DCs, SPs appointed for five new districts of Ladakh

The appointments come just one day after the formal notification of Nubra, Sham, Changthang, Zanskar, and Drass as independent districts. This move addresses long-standing demands for decentralisation in a region where remote communities often travelled over 300km to access district-level services in Leh or Kargil.

The lieutenant governor directed the newly appointed officers to assume charge without delay, emphasising that the primary goal is to bring the administration to the doorstep of people living in Ladakh’s remote frontiers. Saxena said that a robust administrative framework is being put in place to translate the vision of district creation into tangible benefits. He said that subordinate staff positions and logistical requirements would be finalised on priority to ensure the new offices—headquartered in Diskit, Khaltse, Nyoma, Padum, and Drass-Ranbirpura—are fully functional.

In Changthang, headquartered at Nyoma, Nitish Rajoria (IAS) has been appointed as deputy commissioner with Abbas Jaffari (JKPS) serving as superintendent of police.