Early Times Report
Jammu, June 17: Decision of the UT administration to divide departments which will primarily function from Srinagar and Jammu secretariat respectively is going to lay the foundation of two civil secretariats in both the capital cities. It is long pending demand of the people of people that there should be separate secretariat both at Jammu and Srinagar respectively and both function through-out the year As per order issued by the government on Wednesday 19 departments will function primarily from Srinagar secretariat and 18 from Jammu secretariat. According to an order issued by General Administration Department, 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 and Youth, Services & Sports department will function from Srinagar secretariat. Animal/Sheep Husbandry & Fisheries, ARI & Trainings, Cooperative, Disaster Management Relief, Rehabilitation and 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 departments shall function from Jammu secretariat. It further states that Agriculture Production and Science & Technology departments shall primarily function from both Jammu and Srinagar secretariats. |