Omar Abdullah reviews the Darbar Move; the convoy of offices to Jammu is set for October 31 and November 1
13 October 2026
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday reviewed arrangements for the Darbar Move, the shifting of Jammu and Kashmir's capital between Srinagar and Jammu.
He directed JKRTC and the Traffic Department to move employees and records over two days, October 31 and November 1.
The capital moves from Srinagar to Jammu every year in the first week of November.
The 150-year-old practice was started by Dogra Maharaja Gulab Singh.
Commissioner Secretary of the General Administration Department M Raju presented the convoy plan.
A Winter Secretariat will function in Srinagar, with monthly rosters for Ministers and Administrative Secretaries from November.
In plain words
Darbar Move — The twice-yearly shifting of Jammu and Kashmir's seat of government between Srinagar (summer) and Jammu (winter).
JKRTC Jammu and Kashmir Road Transport Corporation — The public road transport undertaking of Jammu and Kashmir.
Gulab Singh — Founder of the Dogra dynasty that ruled the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir.