Officer for the Pahalgam axis of Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra 2026, Chairman of the District Task Force for HPV vaccination, and District Election Officer for the Panchayat electoral-roll revision 2026. Work to date includes the 100-day Nasha Mukt J&K Abhiyan, clearance of backlog land mutations, approval of Mission YUVA cases, civil-defence preparedness and the presentation of the district's Jal Jeevan Mission practices at the national Peyjal Samvad 2026.
- Appointed by
- Government Order No. 230-JK(GAD) of 2026, dated 20 February 2026
- Predecessor
- Syeed Fakhrudin Hamid, IAS
- Media coverage
- 495 articles · 96 videos
References
Government Orders
- Government Order No. 246-JK(GAD) of 2021
Transfer from SDM Karnah-Tangdhar; posted as Deputy Commissioner, Kulgam.
As reported - GAD order dated 4 January 2024
Transfer from Deputy Commissioner, Kulgam; posted as Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar.
As reported - GAD order dated 11 June 2025
Transfer from Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar; posted as Deputy Commissioner, Budgam.
As reported - Government Order No. 230-JK(GAD) of 2026
Transfer from Deputy Commissioner, Budgam; posted as Deputy Commissioner, Anantnag.
As reported
The General Administration Department's online order archive does not support direct links; orders are linked as reported in the press.
References
Official Website Listings
- District websiteDistrict Anantnag official website - homepage (Deputy Commissioner widget)
Homepage DC widget reads exactly: 'Dr. Bilal Mohiud Din Bhat , IAS DC/DDC/DM, Anantnag' (fetched 2026-09-15). Sub-pages (/deputy-commissioner/, /whos-who/, /notices/, /press-releases/) could not be fetched (robots.txt 204).
- District websiteDistrict Srinagar official website - homepage (Deputy Commissioner widget)
Homepage as fetched on 2026-09-15 still names 'Dr. Bilal Mohi-ud-Din Bhat (I.A.S)' as Deputy Commissioner / District Development Commissioner / District Magistrate, Srinagar - appears to be a stale widget (he left Srinagar 15 Jun 2025). Sub-pages not fetchable.