Union territory of Ladakh to get five new districts, announces Home Ministry

New Delhi, 26/8: The Narendra Modi government on Monday announced the creation of five new districts in the union territory of Ladakh, in what the Prime Minister described as a step towards better governance and prosperity.

So far, Ladakh had only two districts — Leh and Kargil. The new districts will come into existence after the Ladakh administration sends its “final proposal” on logistics like headquarters to the MHA.