Leh, December 11: In a momentous achievement for the region, Sumoor Gram Panchayat in Panamic Block and Khaltsi Panchayat from Khaltsi Block have been honored with the prestigious National Panchayat Awards 2022-23. The awards were presented by the Hon’ble President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu, during a ceremony.The Sumoor Panchayat was awarded the Clean and Green Panchayat Award, recognizing its exceptional commitment to cleanliness, sustainability, and environmental conservation. Meanwhil...
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Municipal and panchayat elections postponed in Ladakh
PTI, Jammu. Union Territory Ladakh has decided to expand the municipalities of Leh and Kargil to 17 wards from 13, while the number of panchayats in delimitation is also expected to increase to 193 as the tenure of both the local bodies expires. For this reason, elections can be held in Ladakh also next summer.
Official sources confirmed that the terms of Leh and Kargil municipalities, the only two urban local bodies in the Union Territory of Ladakh, will end this month, followed by 193 p...
LG Ladakh interacts with PRIs representatives from Kargil
Kargil, March 26, 2023: The Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Brigadier (Dr) BD Mishra (Retd) met and interacted with representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) representatives from various blocks and tehsils of Kargil district, at Raj Niwas in Kargil.
HLG informed that the objective of the interaction is to meet the elected representatives working at the grassroots level and to understand their functioning. He further informed that his main aims are working for the benef...
Agriculture Dept Kargil organizes Mobilization Programme for BDC Chairpersons, PRI members
KARGIL, NOVEMBER 15, 2021: The Department of Agriculture LAHDC Kargil organized One Day Awareness and Community Mobilization Programme for BDC Chairpersons, PRI members, MC Ward Members and farmers on different agricultural activities and schemes at Agriculture Conference Hall Kurbathang here today.
Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Kargil Tsering Motup, Chief Agriculture Officer Kargil Kacho Muhammad Ali Khan, Cheif Horticulture Officer Kargil Ali Raza, Principal Scientist KVK Kargil ...
Om Birla to inaugurate Parliamentary Outreach Programme in Leh
Leh, Aug 27: Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla will inaugurate Parliamentary Outreach Programme for the Empowerment of Panchayati Raj Institutions of the Union Territory of Ladakh today.
Besides Shri Birla, Union Minister of Heavy Industries, Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey; Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya; Lieutenant Governor of Union Territory of Ladakh, Shri Radha Krishna Mathur; MoS Ministry of Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai and MoS Ministry of Women and C...
2nd Batch of Sarpanches of Ladakh Flagged off for Uttarakhand
Leh/ February 09, 2021: Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Saugat Biswas, today flagged off the second batch of 40 Sarpanches including 21 women Sarpanches from Union Territory of Ladakh for Uttarakhand on a five-day training cum exposure tour.
Biswas informed that the aim of the visit is to expose the Sarpanches to the best practices and make them learn about the flagship schemes and success stories of the Panchayat system prevalent in the bordering state.
Secretary, Rur...