Kargil, June 4: In a landmark move to strengthen women’s participation in local governance, the President of India has promulgated the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils (Amendment) Regulation, 2025, reserving one-third of the total seats in both Hill Development Councils of Ladakh for women.
As per the notification issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice, the amendment to Section 4 of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils Act, 1997 introduces sub-sections (1A) and (1...