Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil (LAHDC Kargil), is one among the two Autonomous District Councils of Ladakh union territory. LAHDC Kargil administers the Kargil District of Ladakh, India.Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council act 1997 Retrieved 9 February 2023
History In October 1993, the central Government of India and the state Government of Jammu and Kashmir agreed to grant each district of Ladakh the status of Autonomous Hill Council. This agreement was given effect by the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Act, 1995. A hill council for Leh district was formed in 1995 and the council for Kargil district was formed in 2003.
Powers The autonomous hill councils work with village panchayats to take decisions on economic development, healthcare, education, land use, taxation, and local governance which are further reviewed at the block headquarters in the presence of the chief executive councillor and executive councillors. The Ladakh Police continues to look after law and order while Administration of Ladakh looks after the judicial system, communications and the higher education in the districts.
Members Current members The council has thirty members of which 26 are directly elected and four are appointed to represent women and minority communities. The council is led by a Chief Executive Councillor, who leads an executive committee of five members.
Chief Executive Councillor: Mohammad Jaffer Akhoon No. Constituency Name of Councillor Party Remarks 1 Ranbirpora Abdul Samad 2 Bhimbhat Abdul Wahid 3 Shargole Mohammad Jawad 4 Pashkum Kacho Mohammad Feroz 5 Taisuru Abdul Hadi 6 Parkachik Agha Anul Huda 7 Karsha Stanzin Jigmat 8 Padum Punchok Tashi 9 Cha Stanzin Lakpa 10 Chuliskambo Altaf Hussain 11 Kargil Town Mohammad Abbass Adulpa 12 Baroo Khadim Hussain 13 Poyen Mohammad Amin 14 Yourbaltak Manzoor Ul Hussain 15 Silmoo Feroz Ahmed Khan 16 Choskore Nasir Hussain Munshi 17 Trespone Syed Mujtaba 18 Gund Mangalpur Syed Ali 19 Saliskote Mohammad Sajjad 20 Lankerchey Ghulam Haider 21 Thangdumbur Ashiq Ali 22 Thasgam Thuina Mohammad Jaffer Akhoon 23 Barsoo Ghulam Mohammad 24 Shakar Zakir Hussain 25 Chiktan Liyaqut Ali Khan 26 Stakchay Khangral Padma Dorjey
Members of the Executive Committee Source:
Name Designation Mohd. Jaffer Akhoon Chairman / Chief Executive Councilor Zakir Hussain Executive Councilor for PDD, Education, Higher Education, Industries & Commerce, Mechanical Engineering Div, Horticulture, Handloom, Handicraft Aga Syeed Mujtaba Mussavi Executive Councilor for Social Welfare/ Agriculture /Animal and Sheep Husbandry /ICDS Punchok Tashi Executive Councilor for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj / Cooperative / FCS&CA / Forest & Wild Life / Information Kacho Mohammad Feroz Executive Councilor for I&FC/ PHE / Tourism / KDA / ZDA / Urban Dev / Revenue / CAD /Fisheries
Electoral history ElectionYear CECJKNC INCBJPJKPDPIND 1st LAHDC 2003 0 0 2nd LAHDC 2008 18 8 0 0 0JKNC 3rd LAHDC 2013 8 10 0 0 8INC+ JKNC 4th LAHDC 2018 10 8 1 2 5JKNC +INC 5th LAHDC 2023 12 10 2 0 2JKNC +INC
See also
Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh List of districts of Ladakh Geography of Ladakh
References
External links Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil on Facebook