Srinagar, March 1 -- "In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 12 of the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education Act, 1975 (Act No. XXVIII of 1975), the Government hereby orders that Mr. Shantmanu, IAS (AGMUT:1991), Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), School Education Department, shall discharge the functions of Chairman, J&K Board of School Education and Director, State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), J&K, in addition to his own duties, as an interim arrangement, till further orders, " said an official order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD)

The move comes shortly after the one-month extension of incumbent Chairman Prof. Parikshat Singh Manhas ended ...