Administration of Ladakh
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History of Ladakh
Ladakh became part of the Dominion of India on 26 October 1947 as a region of the State of Jammu and Kashmir. The status of the region was upgraded to that of a Revenue and Administrative Division of Jammu and Kashmir in February 2019 and Ladakh became a union territory in its own right a few months later on 31 October 2019.
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Executive and legislative authority
Ladakh is administered as a union territory without a legislative assembly by virtue of Article 240 (2) of the Constitution of India and under the terms of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019. Union territory of Ladakh will be administered by the President acting through a Lieutenant Governor to be appointed by him under Article 239. The President may make regulations for the peace, progress and good government of the Union territory of Ladakh under article 240. The Lieutenant Governor shall be assisted by advisor(s) to be appointed by the Central Government.
Judiciary and law enforcement
Ladakh is under the jurisdiction of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court which sits in Jammu and Srinagar. Law enforcement is the responsibility of the Ladakh Police which is under the authority of the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of India.
Office holders
- Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh - B. D. Mishra
- Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor - Umang Narula
- Principal Secretary - Dr. Pawan Kotwal, IAS
- Commissioner Secretary - Ajeet Kumar Sahu, IAS
- Divisional Commissioner - Saugat Biswas, IAS
- Inspector General of Police - S. S. Khandare, IPS
- Secretary - Ravinder Kumar, IAS
- Secretary - Padma Angmo, IIS
- Secretary - K. Mehboob Ali Khan, IRS
- Deputy Commissioner Kargil District - Santosh Sukhadeve
- Chairman/Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDC Kargil - Mohammad Jaffer Akhone
- Deputy Commissioner Leh District - Shrikant Balasaheb Suse
- Chairman/Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDC Leh - Tashi Gyalson
- Deputy Commissioner Kargil District - Santosh Sukhadeve