GAD Issues Government Order No. 1738-JK(GAD) of 2026; Power Development, Health, Food & Civil Supplies, Planning, Jal Shakti and Rural Development Departments Assigned as Feeding Departments
SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 4 :
The Jammu and Kashmir Government has issued a fresh order revising the feeding departments for the Hon’ble Ministers in the Union Territory, partially modifying its earlier Government Order No. 1810-JK(GAD) of 2024 dated October 22, 2024.
According to Government Order No. 1738-JK(GAD) of 2026, issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) on November 4, 2026, the revised arrangement specifies the departments that will serve as feeding departments for the respective Ministers.
As per the order, the Power Development Department has been designated as the feeding department for Deputy Chief Minister Ali Mohammad Sagar, who has been assigned the Revenue Department, Power Development Department, Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Department of Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (DMRRR), and Election Department.
The order further assigns the Health and Medical Education Department as the feeding department for Minister Sakeena Masood (Itoo), who has been entrusted with the Health and Medical Education Department, Social Welfare Department and associated responsibilities.
Minister Javed Ahmad Rana, who holds the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department, Tribal Affairs Department and Transport Department, will have the Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs as his feeding department.
Similarly, Minister Mir Saifullah has been assigned the Planning Development and Monitoring Department as his feeding department. His portfolio includes the Planning Development and Monitoring Department, Culture Department, Youth Services and Sports Department, and ARI and Trainings Department.
Minister Shamim Firdous will have the Jal Shakti Department as her feeding department. Her assigned portfolios include the School Education Department, Higher Education Department and Jal Shakti Department.
Meanwhile, Minister Altaf Ahmad Wani has been assigned the Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj as his feeding department. His portfolios include the Forest, Ecology and Environment Department, Rural Development Department and Panchayati Raj.
The order has been issued by M. Raju, IAS, Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, General Administration Department, by order of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir.
A copy of the order has also been forwarded to the Director General, Jammu and Kashmir Institute of Management, Public Administration and Rural Development, for information and necessary action.
The revised arrangement is aimed at specifying the administrative departments responsible for feeding matters relating to the respective Ministers, in partial modification of the earlier government order issued in October 2024. (KNC)