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High Powered Committee on Ladakh to Reconvene in Delhi on May 20

Union MoS Nityanand Rai will chair the meeting to address demands for statehood, Sixth Schedule status, and unresolved domicile criteria for government jobs.

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Overview

  • The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has officially scheduled the next High Powered Committee meeting on Ladakh for May 20, 2025, in New Delhi.
  • The meeting will be chaired by Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, with key stakeholders from Leh and Kargil districts participating.
  • Representatives from the Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance will attend to discuss their four-point agenda, including statehood and increased parliamentary representation.
  • A key agenda item is resolving the deadlock over government job domicile criteria, with disagreements over a 15-year residency rule versus a 1989 cutoff date.
  • This marks the first formal meeting since January 2025, following months of delays and backchannel discussions between stakeholders and the MHA.