Srinagar, April 10:
Jammu and Kashmir on Friday accorded sanction to the formal opening of
annual Darbar Move Offices in Srinagar but amid COVID-19 pandemic it
ordered the employees shall work on “as is where is” basis— Kashmir
based staff shall work from Srinagar and Jammu based staff shall work
from Jammu.
According to an order
issued by the GAD department, the Darbar Move offices for the Summer
Session-2020 will open at Srinagar on 4 May at 9:30 A.M.
However, in view of the “extraordinary circumstances due to COVID-19
Pandemic”, the government has made arrangements to ensure the
“transaction of the Government business effectively”.
Among others, the government has ordered that the Civil Secretariat at
Jammu shall continue to remain functional and the move employees shall
work on “as is where is” basis i.e. Kashmir based staff shall work from
Srinagar and Jammu based staff shall work from Jammu.
“The move offices outside the Civil Secretariat shall also continue to
remain functional at Jammu/Srinagar, as per the mechanism at 1 above
(as is where is” basis.”
Administrative Secretaries have been asked to make necessary
arrangements to ensure the functionality in their respective
departments, both at Srinagar and Jammu. “Similar arrangements shall be
put in place by the Heads of the Departments observing Darbar Move.”
The Civil Secretariat Treasury and J&K Bank Moving Branch at Civil
Secretariat shall be functional at both the places within the Civil
Secretariat—Jammu and Srinagar. “The Finance Department shall put in
place suitable mechanism for the purpose,” the order reads.
The dispensary of the Civil Secretariat shall remain functional at both
the places within the Civil Secretariat and Health & Medical
Education Department has been asked to put in place suitable mechanism
for the purpose.
“The move based
employees of Kashmir Division, who are required to move Srinagar on
account of Darbar Move, on 25th/26th April, 2020, shall be provided
transport facility by the JKRTC. Such employees shall provide their
particulars to the General Administration Department for issuance of
appropriate passes, if required, for movement on National Highway,” it
added. (KNS)