UT Ladakh signs MoU with SECI for 50 MW SPP

Leh, April 06: On the historic road ahead to tap the potential of renewable energy of Ladakh, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between UT Administration, LAHDC Leh and Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI Ltd) for setting up a 50 MW solar power project at Taru, Leh.

The three parties signed the MoU in the presence of the Lieutenant Governor, Ladakh, RK Mathur, who was joined by CEC, LAHDC Leh, Advocate Tashi Gyalson; Member of Parliament, Ladakh, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal; ...

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55 Panchayat Accounts Assistants to be recruited

Leh, April 5: Leh Autonomous Hill Development, Subordinate Service Recruitment Board (SSRB) has notified 55 (fifty-five) posts of Panchayat Accounts Assistants.

Candidates should have graduated from any recognised university with a minimum of 50 % marks for general and 45% marks for reserved category in any subjects- Commerce, Business Administration, Science, Computer Application/IT or any other discipline with Mathematics, Statistics or Economics as one of the subjects.

Candidates c...

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Div Com chairs meeting of Divisional Level Valuation Board

Leh, April 02:  Divisional Commissioner, Ladakh, Saugat Biswas, who is the Chairman of Divisional Valuation Board, Ladakh, chaired a meeting of the Divisional Level Valuation Board (DLVB) to finalise the market value of the immovable property of Ladakh Division.  

Divisional Commissioner and the members of the board deliberated on the proposed new rates as per the principles of valuation of various categories of land.

The Deputy Commissioners shared that the land rates have been increa...

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UT Ladakh approves Rs. 20.40 Crore Annual Action Plan for Swachh Bharat Mission (G)

Leh, March 26, 2021: Advisor Ladakh, Umang Narula who is also the Chairperson of State Level Scheme Sanctioning Committee (SLCC) of Swachh Bharat Mission- Grameen (SBM-G) chaired the first meeting after its constitution, at the UT Secretariat. 

The meeting discussed the issue of maintenance of Community Sanitary Complexes (CSCs) constructed under the scheme. The department of Rural Development was asked to involve the Panchayats in the maintenance of these assets. The department was asked to ...

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Secy Biswas reviews functioning of Van Dhan Kendras

Leh, March 19: A meeting was today chaired by Secretary, Industries and Commerce Department Ladakh, Saugat Biswas to discuss the functioning and progress of Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VKVKs) in UT Ladakh.  

Director Industries & Commerce, Moses Kunzang gave an overview of the status and the progress of VKVKs. He said that eight VKVKs have been established in Leh & Kargil districts whereas two more VKVKs would be established soon.

Secretary Biswas exhorted the officials to ensure that prod...

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Ladakh to Host First Kaushal Mela to Empower Youth with New-age Skills

Leh, March, 16: The Department of Technical Education & Skill Development is organising Kaushal Mela as part of the Skill Development Programme of the Government of India under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY). Kaushal Mela will be organised at Auditorium Hall Kargil on March 24 and in Leh at Sindhu Sanskriti Hall on March 27. 

The workshop aims to take forward the mantra of the Prime Minister for the youth to ‘skill, reskill and upskill’ to remain relevant in the rapidly chang...

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Advisor Ladakh chairs 2nd Apex Committee meeting on JJM in Ladakh

Leh, March 11: Advisor Ladakh, Umang Narula chaired the 2nd Apex Committee meeting on Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) at the UT Secretariat. The objective of the Jal Jeevan Mission is to provide piped drinking water to all rural households by 2024.

The issues highlighted during the meeting included the physical progress of coverage of functional household tap connections (FHTCs) against the given target, the 100-day campaign for providing FHTCs to Schools and Anganwadi Centres, improving quality...

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Involve Community to Promote Paper, Cloth Bags: Advisor Narula

Leh, March 5: Advisor Ladakh, Umang Narula today convened a meeting at UT Secretariat to review waste management and ban on single use plastics.

The meeting discussed the menace of single use plastics and the need to make alternate products available in the market to the consumers. The Deputy Commissioners informed the meeting that regular inspections of the markets are being conducted and plastics bags are seized.

The Advisor asked the Secretaries to seek community participation in reducing t...

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Fixing Labour Rate by Organisations, Public Representatives Against Norms: Secy Labour Dept

Leh, March 3: Secretary, Labour Department, Ravinder Kumar today issued a circular regarding the fixation of minimum labour rate in UT Ladakh.

Secretary Labour stated in the circular that fixing the labour rate by organisations and public representatives is against the norms as per the Minimum Wages Act under section 3(2).



He impressed upon the organisations (both government and non-government) not to carry out such exercises and stressed that only the Labour Department is authorised ...

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LDMA Issues COVID-19 Management Guidelines, Instructions

KARGIL FEBRUARY 27, 2021: Member Secretary, State Executive Committee, Ladakh Disaster Management Authority, Saugat Biswas has through a fresh order today issued COVID-19 Management guidelines/instructions in Ladakh UT.

The order reads that “ Whereas, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) vide No.403/2020-DM-I (A) dated:- 26-02-2021 had directed that guidelines for Surveillance, Containment and Caution on COVID-19, issued vide Ministry of Home Affairs Order of even number date...

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