The government has clarified that there is no proposal to form Gorkhaland Territorial Administration, GTA like authorities for Telangana, Vidarbha and Laddakh.

In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Mr. Jitendra Singh said that for Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, a separate Development Board has been constituted in 1994 and has been functioning as per Article 371(2) of the Constitution of India.

With regard to backward areas of Andhra Pradesh including Telangana, adequate safeguards have been included in Article 371 D of the Constitution to ensure equitable opportunities in matters of public employment and in the matter of education.

The Minister further clarified that the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council was constituted following a tripartite agreement signed in 1989 between the Government of India, Government of Jammu and Kashmir and the representatives of the Ladakh Buddhist Association.

The Council has been delegated with the responsibility for plan formulation, implementation and monitoring.