The Receiving Section of the Home & Hill Affairs Department functions as the central point for receipt of all physical and official communications addressed to the Department. The Section ensures systematic intake, registration and routing of dak and files to facilitate timely administrative processing.

The Receiving Section is responsible for receiving all physical dak, letters, representations, files and communications from Government departments, district administrations, police authorities, courts, statutory bodies and other institutions.

The Section undertakes preliminary scrutiny and sorting of communications based on subject matter, urgency and confidentiality. It ensures registration of dak through prescribed registers or electronic systems and affixes official receipt stamps for record and traceability.

The Section forwards communications to the concerned Branches, Cells or Officers in accordance with the Allocation of Business and internal departmental workflow. Special priority is accorded to urgent, time-bound, confidential and court-related communications to ensure compliance with statutory and judicial timelines.

The Receiving Section also coordinates with the Record Section and Dispatch Section to maintain continuity of file movement and assists in digitisation and electronic tracking of physical communications under departmental e-governance initiatives.

The Receiving Section functions under the supervision of the Section Officer and is supported by Head Assistant, Upper Division Assistant and Lower Division Assistants. It forms a part of the General Establishment Branch.