Leh, Aug. 10 -- Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh Vinai Kumar Saxena on Sunday disbursed Rs.1.10 crore to more than 1,200 nomadic Pashmina herders under a newly introduced production-based incentive scheme aimed at strengthening the region's Pashmina sector.

The incentive was distributed during the Changthang Nomadic Festival 2026 at Korzok near Tsomoriri Lake. According to the administration, the 25 per cent production-based incentive was approved during the first meeting of the Ladakh Pashmina Development Board on July 5 this year.

Officials said the amount was transferred through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to herders from Samad, Kharnak and Korzok villages, which are among the major Pashmina-producing areas in Changthang. Samad receiv...