Act north India.

• The Centre has issued measures to address language, culture, and land concerns of Ladakh’s people.

• The measures were implemented after the special status of the former State of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) was withdrawn in 2019 and incorporated into Union Territories (UT).

• The new policies include provisions for up to 85% reservation for indigenous people in government jobs.

• To be considered a domicile of Ladakh, a person must have a continuous 15-year stay from 2019 in Ladakh.

• One third of the seats in hill councils will be reserved for women.

• English, Hindi, Urdu, Bhoti, and Purgi languages will be the official languages.

• Civil society organizations in Ladakh have raised demands for full Statehood, inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, a second seat in the Lok Sabha, and the constitution of a public service commission.

• The lack of jobs and employment opportunities for the youth has been a central issue in Ladakh’s protests.

• A high-powered committee was formed in 2023 to investigate these demands.