SRINAGAR: As Director of Colleges, Higher Education Department J&K, Dr. Yasmeen Ashai has been given a one-year extension by the J&K government. Alok Kumar, the Principal Secretary of the Higher Education Department (HED), gave the order for the prolongation. "Sanction is accorded to the extension of the tenure of Dr Yasmeen Ashai as Director Colleges, HED J&K for a period of one year from the date of her last tenure as Director Colleges has expired or till further orders ,which so ever is earlier," The Government Order number 248-JK (HE) of 2021, issued August 4, 2021, states that the terms and conditions of the extension period would be the same.Notably, Dr. Yasmeen Ashai was chosen for the position of Director, Colleges HED J&K, based on the suggestions of a selection committee that had been established in May 2021. Her appointment took place in August 2021. A high-level committee was established by the J&K government in 2021 to choose the director colleges under the Higher Education Department (HED). The administrative secretary HED served as the committee's chairman, while the special secretary HED served as a member secretary. The committee consisted of six members. The administration took action and established a committee for the first time in HED's history to choose the Director Colleges. It was a departmental matter in the past. [caption id="attachment_5194" align="alignnone" width="300"] Dr Yasmeen Ashai gets 1yr extension as Director Colleges J&K[/caption]
