Question: Recently the 149-year-old Darbar Move tradition of shifting administrative capital came to an end.Darbar Move was practiced by which of the following states/UTs?
(a) Jammu & Kashmir
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- Jammu & Kashmir Governor Manoj Sinha put an end to a 149-year-old Darbar Move tradition of shuttling between the two capitals every six months.
- The Union Territory administration has been completely transitioned to an e-office.
- This will facilitate ease in doing administerial work by eliminating the physical movement of files and thus persons.
- What is Darbar Move?
- Darbar Move was a tradition of shifting the Union Teritory administrative capital biannually.
- The tradition is believed to be started by Dogra monarch Maharaja Gulab Singh in 1872.
- As of tradition,Srinagar was the UT’s summer capital whereas Jammu used to be its winter capital.
- Originally,the tradition acted as a major bridge and a space of interaction between two diverse linguistice and cultural groups of Jammu & Kashmir regions.
- Later,after India’s independence the tradition was kept continued following the difficult weather condition for administrative works.
- The tradition involves transition of Raj Bhavan, Civil Secretariat, seats of J& K government and other administrative office with season change.
- This costs approximately 210 crore rupees to move around 8000-9000 employees along with files.
- Now,this saved amount will be used for the welfare of the deprived sections.
By-Amar Mani Upadhyay