After a span of six months; Civil Secretariat offices in J&K reopen in Srinagar

News Bharati    06-May-2019
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Srinagar, May 6: As part of bi-annual Darbar Move, the Civil Secretariat and other move offices of Jammu & Kashmir government will re-open in summer capital Srinagar. This was after a lapse of six months and the Jammu and Kashmir Governor, Satya Pal Malik was given a ceremonial guard of honour by a contingent of the state’s armed police upon his arrival at the secretariat.

Fool-proof security arrangements have been put in place at the Secretariat and other offices. Along with that the officials have also made an elaborate security arrangement for the reopening of darbar move offices. Last year, the darbar move office had reopened with the PDP-BJP headed by Mehbooba Mufti in office. After the coalition government collapsed in June, the state has been under Governors framework.

Darbar Move is over 145-year-old practice under which the Secretariat and all other important offices in the state shift from summer capital city Srinagar to winter capital city Jammu on a rotation of six months.

The Raj Bhavan, civil secretariat and over 50 offices are part of the Darbar Move. This practice was started by Dogra rulers in 1872. As part of tradition Governor Satya Pal Malik will receive a guard of honour at civil secretariat this morning.

The officials said all requisite arrangements have been put in place for the smooth functioning of Darbar Move offices in Srinagar.