Polity · 15 Jul 2026

Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils

Match List I (Instrument/Body) with List II (Correct Description) with reference to recent developments in Ladakh's governance structure: List I A. Autonomous Hill Development Councils B. Article 371 C. Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Act D. Apex Body Leh (ABL) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) List II 1. Civil society groups that rejected the recent expansion as "maximum government, minimum governance" 2. Currently exist in all seven districts of Ladakh, including five newly created ones 3. The year this Act was enacted, providing the operative legal route for council creation via executive notification 4. A constitutional provision that could eventually house a "customised framework" for a unified UT-level representative body, but has not yet been legislated upon How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

AOnly one pair
BOnly two pairs
COnly three pairs
DAll four pairs

Tests the ability to correctly distinguish an operative executive legal instrument from an unlegislated constitutional placeholder and to link institutional actors precisely to their stated positions.

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Why in news

The Ladakh administration extended Autonomous Hill Development Councils to all seven districts in July 2026, drawing objections from ABL and KDA that this fragments political unity ahead of Article 371 negotiations.

Why for UPSC

This match-the-pairs format tests whether aspirants can correctly link each institutional actor or instrument to its precise legal status and role - distinguishing an operative executive-notification law (1995 Act) from an unlegislated constitutional placeholder (Article 371).

Prelims summary

Ladakh's seven hill councils operate under the 1995 LAHDC Act via executive notification, while Article 371 remains an unlegislated placeholder for a future unified UT legislature; ABL and KDA are the civil society groups opposing the recent expansion.

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