Kargil/ Jan. 15: Chairman and Chief Executive Councilor LAHDC, Kargil Feroz Ahmed Khan called on the Lieutenant Governor J&K UT Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhawan J&K here today.

During the course of the meeting, Feroz Khan discussed with the LG certain issues being faced by the Ladakhi students’ community in J&K UT including the continuation of reservation in admission in institutions of higher learning in UT Ladakh.

“Due to the lack of appropriate institutions of higher learning in Ladakh, students are admitted to institutions of higher learning in J&K. The erstwhile state of J&K had a system of reservation for Ladakhi students so as to provide them a level playing field in the arena of education. I requested the Hon’ble LG Sahib to re-instate reservation in admissions as per past practice for Ladakhi students in premier institutions of J&K especially in institutions like SKUAST, Jammu University & Kashmir University, PG Courses and paramedical colleges “, CEC Khan said after the meeting.

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The issue of recruitment in J&K Bank which had been stalled for Ladakhi candidates also came up for discussion during the meet. LG Sinha assured Khan that he will look into the matter and take steps for early resolution of the matter.

Among other issues discussed during the meeting were the GP Fund of retired Ladakhi employees currently lying with the UT J&K, deposits of contractors made in the JK head in the pre-5 August 2019 period, transfer of Ladakhi employees from J&K UT to Ladakh UT, allotment of land construction of hostel for boys and girls at Srinagar, pending scholarship cases of Ladakhi students with the Department of Tribal Affairs J&K and other related issues. LG Sinha assured the CEC that the UT J&K would make all efforts for resolution of all pending issues after the bifurcation of the erstwhile state of J&K.