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| Lt Governor chairs first Conclave to chalk out developmental plans for Ladakh | | |  Early Times Report
Ladakh, Feb 7: The first Development Concave chaired by the Lieutenant Governor, R K Mathur was held at Leh. Organised by the Administration of UT Ladakh, the aim of the Developmental Conclave is to chalk out a long-term developmental plan for Ladakh with a holistic approach focusing on all sectors and departments in consultation with the stakeholders.
Member of Parliament, Ladakh, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal; Chairman, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Kargil, Feroz Ahmad Khan; Chairman, LAHDC, Leh, Tashi Gyalson along with the Executive Councillors from Kargil and Leh represented the elected representatives. Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Umang Narula and the Administrative Secretaries, HoDs of various departments, and Deputy Commissioner (DC) Leh and Kargil participated in the conclave.
Lieutenant Governor, R K Mathur set the agenda in his opening remarks stating that the objective of the conclave is to have a common deliberation platform for the political executives and bureaucrats to work for the development of Ladakh. He also added that the idea is to collate new ideas and improve the execution of existing projects.
MP Ladakh, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, while speaking on the occasion, stressed the need to focus on the practical viability of plans with the aim of inclusive growth for Ladakh. Similarly, the CECs and the ECs of the Hill Councils of Leh and Kargil districts also shared their ideas and concerns regarding action plans by departments.
Chairman, LAHDC Leh, Advocate Tashi Gyalson said the objective is to serve the people and to make Ladakh a unique Union Territory and a role model for other Union Territories of the country. Chairman, LAHDC Kargil, Feroz Ahmad Khan, thanked the LG for organising the Development Conclave and said that sharing of action plans will help avoid duplication of work.
In his closing remarks, LG Mathur stressed that the UT Administration, Hill Councils and the Panchayati Raj Institution should work together to ensure progress of Ladakh. He said Ladakh has the potential to become one of the richest Union Territories in the country in terms of per capita income. Speaking highly of young boys and girls from Ladakh, LG Mathur said that it is critical to involve the youth in the economic development of Ladakh by engaging them in various developmental initiatives as entrepreneurs in addition to opportunities in government jobs.He directed the Administrative Secretaries to firm up the action plans and seek necessary approvals ahead of the next financial year so that the implementation can start from the 1st April of this year.
The deliberations of the Conclave shall be taken up to expand and fine-tune the Action Plans by the departments. |
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