Srinagar, Nov 12 (KNS): The Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet, headed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, is scheduled to meet in Jammu on Friday at 3:30 pm, marking its first meeting in the winter capital following the recent Darbar Move and the first such meeting there with the Cabinet at its full sanctioned strength since the elected government assumed office in October 2024.

A minister told Kashmir News Service (KNS) that the meeting will be held in Jammu and attended by all members of the Council of Ministers, including the four ministers inducted during the Cabinet expansion last month.

The meeting comes weeks after the October 27 expansion, when Ali Mohammad Sagar, Mir Saifullah, Shamim Firdous and Altaf Ahmad Wani (Kaloo) were inducted into the Council of Ministers.

With their induction and the removal of Satish Sharma, the Council of Ministers reached its maximum permissible strength of nine members, including the Chief Minister.

Besides Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, the Cabinet comprises Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary and ministers Sakina Itoo, Javed Ahmad Rana, Javid Ahmad Dar, Ali Mohammad Sagar, Mir Saifullah, Shamim Firdous and Altaf Ahmad Wani.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel

The meeting assumes significance as it will bring together the full-strength Cabinet in Jammu following the reopening of government offices in the winter capital under the Darbar Move arrangement.

The government had been functioning with six ministers, including the Chief Minister, since assuming office in October 2024, before the recent expansion filled the remaining vacancies.

The expanded Cabinet had earlier met in Srinagar on October 27, shortly after the swearing-in ceremony of the newly inducted ministers.

The agenda for Friday's meeting has not been officially disclosed. However, the Cabinet is expected to deliberate on administrative and developmental matters concerning Jammu and Kashmir.

The meeting will also be among the first major Cabinet engagements in Jammu following the seasonal shift of the Civil Secretariat from Srinagar. (KNS)