The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday ordered the creation of a separate administrative division for Ladakh region. This division will comprise Leh and Kargil districts and headquarters at Leh, according to a statement released by the state Department of Information and Public Relations.
The state will now have three divisions – Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh.
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Ladakh region was earlier a part of the Kashmir division. The statement said people in the region had raised persistent demands for the creation of a separate division due to topographic conditions, unique cultural status and that it deserved special treatment due to the distance from the capital Srinagar.
It said a divisional commissioner and an inspector general of police for the Ladakh division will be appointed soon. A committee led by the principal secretary of planning will also be set up to finalise details on staffing, posts, responsibilities and location of offices.
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