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Ladakh's Hill Development Councils
Every district of Ladakh is to get an autonomous hill development council, an elected body for district-level planning and development.
Last updated 4 September 20264 min read
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Ladakh's Lieutenant Governor approved hill development councils in all seven districts, extending elected district government to five newly created ones; polls await a Section 8 notification.
- Ladakh
- LAHDC
- hill development council
- Leh
- Kargil
- local self-government
- Lieutenant Governor
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