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Introduction
The
Department of Rural Development were earlier variously known as community
development and National Extention Service
Department, Dehat Sudhar
Department and it started functioning in Ladakh district in the middle nineteen fifties. There was only one block in whole of district
with headquarter at Leh. Two more blocks called Nefa
“A” type blocks were created at Nyoma
and Nobra in 1965.
Khaltsi block was created in 1974 and in 1977 Durbuk block was carved out
of Nyoma block.
The sixth block Kharu has
been carved out of Leh block in 1999-2000.
There are 68 Panchayats in the District and the
projected population is around 1.17 lacs.
|
S.NO |
BLOCK |
NO OF
PANCHAYATS AS ON 31.03.2003. |
NO. OF VILLAGES IN THE
PANCHAYATS |
POPULATION(Estimated 95) |
|
1. |
Leh |
17 |
23 |
32933 |
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2. |
Khaltsi |
17 |
24 |
17786 |
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3. |
Nobra |
12 |
28 |
17367 |
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4. |
Nyoma |
11 |
18 |
8769 |
|
5. |
Kharu |
6 |
15 |
7063 |
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6. |
Durbuk |
5 |
5 |
4675 |
During the early phase of its existence
the main thrust areas were on extension works. The grass root
level workers known as Village level workers (Gram Sivak)
were responsible for extension works in agriculture and allied sector. The Village level workers of those days
rendered valuable service in popularizing/Introducing vegetable and other high
yielding varieties of improved seeds and in use of chemical fertilizers and
other improved scientific practices. With the passage of time
the emphasis has shifted and at present the Rural Development Department is
exclusively responsible for execution of various poverty alleviation programmes under two broad categories of self employment
scheme and wage employment scheme sponsored by the Central Government.
I.
Employment Assurance Scheme.
II.
Jawahar Gram Simridhi Yojna.
III.
Indra Awas Yojna.
In
addition to above three centrally sponsored scheme Border Area Development Programmes, also a centrally sponsored scheme is also under
implementation in the four border of blocks Khaltsi, Nobra, Nyoma and Durbuk. The
department also executes works under constituency development schemes of Member Parliament ,
Member Legislative Assemblies/Council and councillors
of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Devlopement
Council.