ZIRAAT TIMES TEAM REPORT
Srinagar: The prestigious Jammu & Kashmir House at Chanakyapuri, New Delhi has been divided between Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
An order issued by the Department of Jammu, Kashmmir and Ladakh Affairs at the Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt of India, signed by Beena Yadav, Ladakh Affairs, states that the main entrance from Kautilya Marg of Jammu and Kashmir Bhawan , New Delhi is to be given to the Union Territory of Ladakh along with adjacent Block-A (with 10 rooms and 4 suites), old Block-B (with 14 rooms and 3 suites), 16 type-B staff quarters and 8 Type C-staff quarters.
According to the property distribution scheme, the second entrance will remain with UT of Jammu and Kashmir along with adjacent New Block-B(with 24 rooms), Block-C (with 21 rooms and 7 suites) and 10 Type-A staff quarters.
In the letter, the MHA has stated that “there is an urgent need for apportionment of certain amenities of J&K Bhawan at Chanakyapuri”.
The arrangement will remain in place till a final decision is taken on the final recommendations of the high-level committee set-up by the MHA last year.
Headed by former defence secretary Sanjay Mitra, the panel comprises of Arun Goyal (retired IAS officer) and Giriraj Prasad Gupta ( retired Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) officer).
Under section 85 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, the Central government has established the panel for the apportionment of the assets, rights and liabilities of the companies and corporations constituted for the existing State of J&K between UT of J&K and UT of Ladakh.