Conference of Elected Representatives with Lieutenant Governor, Ladakh

LG Ladakh initiates historical conference of elected representatives of Leh and Kargil in Leh

LG Ladakh, Shri R K Mathur held a special forum of the elected representatives including Hill Council members, Presidents of Municipal Committees, BDC Chairmen, Sarpanches of Leh and Kargil districts of UT Ladakh at Sindhu Sanskriti Kendra Leh Saturday.

This pioneering conference was the initiative of LG Ladakh to bring together Leh and Kargil on one platform and discuss the developmental issues and aspirations of both the districts. He expressed his gratitude for overwhelming participation in the conference and appreciated the women representatives for raising relevant issues and their suggestions.

The whole purpose of holding such a meeting, he said, is to kick off action on important government decisions at district, block and panchayat levels. More importantly, it was to try and evolve a common and broad vision to thrash out appropriate developmental schemes for Ladakh at a time when scope, funds and society are all set to work towards new Ladakh taking everybody along, added Mathur.

He urged to set aside any feeling about comparison between Leh and Kargil, as government led by PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah is non-discriminatory and focuses purely on the fulfilment of needs of both the districts. He said that they are committed to take every individual of Ladakh along giving them equal opportunity to contribute in the growth of this country as a nation.

Other eminent speakers in the conference were CECs of LAHDC, Leh and Kargil, Gyal P Wangyal and Feroze Ahmed Khan, MP Ladakh Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, Advisor to LG Umang Narula, Commissioner Secretary Ladakh Rigzin Samphel, and Divisional Commissioner Saugat Biswas. Directors and District officers detailed the functions, structure and schemes of various like Rural Development, Education, Health, Agriculture, Industries and commerce, Power departments and others through power-point presentations.

On the whole, the daylong event proved very effective and successful in which representatives from Leh and Kargil highlighted the issues related to health, education, road, communication, power facilities among other developmental vagaries.

Source:
Department of Information & Public Relations, Leh
The Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh