Ladakh secures distinct identity in Aadhaar records; J&K label dropped

Nearly seven years after being carved out as a separate Union territory from the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir in 2019, Ladakh has finally secured a distinct identity in Aadhaar records, with the ‘Jammu and Kashmir’ label now replaced with ‘Ladakh’.

The development, addressing a long-pending public demand, was carried out following the intervention of newly-appointed Ladakh Lt Governor VK Saxena, a spokesperson of the Lok Bhavan said.