The HPC, chaired by MoS Home Nityanand Rai, met leaders from Leh & Kargil to discuss key demands, including that of statehood.

Ministry of Home Affairs proposes 95% job reservation for locals in Ladakh, 1/3 for women, official languages, and constitutional safeguards.

The lack of government recruitment in Ladakh since its separation from the former state of Jammu and Kashmir has been a major concern for its residents.

In a big breakthrough, the Centre has in-principle agreed to reserve 95 per cent gazetted officers posts for locals in the Union Territory of Ladakh.