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The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh was established under the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Act of 1995.
Answer: True
The legislative foundation for the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh is the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Act of 1995.
The demand for an Autonomous Hill Council in Leh was primarily motivated by a desire to integrate Ladakh more closely with the state of Punjab.
Answer: False
The demand for an Autonomous Hill Council in Leh stemmed from a desire for greater autonomy due to distinct religious and cultural identity and the aspiration for Union Territory status, not integration with Punjab.
An agreement was reached between the Union Government and the J&K State Government to establish an Autonomous Hill Council for Ladakh in October 1993.
Answer: True
In October 1993, the Union Government and the Jammu and Kashmir State Government reached an accord to establish an Autonomous Hill Council for Ladakh.
The inaugural elections for the LAHDC Leh were conducted on August 28, 1995.
Answer: True
The first elections for the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh were held on August 28, 1995.
The inaugural meeting of the LAHDC Leh took place in Srinagar on September 3, 1995.
Answer: False
The inaugural meeting of the LAHDC Leh was held in Leh on September 3, 1995, not in Srinagar.
The Autonomous Hill Council in Kargil District was established in July 2005.
Answer: False
The Autonomous Hill Council in Kargil District was established in July 2003, not 2005.
The LAHDC Leh and LAHDC Kargil are autonomous councils established under the 6th Schedule of the Indian Constitution.
Answer: False
Unlike councils established under the 6th Schedule, the LAHDC Leh and LAHDC Kargil were established through specific state legislation, namely the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Act of 1995.
The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh was established under which specific legislation?
Answer: The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Act of 1995
The establishment of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh is based on the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Act of 1995.
What was a primary driver for the Ladakhi people's demand for an Autonomous Hill Council in Leh district?
Answer: To gain autonomy due to distinct religious and cultural identity and desire for UT status.
The demand for an Autonomous Hill Council in Leh was significantly driven by the region's distinct religious and cultural identity and the aspiration for Union Territory status, seeking greater self-governance.
When did the Union Government and the Jammu and Kashmir State Government agree to establish an Autonomous Hill Council for Ladakh?
Answer: October 1993
An agreement was reached between the Union Government and the Jammu and Kashmir State Government in October 1993 concerning the establishment of an Autonomous Hill Council for Ladakh.
The Autonomous Hill Council in Kargil District was established in which year?
Answer: 2003
The Autonomous Hill Council in Kargil District was established in the year 2003.
The LAHDC Leh and LAHDC Kargil are categorized under which type of autonomous councils based on their establishment method?
Answer: Councils established through state legislation.
The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh, and its counterpart in Kargil, are established through state legislation, distinguishing them from councils under the 6th Schedule.
The J&K government's 'healing touch policy' in 2003 led to what action regarding the Autonomous Hill Development Council in Kargil?
Answer: Popular elections were announced for the council.
As part of the 'healing touch policy' in 2003, the Jammu and Kashmir government announced popular elections for the Autonomous Hill Development Council in Kargil.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) holds 16 seats in the LAHDC Leh, constituting the majority required to form the government.
Answer: True
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) holds 16 seats, comprising 15 elected members and the Chief Executive Councillor, Tashi Gyalson, which forms the majority in the LAHDC Leh.
The LAHDC Leh comprises a total of 35 councillors, with 30 elected and 5 nominated.
Answer: False
The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh consists of 30 councillors in total: 26 elected and 4 nominated.
All councillors for the LAHDC Leh are selected through direct electoral processes.
Answer: False
While 26 councillors are elected, 4 are nominated members, meaning not all councillors are chosen through direct elections.
The electoral system employed for the LAHDC Leh elections is proportional representation.
Answer: False
The elections for the LAHDC Leh utilize a plurality (First-Past-the-Post) voting system for the elected seats, not proportional representation.
The most recent election for the LAHDC Leh was conducted on October 26, 2020.
Answer: True
The last election for the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh took place on October 26, 2020.
The next election for the LAHDC Leh is scheduled to occur in 2025.
Answer: True
Following the election in October 2020, the subsequent election for the LAHDC Leh is anticipated in 2025.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured 16 elected seats in the October 26, 2020 LAHDC Leh election.
Answer: False
In the October 26, 2020 election, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 15 elected seats for the LAHDC Leh.
The Indian National Congress (INC) secured 9 seats in the 2020 election for the LAHDC Leh.
Answer: True
The Indian National Congress (INC) obtained 9 seats during the 2020 election for the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh.
One independent candidate was elected to the LAHDC Leh in the 2020 elections.
Answer: True
The election results for the LAHDC Leh in 2020 indicated that one independent candidate secured a seat.
There are 5 nominated members serving on the LAHDC Leh.
Answer: False
The LAHDC Leh includes 4 nominated members, not 5.
How many total councillors comprise the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh?
Answer: 30
The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh is composed of a total of 30 councillors.
In LAHDC Leh, how many members are elected versus nominated?
Answer: 26 elected, 4 nominated
The LAHDC Leh comprises 26 elected councillors and 4 nominated members.
What voting system is employed for the elections to the LAHDC Leh?
Answer: First-Past-the-Post (Plurality)
The elections for the LAHDC Leh utilize a plurality voting system, commonly known as First-Past-the-Post.
When was the most recent election held for the LAHDC Leh?
Answer: October 26, 2020
The most recent election for the LAHDC Leh was conducted on October 26, 2020.
Which political party secured the majority of elected seats in the October 26, 2020 LAHDC Leh election?
Answer: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured the majority of elected seats in the October 26, 2020 LAHDC Leh election, winning 15 out of 26 contested seats.
How many seats did the Indian National Congress (INC) secure in the 2020 LAHDC Leh election?
Answer: 9
The Indian National Congress (INC) secured 9 seats in the 2020 election for the LAHDC Leh.
The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh (LAHDC Leh) holds administrative responsibility for the entirety of the Ladakh Union Territory.
Answer: False
The LAHDC Leh is responsible for administering the Leh district, not the entire Union Territory of Ladakh.
The LAHDC Leh functions as an Autonomous District Council specifically for the Leh district.
Answer: True
The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh (LAHDC Leh) is constituted as an autonomous administrative division, functioning as an Autonomous District Council for the Leh district.
Autonomous hill councils are solely responsible for managing law and order within their respective districts.
Answer: False
Law and order, along with communications and higher education, fall under the administrative purview of the Union Territory government, not solely the autonomous hill councils.
Decisions concerning economic development, healthcare, and education are made by the autonomous hill councils in conjunction with village panchayats.
Answer: True
Autonomous hill councils collaborate with village panchayats on critical areas such as economic development, healthcare, and education.
The Chief Executive Councillor reviews decisions made by the autonomous hill councils at the state secretariat level.
Answer: False
Decisions of the autonomous hill councils are reviewed at the block headquarters level, in the presence of executive councillors, not at the state secretariat.
Communications and higher education fall under the administrative responsibility of the autonomous hill councils.
Answer: False
The administration of the Union Territory of Ladakh is responsible for communications and higher education, not the autonomous hill councils.
What is the primary function of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh (LAHDC Leh)?
Answer: To serve as an autonomous administrative division for the Leh district.
The primary function of the LAHDC Leh is to administer the Leh district as an autonomous administrative division within the Union Territory of Ladakh.
Which of the following is NOT an area of local administration typically decided by autonomous hill councils in conjunction with village panchayats?
Answer: Law and order
While autonomous hill councils and village panchayats collaborate on economic development, healthcare, and education, the responsibility for law and order rests with the administration of the Union Territory.
Who is responsible for overseeing law and order within the districts managed by the autonomous hill councils?
Answer: The administration of the Union Territory of Ladakh
The administration of the Union Territory of Ladakh is responsible for maintaining law and order within the districts governed by the autonomous hill councils.
Tashi Gyalson has served as the Chief Executive Councillor (CEC) of LAHDC Leh since October 31, 2020.
Answer: True
Tashi Gyalson assumed the position of Chief Executive Councillor (CEC) for the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh on October 31, 2020.
Tsering Angchuk is the current Chief Executive Councillor of LAHDC Leh.
Answer: False
Tashi Gyalson is the current Chief Executive Councillor of LAHDC Leh. Tsering Angchuk serves as the Deputy Chairman.
Who currently serves as the Chief Executive Councillor (CEC) of LAHDC Leh?
Answer: Tashi Gyalson
Tashi Gyalson is the current Chief Executive Councillor (CEC) of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh.
Since when has Tashi Gyalson held the position of CEC for LAHDC Leh?
Answer: October 31, 2020
Tashi Gyalson assumed the role of Chief Executive Councillor (CEC) for LAHDC Leh on October 31, 2020.
What portfolio is held by Stanzin Chosphel within the LAHDC Leh Executive Committee?
Answer: Agriculture
Stanzin Chosphel holds the portfolio for Agriculture within the Executive Committee of the LAHDC Leh.
Which portfolio is held by Ghulam Mehdi within the LAHDC Leh Executive Committee?
Answer: Minorities and Forestry
Ghulam Mehdi is responsible for the portfolios of Minorities and Forestry within the Executive Committee of the LAHDC Leh.
Tashi Gyalson is affiliated with which political party?
Answer: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Tashi Gyalson, the Chief Executive Councillor of LAHDC Leh, is affiliated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
The Ladakh Vision Document 2025 was initially prepared in the year 2005.
Answer: True
The initial preparation of the Ladakh Vision Document 2025 commenced in the year 2005.
The committee responsible for drafting the Ladakh Vision Document 2025 was headed by Tashi Gyalson.
Answer: False
The committee tasked with drafting the Ladakh Vision Document 2025 was chaired by Sonam Dawa, not Tashi Gyalson.
LAHDC Leh collaborates with NABARD on initiatives aligned with the Ladakh Vision Document 2025.
Answer: True
The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Leh has engaged in collaborative initiatives with NABARD, particularly concerning sustainable development efforts aligned with the Ladakh Vision Document 2025.
The Ladakh Vision Document 2025 was initially prepared in what year?
Answer: 2005
The initial drafting of the Ladakh Vision Document 2025 occurred in the year 2005.
Who headed the committee responsible for drafting the Ladakh Vision Document 2025?
Answer: Sonam Dawa
The committee responsible for drafting the Ladakh Vision Document 2025 was chaired by Sonam Dawa.
What organization collaborated with LAHDC Leh on May 8, 2013, for sustainable development initiatives?
Answer: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
On May 8, 2013, the LAHDC Leh collaborated with the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) on initiatives promoting sustainable development.
The Ladakh Vision Document 2025 was prepared by a committee comprising how many members?
Answer: 20
The committee responsible for drafting the Ladakh Vision Document 2025 consisted of 20 members.
The Ladakh Marathon is organized by the Ministry of Tourism.
Answer: False
The Ladakh Marathon is organized by the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC).
The VIAF is referenced as a national authority control database for LAHDC Leh.
Answer: False
The VIAF (Virtual International Authority File) is an international authority control database. The United States Library of Congress (LOC) authorities is referenced as the national authority control database.
According to the navbox information, which states have autonomous district councils established under the 6th Schedule of the Constitution?
Answer: Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Tripura
The navbox indicates that Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Tripura are the states with autonomous district councils established under the 6th Schedule of the Indian Constitution.
Which international authority control database is referenced for the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh?
Answer: VIAF
The VIAF (Virtual International Authority File) is referenced as an international authority control database pertinent to the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh.
What national authority control database is referenced for the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh?
Answer: The United States Library of Congress (LOC) authorities
The United States Library of Congress (LOC) authorities database is referenced as a national authority control resource for the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh.
What is the official web address provided for the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh?
Answer: leh.nic.in/lahdcleh/
The official web address for the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh is leh.nic.in/lahdcleh/.