Home Ministry says it remains open to dialogue with Apex Body Leh and Kargil Democratic Alliance
The Ministry of Home Affairs said on 29 September 2025 that the government remains open to dialogue on Ladakh with the Apex Body Leh and the Kargil Democratic Alliance at any time.
Summary
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on 29 September 2025 that the government has always been open to dialogue on Ladakh matters with the Apex Body Leh (ABL) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) at any time, through the High Powered Committee (HPC) on Ladakh or any other platform. The MHA said the HPC mechanism has already yielded results: increased reservation for the Scheduled Tribes of Ladakh, women's reservation in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils (LAHDCs) and protection for local languages. Recruitment for 1,800 government posts has begun in the Union Territory of Ladakh. The ministry said it was confident that continued dialogue would bring the desired results soon.
Key facts
- Statement by
- Ministry of Home Affairs, 29 Sep 2025
- Groups
- Apex Body Leh (ABL), Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA)
- Mechanism
- High Powered Committee (HPC) on Ladakh
- Results cited
- More ST reservation; women's reservation in LAHDCs; protection of local languages
- Jobs
- Recruitment for 1,800 government posts begun in UT of Ladakh
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Through which mechanism did the Home Ministry say in September 2025 that it would continue dialogue with the Apex Body Leh and the Kargil Democratic Alliance?
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Correct answer: D — High Powered Committee (HPC) on Ladakh
The MHA said it would welcome talks with ABL and KDA through the High Powered Committee on Ladakh or any such platform.
Recruitment for how many government posts has begun in the Union Territory of Ladakh, according to the Home Ministry's statement of 29 September 2025?
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Correct answer: D — 1,800
The MHA said recruitment for 1,800 government posts has commenced in Ladakh.
Consider the following statements about the Home Ministry's Ladakh statement of 29 September 2025: 1. The ministry said the High Powered Committee process had led to women's reservation in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils. 2. The ministry said recruitment for 18,000 government posts had begun in Ladakh. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong: recruitment has begun for 1,800 posts.