In Ladakh, the Annual General Council Meeting of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil began today with a special condolence reference and prayers for the departed soul of the 1st CEC of LAHDC Kargil Late Qamar Ali Akhone.
The meeting was chaired by Dr. Mohd Jaffer Akhone and attended by Member of Parliament from Ladakh, Haji Hanifa Jan, DC Drass Imteeaz Kacho, Executive Councillors, Councillors and senior officers.
Chief Executive Officer, LAHDC Kargil and Deputy Commissioner, Rakesh Kumar, presented the Annual Budget and informed the House that against the original outlay of 255.26 crore rupees for the financial year 2025-26, 99.22 percent expenditure had been achieved. He said that after the revised outlay of 329.58 crore rupees, an expenditure of 327.03 crore rupees had been incurred.
The CEO further informed that following the creation of new districts, budget allocations will be made as per the criteria notified by the Government. Under the proposed distribution, Kargil district will receive 56.99 percent, Zanskar 25.07 percent, Drass 15.27 percent and Sham 2.67 percent of the total outlay.
Speaking on the occasion, CEC Dr. Mohd Jaffer Akhone congratulated the Deputy Commissioner and Deputy Director Planning for preparing the first budget covering the four districts after the administrative reorganisation.
Former CEC and Councillor Silmoo, Feroz Ahmad Khan, appreciated the budget presentation and urged the Union Territory Administration to accord timely administrative approval to projects passed by the Council. He also proposed enhancement of the financial approval powers of the CEO, LAHDC Kargil to 2 to 3 crore rupees for expeditious implementation of development works.
The Council is expected to approve the budget for the four districts during the ongoing session.
