Excelsior Correspondent
LEH, Dec 26: Various delegations today called on the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Kavinder Gupta, at the LG Secretariat and shared their concerns relating to youth welfare, education, health, sports, employment and veterans’ welfare.
A delegation of STL doctors from Leh district submitted a representation regarding an alleged discrepancy in NEET PG (Medical) state counselling under the UT Ladakh reservation quota.
They sought LG’s intervention to ensure that the reservation policy is implemented strictly as per merit and that STL candidates are considered fairly in the upcoming third round of counselling.
In another meeting, a delegation led by cyclist Leakzes Angmo called on the LG and shared her proposal to establish a cycling training institute in Ladakh to nurture and produce more professional cyclists from the region.
Similarly, a delegation of civil engineers aspiring for the gazetted post of Assistant Engineer called on Kavinder and requested intervention in service-related matters.
Ex-serviceman Dorje Tsering, who was injured during the 1999 Kargil War, also called on the LG and requested grant of battle casualty benefits.
The LG Kavinder reiterated that the UT Administration is fully committed to the welfare and empowerment of youth, sportspersons, professionals and ex-servicemen.
He stated that all necessary steps would be taken, within the framework of rules and policies, to address genuine grievances and to ensure that the benefits of government initiatives reach the people in a fair and transparent manner.
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