LG Sinha Allocates Portfolios to 8 J&K Ministers

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Srinagar- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday allocated portfolios to eight ministers in the Omar Abdullah-led Jammu and Kashmir government following a recent cabinet reshuffle, assigning key departments, including Revenue, Power Development, Finance and Education.

According to Government Order No. 1690-JK(GAD) of 2026, issued on October 28, Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary will hold Public Works (Roads and Buildings), Industries and Commerce, Labour and Employment, and Skill Development departments.

Senior National Conference leader Ali Mohammad Sagar has been assigned Revenue, Power Development, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction, and Election departments.

Sakeena Masood Itoo will handle Health and Medical Education and Social Welfare, while Javed Ahmad Rana has been given Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Tribal Affairs, and Transport.

Javid Ahmed Dar has been allocated Agriculture Production, Finance, Mining and Cooperatives departments.

Mir Saifullah will hold Planning, Development and Monitoring, Culture, Youth Services and Sports, and Administrative Reforms, Inspections and Trainings departments.

Shamim Firdous has been assigned School Education, Higher Education and Jal Shakti, while Altaf Ahmad Wani will handle Forest, Ecology and Environment, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj.

The order states that all departments and subjects not allocated to any minister will remain with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.

Sinha issued the order under Rule 4(2) of the Transaction of Business of the Government of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir Rules, 2019.

The order, signed by the Lieutenant Governor, was issued for general information by Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo.

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