Darbar move offices’ to close on April 29, re-open on May 9

Srinagar: As part of annual exercise (darbar move) by the state government, offices observing five days week shall close at Jammu on April 29 and the offices observing six days week shall close on April 30after the office hours. The offices shall reopen at Srinagar on May 9 for annual darbar move. Order to this effect was issued by the state government today. It has been ordered that the offices moving in camp shall carry only 33 per cent of the strength of staff in that particular office or with 10 officials whichever is minimum. All Departments have been asked to send their advance parties on April 25 consisting of one gazetted officer and four to five non-gazetted employees, who will receive the records at Srinagar. The departments shall ensure that boxes are properly locked and their keys reach the advance parties at Srinagar well in time.  The S P security, civil secretariat will furnish a list of defaulting departments in this regard to the General Administration Department. According to the order, J&K SRTC has been asked to make available sufficient number of buses in good condition for transportation of Kashmir based employees on April 30 and May, 1 and Jammu based employees on 7 and 8 May. The booking of buses shall be for the destination of the employees wherever feasible. Tickets shall be issued by SRTC from 20st April 20 both from civil secretariat as well as from the main booking counters of SRTC. Health Department has been asked to keep available Medical Aid facilities enroute at various places including Jajarkotli, Udhampur, Kud, Patnitap, Ramban, Ramsu, Banihal, Qazigund and Bejbihara on the days when the employees travel from Jammu to Srinagar. Principal Secretary to Government, Health and Medical Education will issue necessary instruction in this behalf to the Directorates of Jammu and Kashmir Divisions accordingly. It has been ordered that no moving employee shall occupy any Government/E.P/Municipal residential accommodation except under proper allotment order. The move employees can retain the government accommodation allotted to them at Jammu for bona-fide use of their families under intimation to the Estates department on applicable terms and conditions. The moving employees having ration cards at Jammu shall surrender the same to the director, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Department, Jammu and obtain a surrender certificate. The Director, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Department, Srinagar shall issue ration cards to move employees at Kashmir on the opening of the offices. The employees who desire to move without families may retain the Ration Cards at Jammu for the summer season.