Excelsior Correspondent
NEW DELHI, Feb 5: A delegation comprising Executive Councillor for Agriculture and Rural Development of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) and Sarpanchs from Leh today called on UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and submitted a memorandum of demands.
The delegation, which was on exposure tour to some States of the country, apprised the UPA Chairperson of a number of problems confronting the people of Ladakh region due to tough topographic of the area.
The demands and problems projected by the delegation included enhancement of wage rate under MGNERGA, release of instalment under MGNERGA, honorarium in favour of Panchayat members and grant of special package to Leh for restoration of infrastructure and agricultural land washed away in 2010 cloud burst.
They also demanded representation to Badkhe Buddhist in Minority Commission, tunneling to Prangla between Lakh and Himachal Pradesh, tunneling to Khardongla, incorporation of Bhoti language in 8th Schedule of Constitution of India and up-gradation of Khalsi Hospital to Sub District Hospital besides opening of Kailash Mansarover to local people for boosting the tourism in the region.
The delegation also sought implementation of 73rd Amendment for streamlining Panchayati Raj system and percolating the benefits of these institutions to the common public.
During the tour, the delegation interacted with various agencies and shared their experiences about implementation of various Centrally sponsored flagship programmes including MGNERGA and the mechanism to be adopted for extending the benefits of the scheme to poor and deserving people.
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