Darbar Move 2026-27: Convoy Dates, Buses and What Has Not Been Announced Yet

The down convoy that carries government employees and records from Srinagar to Jammu is scheduled to run over two days, October 31 and November 1. That is the headline date from a review meeting chaired by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday, October 13, as reported by The Tribune.

What the plan confirms

• Transport: the managing director of the J&K Road Transport Corporation (JKRTC) and the Traffic Department are to make sure enough buses are available and to organise the convoy.
• Security and traffic: police and other agencies are asked to handle security along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, and in the residential areas of Jammu where employees will be housed.
• Medical cover: ambulances, doctors and paramedical staff are to be deployed in both divisions along the route.
• Facilities: the Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, is to assess city traffic and identify sites for food stalls and public washrooms.
• Leave: special casual leave is to be granted to Kashmir-based employees who shift; officials said a formal order would be issued shortly.
• Winter Secretariat in Srinagar: the General Administration Department (GAD) is to issue monthly rosters so that Ministers and Administrative Secretaries are stationed there from November.

What has not been announced

The report does not give the number of employees moving, where in Jammu they will be housed, or the date on which offices reopen in Jammu. Those details are not in the source, so we are not guessing at them.

Why a Jammu reader may care

Two days of convoy traffic on the national highway, plus city traffic arrangements in Jammu, are the parts that touch everyday plans: a bus or taxi trip to or from the Valley around October 31 and November 1, or the commute near government offices. The meeting asked the Divisional Commissioner to assess city traffic, but no diversion plan had been published in this report. Check JKRTC and traffic police notices closer to the date.

The Darbar Move is a long-standing administrative practice under which the government functions from Jammu in winter and Srinagar in summer; this report concerns the shift to Jammu for the 2026-27 session.

Source: The Tribune, "Omar Abdullah reviews arrangements for Darbar Move to Jammu", updated October 14, 2026.