Two Secretariats to function now in J&K, 19 departments at Srinagar, 18 at Jammu
Jammu Tawi, June 17: In an unprecedented order in the history of erstwhile J&K state, the J&K UT Administration today issued an order for the different departments to function their headquarters along with the records for what they called ‘the forthcoming Annual Darbar Move-2020.'
In the order issued today, the fourth in the series for affecting the ‘Annual Darbar Move', the General Administration Department order said that in continuation to the Government Order No. 626-JK(GAD) of 2020 dated 08.06.2020, it is hereby ordered that the Departments shall primarily function from the headquarters along with the records in the following manner:
The Departments whose headquarters will move to Srinagar include Civil Aviation, Culture, Estates, Finance, Floriculture, General Administration, Horticulture, Higher Education, Hospitality & Protocol, Industries & Commerce, Information Technology, Law, Justice & Parliamentary Affairs, Labour & Employment, Public Works, Social Welfare, School Education, Skill Development, Tourism , Youth, Services & Sports.
While as Animal/Sheep Husbandry & Fisheries , ARI & Trainings, Cooperative, Disaster Management Relief, Rehabilitation Reconstruction, Election, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Forest, Ecology & Environment , Health & Medical Education, Home, Housing & Urban Development, Information, Jal Shakti, Planning, Development & Monitoring, Power Development, Revenue, Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Transport and Tribal Affairs will function from Jammu Secretariat.
Likewise, Agriculture Production and Science & Technology would function from both Jammu and Srinagar Secretariats.
While the main operative part of the said order stands drastically changed, the rest of the instructions like shifting of records, security arrangements and medical arrangement etc are however, the same as in the annual darbar move orders.
