JK Custodian Department – Official Website

The department of Evacuee Property was created by the Government under the J&K State Evacuees’ (Administration of Property) Act Svt. 2006 and Rules made there under to administer upon and manage various evacuee properties left behind by the persons who migrated to POJK in 1947 due to partition of India.

The administrative hierarchy of this department is as follows:-

Custodian General.
Custodian Kashmir.
Custodian Jammu.
Dy. Custodian (Central).

Deputy Custodians for the following Districts:-

Jammu, Kathua, Udhampur, Poonch, Rajouri, Srinagar, Baramulla and Anantnag. The Dy. Custodians are being assisted by Field Inspectors, Rent Collectors and Ministerial Staff.

The department has its own Engineering Wing headed by Executive Engineer.

The Custodians of the respective Divisions and Dy. Custodians of the Districts have been entrusted with the responsibility to take such measures as they consider necessary for the purpose of administering, improving, preserving and managing the evacuee property. The duties and powers of Custodian have been elaborated under Section (9) of the J&K State Evacuees ( Administration of Property) Act, Svt. 2006.

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