SRINAGAR, Oct 5: ‘Darbar’, seat of the Government including the office of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, his cabinet colleagues and top bureaucrats will close in summer capital, Srinagar in the last week of this month to reopen in the first week of November in Jammu, the winter capital.
According to a Government order issued by General Administration Department (GDA) here today the Government offices observing five days week will close at Srinagar on October 25, after the office hours and the offices observing six days week will close at Srinagar on October 26, after the office hours.
However, the offices will reopen at Jammu on November 4.
All the departments shall ensure that records are packed in boxes after working hours on last working day as indicated above.
It has been ordered that the offices moving in camp should carry only 33 per cent of the strength of staff in that particular office or with 10 officials whichever is minimum.
They have been asked to send their advance parties on October 21 (FN) consisting of one Gazetted Officer and four to five Non- Gazetted Employees who will receive the records at Jammu.
The departments will ensure that boxes were properly locked and their keys reach the advance parties at Jammu well in time.
The SP Security, Civil Secretariat will furnish a list of defaulting departments in this regard to the General Administration Department.
The State SRTC has been asked to make available sufficient number of buses in good condition for transportation of Jammu based employees on September 26th and 27th and Kashmir based employees on November 2nd and 3rd.
Tickets will be issued by SRTC in advance from October 15th, both from Civil Secretariat as well as from the main booking counters of SRTC.
The State SRTC will also make available trucks for shifting the records from Srinagar to Jammu.
The trucks will be requisitioned by the departments from SRTC and the departments will draw advance for meeting carriage and package charges.
Police will escort the ’employees’ and the ‘records convoy’ all along the route up to their respective destinations.
They will also make sure that the move convoy is given precedence in crossing the Jawahar Tunnel. Director General of Police will issue necessary guidelines to the field agencies accordingly.
The moving employees having Ration Cards at Srinagar will surrender the same to the Director, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Department, Srinagar and obtain a surrender certificate.
The Director, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Department, Jammu will issue Ration Cards to move employees at Jammu on the opening of the offices.
Special Move TA will be paid at the uniform rate of Rs 10,000 per employee. This will be drawn and disbursed in advance. (AGENCIES)
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