Centre approves Hill Councils for all 7 Ladakh districts, announces governance overhaul
Jammu, July 13 -- Share Tweet Share Leh, Jul 13 (KNS): The Centre has decided to establish Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils (LAHDCs) in all seven districts of the Union Territory, Chief Secretary Ashish Kundra announced on Monday, in a significant move aimed at deepening democratic decentralisation. The administration will amend the existing LAHDC Act wherever necessary and undertake constituency delimitation before the new councils are constituted, Kundra told reporters as per news agency Kashmir News Service (KNS). He said consultations are also underway with the Ministry of Home Affairs on a customised framework under Article 371 for Ladakh, which would create a Union Territory-level institution vested with legislative, exec...
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