Darbar Move: Offices close in Jammu, to reopen in Srinagar

The Civil Secretariat and other move offices of Jammu & Kashmir government will re-open in summer capital Srinagar today as part of bi-annual Darbar Move. 

Foolproof security arrangements have been put in place at the Secretariat and other offices.

Darbar Move is over 145-year-old practice under which the Secretariat and all other important offices in the state shift from summer capital city Srinagar to winter capital city Jammu on a rotation of six



months.

The Raj Bhavan, civil secretariat and over 50 offices are part of the Darbar Move. This practice was started by Dogra rulers in 1872. 

Official sources said that as part of tradition Governor Satya Pal Malik will receive a guard of honour at civil secretariat this morning. 

They said all requisite arrangements have been put in place for the smooth functioning of Darbar Move offices in Srinagar.