‘Customised Article 371 framework’: Ladakh to get UT-level physique, hill councils for all seven districts
The Union Territory of Ladakh is about to get one hill council every for its seven districts and a UT-level physique, 7 hill councils
ach of seven districts of Ladakh will now have an Autonomous Hill Growth Council (AHDC) as Union Territory chief secretary Ashish Kundra made the announcement on Monday, describing the transfer as a serious step in the direction of strengthening grassroots governance and balanced growth throughout the area.
Whereas Ladakh earlier had two districts, 5 extra have been shaped in April 2026. The brand new districts of Ladakh are Sham, Nubra, Changthang, Zanskar, and Drass. Elected illustration till now has remained with the 2 present councils, one every in Leh and Kargil.
“Ladakh Administration has determined to represent Autonomous Hill Growth Council in every of the seven districts. It’s a main step in the direction of democratic decentralisation and grassroots governance,” Kundra stated, information company PTI reported.
He stated Part 3(1) of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Growth Council (LAHDC) Act already supplies for a council for each district, to be constituted from a date the federal government notifies within the gazette. Solely amendments to the Act, the place required, and a delimitation of constituencies stay.
Whereas every district in UT of Ladakh may have an autonomous physique, an overarching UT-level physique above the seven councils has been proposed beneath a customized Article 371 framework, with legislative, govt, monetary and administrative powers, the official stated.
The Chief Secretary stated the mannequin has no parallel elsewhere within the nation and can draw on the very best options of different preparations.
This comes seven years after the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir that ended the particular provisions of the erstwhile state of J&Ok and likewise paved method for the bifurcation into two UTs of J&Ok and Ladakh.
