Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil
Type
Type	Autonomous District Council of theKargil district
Leadership
Chief Executive Councillor	Mohammad Jaffer Akhoon, JKNC since 17 October 2023[1]
Structure
Seats	30 Councillors (26 Elected + 4 Nominated)
Political groups	Government (22)   JKNC (12)   INC (10) Opposition (2)   BJP (2) Others (2)   IND (2) Nominated (4)   NOM (4)
Elections
Voting system	26plurality voting
Voting system	4 nominated
Last election	4 October 2023[2]
Next election	2028
Meeting place
Kargil,Ladakh
Website
kargil.nic.in/lahdc/

Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil (LAHDC Kargil), is one among the twoAutonomous District Councils ofLadakh union territory. LAHDC Kargil administers theKargil District ofLadakh,India.^[3][4]

In October 1993, the centralGovernment of India and the stateGovernment of Jammu and Kashmir agreed to grant each district of Ladakh the status ofAutonomous 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.^[5]

The autonomous hill councils work with villagepanchayats 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.^[6] TheLadakh Police continues to look after law and order whileAdministration of Ladakh looks after the judicial system, communications and the higher education in the districts.

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.^{[7][8][9][10]}

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• Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh

• Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil
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• Government of Ladakh
• Autonomous district councils of India
• States and territories established in 2003
• Kargil district
• 2003 establishments in Jammu and Kashmir

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