Jammu and Kashmir Bank director appointment took effect on September 22, 2026, after members approved Tsewang Tharchin, IA&AS, as a director liable to retire by rotation at the bank’s 88th Annual General Meeting. The bank disclosed the decision in a BSE filing dated September 24 under the applicable SEBI listing regulations.

The filing identified the development as a change in designation and stated that Tharchin’s appointment as a rotational director was approved by shareholders at the AGM held on September 22, 2026. The disclosure was signed by Company Secretary Mohammad Shafi Mir on behalf of Jammu and Kashmir Bank.

Tsewang Tharchin profile

Tharchin is a 2007-batch officer of the Indian Audit and Accounts Service. He joined the Ladakh Administration as Commissioner Secretary, Finance Department, on July 6, 2026. Before that, he served as Accountant General (Audit), J&K, from November 6, 2025.

His previous assignments included roles as Deputy Accountant General and Senior Deputy Accountant General in J&K, and work in the office of the Principal Accountant General (Accounts and Entitlements), Punjab. He also served as Financial Advisor at the National Company Law Tribunal in New Delhi from 2021 to 2024 and later as Principal Director in the Comptroller and Auditor General’s office.

The filing said his experience included processing audit reports for several states and the Ministry of Defence, as well as international audit assignments connected with the United Nations, the World Intellectual Property Organization and Indian diplomatic and public-sector entities.

Tharchin holds a BA from Kashmir University and a Diploma in Management from IGNOU. He is also a Certified Information Systems Auditor and Certified Internal Auditor.

Jammu and Kashmir Bank disclosed that there is no inter-se relationship between Tharchin and the other directors. It also confirmed that he is not debarred from holding the office of director by any SEBI order or other authority. The appointment carries the term of a director liable to retire by rotation.

Source: BSE corporate announcement.