Jammu, May 4: After the move of “Darbar” to the summer capital for the next six months, three Ministers and the Advisor to the Chief Minister will hold the fort in the Civil Secretariat, Jammu, representing the elected government.
As per the roster issued by the J&K government for ministers, the Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary, the Minister for Health Sakeena Itoo, the Minister for Agriculture Javid Ahmad Dar and the Advisor (to the CM) Nasir Aslam Wani will remain stationed at the Civil Secretariat, Jammu, during the month of May.
Separately, the government has also issued a roster of Administrative Secretaries, who will remain available at the Civil Secretariat, Jammu, for the month of May.
Post Darbar Move from Jammu, all the government offices started functioning in Srinagar from Monday, 4 May 2026.
Meanwhile, the General Administration Department has established a summer secretariat at Civil Secretariat, Jammu.
As per the roster of Ministers for the month of May 2026 at Civil Secretariat, Jammu, Surinder Kumar Choudhary, Deputy Chief Minister, J&K, will be available from May 4 to 8, 2026; Sakeena Masood (Itoo), Minister for Health and Medical Education, School Education, Higher Education and Social Welfare Departments from May 11 to 15, 2026; Nasir Aslam Wani, Advisor to the Chief Minister from May 18 to 22, 2026 and Javid Ahmad Dar, Minister for Agriculture Production, Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Cooperative and Election Departments from May 25 to 29, 2026.
“It is hereby ordered that these Ministers shall make it convenient to remain available at Civil Secretariat, Jammu, for the month of May, 2026, as per the schedule,” GAD order read.
As per the roster of Administrative Secretaries for the month of May, 2026, senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers Ashwani Kumar, Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Power Development Department and Mohammad Aijaz, Secretary, Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, from May 4 to 8, 2026, and Shaleen Kabra, Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Jal Shakti Department, and Dr Piyush Singla, Secretary, Information Technology Department, from May 11 to 15, 2026, will remain stationed at the Civil Secretariat, Jammu.
Similarly, senior IAS officers Dr Ashish Chandra Verma, Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Tourism Department, and Naveen S L, Secretary Civil Aviation Department from May 18 to 22, 2026, and Shailendra Kumar, Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Finance Department, and Kumar Rajeev Ranjan, Administrative Secretary, Labour & Employment Department, from May 25 to 29, 2026, will remain available at the Civil Secretariat, Jammu, as per the roster.
