A new 'LA' registration tag to be assigned for vehicles in Ladakh

Ladakh, is the second largest union territory. It consists of two districts of Kargil and Leh

A new registration tag 'LA' has been assigned for vehicles to be registered in Ladakh, the government has said.

The Centre had on August 5 abrogated Article 370 provisions in the Constitution that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, bifurcating the state into two Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, which came into being on October 31.

"In exercise of the powers conferred by ... the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, the Central Government hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of Government of India in the then Ministry of Surface Transport number S.O. 444(E), dated