Article 371 Current Affairs for UPSC
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Ladakh’s Seven Hill Council Plan Explained: Decentralisation, Article 371 and Local Autonomy
The Ladakh administration has announced steps to extend the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council framework to all seven districts, instead of limiting such councils to Leh and Kargil. While the administration presents the proposal as democratic decentralisation suited to Ladakh’s difficult geography, the Apex Body Leh and Kargil Democratic Alliance fear that multiple district councils could dilute the powers of a proposed Union Territory-level representative body being discussed under an Article 371-type framework.
Ladakh Hill Councils in All 7 Districts Explained: ABL–KDA Opposition and Article 371 Talks
The Ladakh administration has announced that Autonomous Hill Development Councils (AHDCs) will be constituted in each of the Union Territory's seven districts, extending elected local self-governance to the five new districts of Drass, Sham, Nubra, Changthang and Zanskar. The move has been opposed by the Apex Body Leh (ABL) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), who fear it may dilute the powers of the proposed UT-level representative government being negotiated under Article 371. This article explains the announcement, the LAHDC Act, 1997, the background of Ladakh's statehood and Sixth Schedule demands, the ongoing MHA negotiations, and the constitutional dimensions of the issue for UPSC Prelims and Mains.
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