New Districts Committee Members held their first meeting

Leh, October 3, 2024: The newly constituted committee to assess various aspects related to the formation of Five New Districts in Union Territory of Ladakh held their first meeting at Camp Office, Silk Route Guest House, today on October 3, 2024.

During the meeting, the committee deliberated on the methods to be adopted for public consultations, the terms of reference for the committee and various other aspects for creation of new districts.

The committee decided to do an extensive visit of Zanskar area on October 7 and 8 and meet with various delegations there. The committee shall be proposing boundaries of the new districts, headquarter locations, post creation and other related aspects for ensuring smooth running of the new districts.

Ministry of Home Affairs announced five new districts Sham, Nubra, Changthang, Zanskar and Drass. A committee was formed by General Administration Department, UT Ladakh with the approval from Ministry of Home Affairs to review the formation of these new districts. The committee has to submit their recommendations in the form of a report within three months.

The committee consist of Chairman Sh Pramod Kumar Jain (IAS, Retd), Member Sh Kacho Asfandyar Khan (IAS Retd), Member Sh Tsering Angchok (IAS, Retd), Member (ex-officio) Deputy Commissioner Kargil Shrikant Balasaheb Suse and Member (ex-officio) Deputy Commissioner Leh Santosh Sukhdeve.