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Centre Proposes Unique Elected Body Under Article 371 for Ladakh, Rules Out Full Statehood

Ladakh Chief Secretary Ashish Kundra announced on Thursday that the Centre is crafting a first-of-its-kind sui generis elected body with legislative, executive, and financial powers for Ladakh under Article 371, while ruling out full statehood or a standard Union Territory legislature.

Nilakshi Barman | | 1 min read

Centre Proposes Unique Elected Body Under Article 371 for Ladakh, Rules Out Full Statehood
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In Brief

  1. Centre proposes a custom governance model under Article 371 of the Constitution rather than standard statehood or a UT assembly.
  2. The Ministry of Home Affairs, Leh Apex Body (LAB), and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) agreed on direct constituency-based elections for the proposed UT-level body.
  3. The framework will require a constitutional amendment in Parliament, with fine print and nomenclature currently under active negotiation.

The Central government has proposed a tailored sui generis (one-of-a-kind) governance framework for Ladakh that grants legislative, executive, and financial powers through a specialized constitutional amendment under Article 371, while officially ruling out full statehood or a standard Union Territory legislature. Speaking on Thursday, September 10, following high-level Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) sub-committee talks with the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), Ladakh Chief Secretary Ashish Kundra clarified that the new elected body will be crafted specifically to fulfill local democratic aspirations without creating a full state structure. While all parties reached a consensus on establishing direct constituency-based elections for the new UT-level body, key operational details—including its structural relationship with existing Hill Councils (LAHDCs) and official titles—remain under discussion ahead of the next round of negotiations scheduled for October.

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