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Government of Jammu and Kashmir

Seat of Government	Srinagar, Jammu
Legislative branch
Assembly	Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Speaker	Abdul Rahim Rather
Members in Assembly	114 seats (90 seats + 24 seats reserved for Pakistan administered Kashmir)
Executive branch
Lieutenant Governor	Manoj Sinha
Chief Minister (Head of Government)	Omar Abdullah
Deputy Chief Minister (Deputy Head of Government)	Surinder Kumar Choudhary
Chief Secretary	Atal Dulloo, IAS
Judiciary
High Court	Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
Chief Justice	Tashi Rabstan

The Government of Jammu and Kashmir is the principal administrative authority responsible for the governance of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Established on 5 March 1948 as the Government of Princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, and the Government of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir after the reorganization of the former state of Jammu and Kashmir in October 2019, the government operates under the framework of the Indian constitution. The union territory comprises two divisions—Jammu and Kashmir—with different cultural and geographical characteristics.

Jammu and Kashmir is a union territory in India under the terms of Article 239A (which was initially applied to Puducherry and is now also applicable to the union territory as per the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019) of the Constitution of India. Jammu and Kashmir has executive, legislative and judicial branches of government. Srinagar and Jammu are the summer and winter capitals of Jammu and Kashmir respectively.

Executive

The head of state of Jammu and Kashmir is a lieutenant governor, appointed by the president of India on the advice of the central government. His or her post is largely ceremonial. The chief minister, is the head of government and chairs a council of ministers.

Council of Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir

A Council of Ministers led by a Chief Minister is appointed by the Lieutenant Governor from the membership of the legislative assembly. Their role is to advise the Lieutenant Governor in the exercise of functions in matters under the jurisdiction of the legislative assembly. In other matters, the Lieutenant Governor is empowered to act in his own capacity.

The council of ministers formed after the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election is as follows:

Previous ministries

• First Mufti Mohammad Sayeed ministry
• First Omar Abdullah ministry
• Second Mufti Mohammad Sayeed ministry
• Mehbooba Mufti ministry

Legislative

The legislative branch is of government is a unicameral legislative assembly, whose tenure is five years. The legislative assembly may make laws for any of the matters in the State List of the Constitution of India except "public order" and "police", which will remain the preserve of the central Government of India. The Lieutenant Governor also has the power to promulgate ordinances which have the same force as the acts of the legislative assembly.

The most recent election for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly was held in September and October 2024. The membership of the assembly by party is as follows:

Judicial

The union territory is under the jurisdiction of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, which also serves as high court for neighbouring Ladakh. Police services are provided by the Jammu and Kashmir Police.

Local government

Jammu and Kashmir is divided into two divisions, Jammu Division and Kashmir Division which are further divided into 20 districts. The districts elect 14 member District Development Councils.

Agencies

In 2018, Jammu and Kashmir Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation (JKIDFC) was set-up to speed up languishing infrastructure development in the union territory.

References

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External links

• Government of Jammu and Kashmir
• Jammu and Kashmir Council of Ministers
• General Administration Department
• Jammu and Kashmir district portal

v t e Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir
Capital: Srinagar (Summer); Jammu (Winter)
History	History of Kashmir Kashyapa Rajatarangini Kambojas Lalitaditya Muktapida Didda Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent Zayn al-Abidin Shah Mir dynasty Durrani Empire Mughal Empire Dogra Empire Sikh Empire East India Company Gulab Singh Zorawar Singh Jamwal Indian Rebellion of 1857 British Raj Kashmir Committee Partition of India Hari Singh Kashmir conflict Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts Insurgency Darbar Move Exodus of Kashmiri Hindus Development
Government and politics	Reorganisation Act (2019) Jammu & Kashmir National Conference Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party All Parties Hurriyat Conference Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference Instrument of Accession Article 370 Elections in Jammu and Kashmir Indira–Sheikh Accord Simla Agreement Sheikh Abdullah Karan Singh Prem Nath Dogra Bakshi Ghulam Muhammad Omar Abdullah Jitendra Singh Syed Ali Shah Geelani Mehbooba Mufti Mehr Chand Mahajan Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Mufti Muhammad Sayeed Nirmal Kumar Singh Farooq Abdullah Ghulam Nabi Azad Yasin Malik Sajjad Gani Lone Shabir Shah Public Safety Act, 1978
Culture and places	Kashmiriyat Music Cuisine Festivals Wazwan Kanger Shikara Pashmina Basohli painting Hinduism Shaivism Sikhism Islam Alchi Vaishno Devi Amarnath Gulmarg Pahalgam Sonamarg Verinag Wangath Yusmarg Zanskar Forts National parks Lakes
Districts and divisions	Jammu division Kathua Jammu Samba Udhampur Reasi Rajouri Poonch Doda Ramban Kishtwar Kashmir division Anantnag Kulgam Pulwama Shopian Badgam Srinagar Ganderbal Bandipore Baramulla Kupwara
Cities	Srinagar Jammu Anantnag Baramulla Pulwama Kupwara Budgam Ganderbal Shopian Bandipore Kulgam Doda Poonch Rajouri Ramban Reasi Samba Udhampur Kathua Kishtwar
Towns	Akingam Achabal Pulwama Budgam Ganderbal Shopian Bandipore Kulgam Downtown Nowshera Gurez Pattan Kangan Hazratbal Awantipora Tral Qazigund Kokernag Shangus Bijbehara Doru Pahalgam Pattan Uri Kreeri Boniyar Tangmarg Sopore Rafiabad Karnah Kupwara Lolab Handwara Langate Charari Sharief Beerwah Chadoora Bagh e Mehtab Sumbal Sonawari Quimoh Pahloo Damhal Hanji Pora Soura Buchpora Jawahar Nagar Srinagar Rajbagh Bemina Maisuma Karan Nagar Indira Nagar, Srinagar Lal Chowk Sonwar Bagh Nowhatta Shalimar Bagh, Srinagar Lal Bazar Jukura Munawar Abad Badami Bagh Nowshera, Srinagar Singhpora Magam Daksum Sinthan top
Famous villages	Padgampora Iskander Pora Mazhom Rathsoon Botingoo Fatehpora Durhama Hanjiwera Hardu-Aboora Keran Kreeri Ladoora Ogmuna Seeloo Zazun Wakura Nawabagh Ratnipora Ichgam
Railways	Lines Jalandhar–Jammu Jammu–Baramulla Stations Srinagar Jammu Tawi Udhampur Qzaigund Sadura Anantang Budgam Baramulla Pampore Kakapora Nadigam Mazhom Banihal Bijbehara Pattan Sopore Awantipora Katra
Roads	National Highway 1A Jammu–Srinagar National Highway Srinagar–Baramulla highway Udhampur–Jammu highway Leh–Manali Highway Mughal Road 90 Feet Road
Local elections	2002 2008 2014 Elections in Jammu and Kashmir
Sports	Cricket Association Cricket team Football association International Cricket Stadium Kashmir International Half Marathon Royal Springs Golf Course, Srinagar Ladakh Marathon
Other topics	Line of Control Tourism UNMOGIP Indian Armed Forces and the Jammu and Kashmir floods, 2014 Peacebuilding Power stations Human rights abuses Crowd control Women's rights Media

v t e State governments of India
State governments	Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chhattisgarh Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Odisha Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Telangana Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand West Bengal
Union territories	Andaman and Nicobar Islands Chandigarh Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Delhi Jammu and Kashmir Ladakh Lakshadweep Puducherry

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