SRINAGAR :Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has formally allocated portfolios among the ministers in the Jammu and Kashmir Government, assigning key departments, including Public Works, Finance, Health, Education, Revenue, Power Development, Agriculture, Industries and Commerce, to different members of the Council of Ministers.
The allocation has been notified through Government Order No. 1690-JK(GAD) of 2026, dated October 28, 2026, issued by the Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat, Jammu and Kashmir, Lok Bhavan, Srinagar.
According to the official notification, Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary has been entrusted with the Public Works (Roads and Buildings) Department, Industries and Commerce Department, Labour and Employment Department, and Skill Development Department.
Senior minister Ali Mohammad Sagar 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.
Sakeena Masood (Itoo) has been given charge of the Health and Medical Education Department and the Social Welfare Department, placing two significant public service sectors under her responsibility.
Javed Ahmad Rana has been assigned the Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Tribal Affairs Department, and Transport Department.
Javid Ahmed Dar will look after the Agriculture Production Department, Finance Department, Mining Department, and Cooperatives Department.
Mir Saifullah has been allocated the Planning, Development and Monitoring Department, Culture Department, Youth Services and Sports Department, and ARI and Trainings Department.
Shamim Firdous has been entrusted with the School Education Department, Higher Education Department, and Jal Shakti Department.
Meanwhile, Altaf Ahmad Wani has been assigned the Forest, Ecology and Environment Department, along with the Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj.
CM to Retain Unallocated Departments
An important provision of the order states that any departments or subjects not allocated to any of the ministers will remain with the Chief Minister. This arrangement provides for the retention of unassigned government business under the Chief Minister's charge.
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