Excelsior Correspondent
LEH, June 3: To raise several issues concerning Ladakh, the Member of Parliament, Ladakh, Haji Mohd Hanifa Jan called on Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Brigadier (Dr) BD Mishra (Retd), here today.
During the meeting, MP Ladakh sought the LG’s intervention in securing a special package from the Central Government to compensate apricot farmers for losses suffered during the recent unseasonal snowfall.
In response, LG assured that he would take up the issue with the concerned Ministry and also advised MP Ladakh to follow up on the matter.
The MP also raised various concerns, including the establishment of an Agriculture and Horticulture Research Center in Kargil, the need for AYUSH Medical Officer posts, the need to release pending payments for higher secondary school buildings constructed as per CBSE norms and the need for Arabic teachers’ post in Kargil under Samagra Shiksha, for which funding from the Union Ministry is required.
A request was also made regarding the inclusion of Eid-e-Ghadeer and Chehlum (Youm-e-Arbaeen) in the list of local holidays of UT Ladakh for Leh district, also on the lines of Kargil district, keeping the sentiments of the Shia community of Leh district in mind.
MP Ladakh further raised concerns over the admission of Ladakhi students to SKUAST Kashmir, highlighting that many eligible students were unable to secure admission under the Scheduled Tribe (ST) reservation.
He sought intervention from LG to address this issue so that seats for Ladakhi students could be reserved for at least a few more years, early recruitment of faculty in Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) and urged swift completion of the takeover of SKUAST units in Ladakh by the University of Ladakh.
The LG assured that the committee formed to examine the matter of left-out daily-rated wagers would submit its report soon.
Principal Secretary, Sanjeev Khirwar and secretary education, Bhanu Prabha, were also present during the meeting.
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