JK RULES

Chapter II – Receipt, Registration and Distribution of Dak 1. Receipt of Dak (Para - 5) Dak includes all incoming correspondence — local or postal, including registered and insured articles. Dak for any Secretariat Department is received by the staff of the General Section of that Department or its local office. 2. Opening of Dak (Para - 6) General Section opens all covers except: Those addressed by name . Marked Top Secret , Secret , or Confidential . Enclosures are verified, and missing documents are recorded. Valuables (currency notes, postal orders, bonds) are detached, kept safely by the Nazir, and disposal instructions are sought. Covers addressed by name : handed directly to the officer; if on leave/tour, given to acting officer. Covers marked Top Secret, Secret, or Confidential (not addressed by name): handed unopened to the concerned officer. 3. Stamping, Marking and Sorting (Para - 7) Each receipt is date-stamped upon arrival; sensitive covers (Top Secret, etc.) get stamp ...

Chapter I – Set Up of the Secretariat  ( Jammu and Kashmir Manual of Secretariat Procedure)  1. Secretariat The Secretariat is a single office responsible for: Recording government decisions. Communicating orders of the Government. It operates as one unified body under the Chief Secretary to the Government . It is divided into Branches (Administrative Departments) , each headed by a Administrative  Secretary . 2. Branch A Branch consists of one or more Departments functioning under the control of one Administrative Secretary . The Administrative Secretary may be: Secretary to the Government , Commissioner/Secretary to the Government , Principal Secretary to the Government , Financial Commissioner , or Additional Chief Secretary . Under Secretaries, Deputy Secretaries, Additional Secretaries, and Special Secretaries assist the Administrative Secretary in the discharge of departmental duties. These officers may be plac...