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Detailed explanation-1: -Q. Which state/UT recently ended 149-year-old practice of ‘darbar move’? Notes: The Government of Jammu & Kashmir recently ended 149-year-old practice of ‘darbar move’.

Detailed explanation-2: -The practice of ‘Darbar Move’ included movement of hundreds of trucks to transport the official documents and infrastructure over a distance of over 300 km between Srinagar and Jammu and vice versa. The 149-year-old practice entailed an annual cost of around Rs 400 crore.

Detailed explanation-3: -This practice is believed to be introduced in 1872 by Maharaja Ranbir Singh when Jammu & Kashmir was under Dogra rule. Singh governed J&K between 1856 and 1885 but the tradition endured after his rule came to an end with his death.

Detailed explanation-4: -J&K’s 149-year-old ‘Darbar Move’ tradition ends, The process of moving the capital from one city to another twice a year, that is, the rule of “Darbar Move” has ended forever in Jammu and Kashmir. The government has stopped this custom which has been going on for 149 years.

Detailed explanation-5: -The tradition was started by Maharajah Ghulab Singh in 1872.