The government has decided to create 5 new districts in the Union Territory of Ladakh. These are – Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra and Changthang. Home Minister Amit Shah said in a social media post today that the Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to create five new districts to fulfill Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s goal of making Ladakh developed and prosperous.
He said that the government is committed to creating more opportunities for the people of Ladakh. He said that the creation of new districts will strengthen the administration at every level and will help in taking the benefits of government programs to the doorstep of the people.
Ladakh is a very large union territory in terms of area. At present, Ladakh has two districts – Leh and Kargil. It is one of the least populated areas of India. Being extremely difficult and inaccessible, at present the district administration was facing many difficulties in reaching the grassroots level. After the formation of these districts, now all the public welfare schemes of the Central Government and Ladakh Administration will be able to reach the people easily and more and more people will be able to take advantage of them. This important decision of MHA will prove to be very useful in the all-round development of Ladakh.
The Home Ministry has asked the Ladakh administration to form a committee to study various aspects regarding the creation of new districts. The committee will submit its report within three months.
