GAD Issues Government Order, Departments Asked to Maintain Essential Staff at Civil Secretariat Srinagar; Other Rooms to Be Locked After Annual Darbar Move
Srinagar, October 31: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has ordered the retention of officers and officials from various departments at the Civil Secretariat in Srinagar for the Winter Season 2026-27 in connection with the Annual Darbar Move.
According to Government Order No. 1720-JK(GAD) of 2026, dated October 31, issued by the General Administration Department (GAD), the decision has been taken in continuation of Government Order No. 1664-JK(GAD) dated October 19, 2026.
As per the order, officers and officials from various government departments shall continue to remain stationed at the Civil Secretariat, Srinagar, during the Winter Season 2026-27 to ensure the functioning of essential administrative offices and facilitate official work.
The list includes personnel from several departments, including Agriculture Production, Finance, General Administration, Health and Medical Education, Higher Education, Housing and Urban Development, Information, Information Technology, Jal Shakti, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, School Education, Social Welfare, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Transport, Tourism, Revenue, Public Works (R&B), Power Development and other departments.
The order also provides for the continued presence of designated staff members of the Civil Secretariat Dispensary, Central Registry Unit, Swagatam and the Lieutenant Governor’s Reference Monitoring Cell in Srinagar.
The government has clarified that the arrangement shall remain temporary until the Darbar Move of offices from Jammu to Srinagar is completed.
It has further directed that all other rooms in the Civil Secretariat, Srinagar, except those specifically mentioned in the government order, shall be properly locked and sealed by the Senior Superintendent of Police (Security), Civil Secretariat, Srinagar, after the Annual Darbar Move 2026-27.
The order further states that rooms allotted to Ministers and Administrative Secretaries shall remain open only on the days they visit the Civil Secretariat in Srinagar.
The government order has been issued by M. Raju, IAS, Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, General Administration Department, and bears the date October 31, 2026.
The detailed government order contains the names, designations and room allocations of the officers and officials assigned to continue their duties at the Srinagar Civil Secretariat during the winter arrangement.(KNC)
