According to an official communiqué, the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, will preside over and take the salute at the main Republic Day function at the MA Stadium in Jammu. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah will be the chief guest at the event.
Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary and Cabinet Ministers Javid Ahmad Dar, Sakina Itto, Satish Sharma, and Javed Rana, will take the salute at functions in Srinagar, Baramulla, Anantnag, Kathua, and Udhampur districts, respectively.
In the remaining 14 districts, the respective District Development Council (DDC) chairpersons will take the salute at the main functions to be held at the district headquarters.