avinash azad
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 17: As reported by Early Times on March 30, 2020 that "Covid-19 likely to defer traditional Durbar move", the Government today deferred formal opening of move Secretariat in Srinagar to June 15.
Earlier, the J&K government vide number 464-JK (GAD) of 2020, dated 10/04/2020 had ordered that the Civil Secretariat at Srinagar shall start partial functioning on 04/05/2020 with the staff and officers on "as is where is" basis i.e. those who have already been or likely to get relocated before that date.
"In view of the extension of the lockdown upto May 3 and a spike in novel coronavirus cases, the J&K government today deferred the "formal" reopening of Darbar move offices in Srinagar till mid-June. Modifying the April 10 order, the government ordered that the formal opening of the Darbar at Srinagar will take place on June 15," said Govt order 474 JK(GAD) of 2020, dated 17/04/2020.
"All officers assigned with specific COVID-19 control tasks shall continue to function from their present location till further orders, so as to ensure that COVID-19 control efforts are not hampered on account of physical dislocation of officers/offices," the fresh order read and added, "All Administrative Secretaries shall furnish list of officers/staff who shall work from Srinagar and Jammu respectively to the General Administration Department by 21.04.2020."
The concerned Administrative Secretaries, Head of Departments have been asked to assign work to Officers, staff stationed at Srinagar, and Jammu accordingly for obtaining maximum efficiency and minimum disruption. "All Administrative Secretaries will put in place a robust online/electronic/ video conferencing/other communication mode at Jammu/Srinagar to ensure a virtual office at both the places," the ordered added.
It is pertinent to mention here that on March 30, Early Times carried a story that due to sudden rise in number of positive COVID-19 cases in Kashmir, the government is likely to defer the tradition of Durbar move by the end of this April. "The breakout of COVID-19 and countrywide lockdown may break the tradition of durbar move this year in the month of April, as Kashmir has been hit by the outbreak of this deadly disease," Early Times had reported. |
