Excelsior Correspondent
NEW DELHI, Dec 18: Member Parliament, Ladakh, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal and Chairman/Chief Executive Councilor LAHDC, Leh Tashi Gyalson along with co-cashier, BJP Ladakh, Tonyot Tashi today called on MoS Home Affairs, G. Kishan Reddy here, today and submitted a memorandum regarding various issues and demands of UT of Ladakh.
The memorandum demanded inviting of stakeholders and apex body of Ladakh to Delhi for final dialogue with Home Minster regarding Constitutional safeguard for UT Ladakh as discussed earlier with Home Minister by the Apex Body.
JTN and Gyalson apprised Reddy that the administration of Union Territory of Ladakh is facing severe shortage of staff. They said that newly created Ladakh Police is in desperate need of staff, because of which its effectiveness is compromised in all issues related to law and order, containment of crime and COVID-19, internal security and traffic management. They said that a large number of personnel belonging to Ladakh serving in Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) are posted all over India and requested for deputation of these SSB personnel belonging to Ladakh in the Ladakh Police.
The delegation also requested for creation of Ladakh Public Service Commission saying that the administration of Union Territory of Ladakh is going through an acute shortage of manpower and requested for a separate Ladakh Public Service Commission (PSC) to conduct timely recruitment/promotion of the relevant posts and services.
JTN and Gyalson also requested for formulation of recruitment rules for UT Ladakh both for Gazetted and Non-gazetted services saying that the administration of UT has not come up with any new recruitment rules in the context with Ladakh after bifurcation and requested him to fast track the process, reserving all the posts to the permanent residents of Ladakh through Constitutional Reservation for domicile of Ladakh.
The memorandum also demanded creation of new districts in Ladakh to reflect the disparities in geography, development and to boost administrative efficiency, equitable development of all the geographically distinct and far-flung region of the Ladakh.
Gyalson and JTN stressed on amendments in Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Act in the context of new Union Territory and requested Reddy to delegate more Legislative, Executive and financial powers to the existing Councils.
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