[Letter to Mr Minoo Masani]

Summary

This five-page correspondence packet, dated September 18, 1969, records Prof. N. G. Ranga’s efforts to secure M. R. Masani’s participation in a proposed parliamentary study delegation to Ladakh and Leh. Ranga first invites Masani to join the delegation and then writes to Parliamentary Affairs Minister K. Raghuramaiah requesting that Masani, described as the party’s Deputy Leader, be included. The correspondence places the proposed visit in the context of parliamentary interest in Ladakh.

An accompanying Department of Parliamentary Affairs letter from H. N. Trivedi explains that the Government proposes to sponsor an official visit by ten Members of Parliament for an on-the-spot study of the region’s economic growth and development needs. Annexure-I provides a tentative itinerary: travel from Delhi to Leh via Chandigarh, onward by road to Kargil and Srinagar, and return to Delhi between October 3 and 9, 1969. Annexure-II is a confirmation form for participating members, including dietary information and contact details. The packet documents parliamentary coordination, party representation, and an administrative approach to regional development; it does not contain findings from the proposed visit.

Key points

• N. G. Ranga invited M. R. Masani to join a proposed parliamentary delegation to Ladakh and Leh.
• Ranga asked Parliamentary Affairs Minister K. Raghuramaiah to include Masani in the delegation.
• The Department of Parliamentary Affairs proposed an official, ten-member parliamentary visit to study Ladakh’s economic growth and development needs.
• The planned route ran from Delhi through Chandigarh to Leh, then by road to Kargil and Srinagar before returning to Delhi.
• The packet includes a participation confirmation form requesting dietary preferences, local address, telephone number, and signature.
• The documents concern arrangements for the visit and provide no report or conclusions from the proposed study.