J&K Government Allocates Departments to Ministers

J&K Government Allocates Departments to Ministers

The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, has issued Government Order No. 1690-JK(GAD) of 2026, dated 28 October 2026, regarding the allocation of government departments to the Ministers of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

The order has been issued under Rule 4(2) of the Transaction of Business of the Government of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir Rules, 2019. The department-wise allocation is given below.

Minister-Wise Department Allocation

S. No.	Name of Minister	Departments Assigned
1	Shri Surinder Kumar Choudhary (Deputy Chief Minister)	Public Works (Roads and Buildings) Department, Industries and Commerce Department, Labour and Employment Department, Skill Development Department.
2	Shri Ali Mohammad Sagar	Revenue Department, Power Development Department, Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Department of DMRRR, Election Department.
3	Ms. Sakeena Masood (Itoo)	Health and Medical Education Department, Social Welfare Department.
4	Shri Javed Ahmad Rana	Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Tribal Affairs Department, Transport Department.
5	Shri Javid Ahmed Dar	Agriculture Production Department, Finance Department, Mining Department, Cooperatives Department.
6	Shri Mir Saifullah	Planning, Development and Monitoring Department, Culture Department, Youth Services and Sports Department, ARI & Trainings Department.
7	Ms. Shamim Firdous	School Education Department, Higher Education Department, Jal Shakti Department.
8	Shri Altaf Ahmad Wani	Forest, Ecology and Environment Department, Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj.

Important Points

• Order Number: 1690-JK(GAD) of 2026
• Order Date: 28 October 2026
• Issued By: Lieutenant Governor's Secretariat, Jammu and Kashmir
• Signed By: Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor
• Chief Secretary: Atal Dulloo

Who Will Handle the Remaining Departments?

According to the order, any departments or subjects not allocated to any Minister will remain with the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.

Candidates, students and other readers are advised to refer to the official government order for complete details. The images of the order are provided in the original post.

Note: This post is prepared from the government order shown in the supplied images. Please verify the document through an official government source before treating it as an authenticated notification.

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