Commissioner/Secretary, Finance, Rigzin Samphel convened a meeting to discuss the operationalisation of the Council fund as per the LAHDC Act on January 6.

Deputy Commissioner Leh, Sachin Kumar Vaishya; Director Finance, Ladakh, Tahir Hussain and Chief Controller of Finance, LAHDC, Kargil, Shaukat attended the meeting.
 
Rigzin Samphel directed DC Leh, Sachin Kumar to constitute a team for both Leh and Kargil districts, and directed them to submit the draft proposal within a month. He further directed Chief Controller Finance to submit the report from Kargil district in a month. 
 
DC, Leh informed about the preparation of rules for Council's fund. He said that they are planning to hire a team of professionals, including legal and finance expertise, to frame rules and laws within a month. He further added that the constitution of district-wise separate committees is underway. 
 
Rigzin Samphel enquired about the hiring of a chartered accountant to handle the Council’s accounts and directed DC, Leh to write to Hill Council informing them about the lack of response from them. He asked Director Finance to hire a Chartered Accountant.