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भाग II- खण्ड 1

Part II-Section 1

केन्द्र-शासित प्रदेश लद्दाख प्रशािन

ADMINISTRATION OF UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH

Housing & Urban Development Department

UT Secretariat, Ladakh

NOTIFICATION

Leh , the 24^th December, 2021

S.O. 75. - In exercise of the powers conferred by S.O 282(E) dated 21.01.2020, the Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of

Union Territory of Ladakh hereby makes the following Rules, namely. -

Short title and commencement. -

(1) These Rules may be called the Union Territory of Ladakh Urban Local Bodies (Subordinate) Service

Recruitment Rules, 2021.

(2) These Rules shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

Definitions. - In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires. -

लद्दाख, 24 दिसंबर, 2021

LADAKH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER, 24, 2021

भारत सरकार

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

एस.जी.-एल.डी.-अ.-24122021-47

SG-LD-E-24122021-47

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 2

(a) “Administration” means Administration of the Union Territory of Ladakh;

(b) “Administrative Department” means the Department of the Administration in the Union Territory

Secretariat holding the administrative charge of the Service;

(c) “Appointed day” shall mean the day as defined under section 2 (a) of the Jammu and Kashmir

Reorganization Act, 2019.

(d) “Board” means the appropriate recruitment board;

(e) “Cadre” means the sanctioned strength of the Service under these Rules;

(f) “Chief Executive Officer” means Chief Executive Officer, of the concerned LAHDC;

(g) “District cadre” means the cadre comprising of the posts as may be notified by the Administration;

(h) “LAHDC” means Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, as constituted under the relevant

Act;

(i) “Member of the Service” means a person appointed to a post in the Urban Local Bodies

(Subordinate) Service under the provisions of these Rules;

(j) “Rules” means the Union Territory of Ladakh, Urban Local Bodies (Subordinate) Service

Recruitment Rules;

(k) “Resident of Union Territory of Ladakh” means any person who satisfies the criteria of residence

as may be prescribed for the purpose of employment under the Administration of Union Territory of

Ladakh under any Act, Rule, Regulation or Order having force of law in Union Territory of Ladakh;

(l) “Schedule” means the Schedule(s) annexed to these Rules;

(m) “Service” means Service as constituted under these Rules; and

(n) “Union Territory” means the Union Territory of Ladakh.

3. Constitution of the Service. -

From the date of commencement of these Rules, there shall be constituted the Union Territory of Ladakh

Urban Local Bodies (Subordinate) Service.

4. Initial Constitution. -

On the date of commencement of these Rules, persons who have already been appointed substantively to

a post in the cadre of J&K Urban Local Bodies (Subordinate) Service and finally allotted for service in

the Union Territory of Ladakh in accordance with the provisions of section 89(2) of the J&K

Reorganization Act, 2019, shall be deemed to have been appointed to the Service at the initial

constitution.

Provided that a person appointed by a competent authority substantively to a post in the cadre of

J&K Urban Local Bodies (Subordinate) Service on the recommendations of a Board after the appointed

day shall also be deemed to have been appointed to the Service at the initial constitution and the services

rendered by him/her prior to the commencement of these Rules shall count for the purposes of rules

regulating his conditions of service.

5. Strength and composition of the Service. -

(1) The authorized permanent strength of the Cadre and the nature of the posts included therein shall be

determined by the Administration, from time to time, and shall at the initial constitution of the

Service under these Rules, be such as specified in Schedule-I.

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(2) The Administration shall, at the interval of every five years or at such other intervals as may be

necessary, re-examine the strength and composition of the Cadre of the Service and make such

alteration therein as it deems fit.

6. Qualification and Method of Recruitment. -

(1) No person shall be eligible for appointment or promotion to any post unless he possesses the

qualifications as laid down in Schedule- II annexed to these Rules.

(2) Appointment to the Service shall be made: -

(a)

By direct recruitment; or

(b)

By promotion, failing which by absorption:

Provided that the terms and manner of appointment by absorption shall be as notified by

the Administration by a general or special order; and

Provided further that the competent authority to appoint a person to the Service by

absorption shall be the Administration.

7. Probation. -

(1) Every person on appointment to the Service, by direct recruitment shall be on probation for a period

of two years. Person on appointment to the Service by promotion or by absorption shall be on

probation for a period of six months.

Provided that the period of probation may extend in accordance with the instructions

issued by the Administration from time to time; and

Provided further that other matters relating to probation, will be governed by the

instructions issued by the Administration in this regard from time to time.

(2) If, during the period of probation or any extension thereof, as the case may be, the Administration is

of the opinion that a person appointed to the Service has not successfully completed the period of

probation, the Administration may discharge the directly recruited candidate from the Service, or

revert the promote to the post held by him/her prior to his promotion.

8. Training and Departmental Examination. -

Persons appointed to the Service shall be required to undergo such training from time to time during the

course of probation and to pass such examination(s) as the Administration may prescribe:

Provided that the Administration may exempt, either wholly or partly, from such training or

departmental examination(s) person who have passed a departmental examination or undergone training

declared by the Administration to be equivalent to a departmental examination or training prescribed

under these Rules.

9. Eligibility for direct recruitment. -

The age limit and other qualifications for direct recruitment shall be as prescribed by the Administration.

Provided that a person already in Government service would be required to apply through proper

channel for direct recruitment against a vacant post in the Service, if he possesses the educational and

other qualifications prescribed for recruitment to such posts.

10. Maintenance of seniority lists. -

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 4

The Chief Executive Officer in case of District Cadre Posts and the Directorate of Urban Local Bodies and

Treasuries in respect of other posts shall maintain up to date and final seniority list of Members of the

Service.

Provided that the seniority of Members of the Service shall be maintained in accordance with the

rules as may be notified by the Administration through a general or special order.

11. Disqualification for appointment. -

No person shall be qualified for appointment to the Service unless the person is a Resident of Union

Territory of Ladakh.

Provided that this rule shall not apply to persons allotted service in Union Territory of Ladakh

under the provisions of section 89(2) of Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019, or such Rules as

may be prescribed by the Administration.

12. Interpretation. -

If any question arises relating to the interpretation of these Rules, the matter shall be referred to the

Administrative Department whose decision thereon shall be final and binding.

13. Repeal and Savings. -

(1) All the Rules corresponding to these Rules in force immediately before the commencement of these

Rules are hereby repealed.

(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, any appointment order made or action taken under the provisions of the

Rules so repealed shall be deemed to have been made or taken under the corresponding provisions of

these Rules.

(3) Nothing in these Rules shall affect reservations, relaxation in age-limit and other concessions required

to be provided for the Scheduled Tribes/Scheduled Castes and other special categories of person in

accordance with orders issued by the Administration from time to time in this regard.

14. Residuary Matters. -

In regard to the matters not specifically covered by these Rules, the members of the Service shall be

governed by Rules/regulations and orders as may be prescribed by the Administration.

Sd/-

(Ajeet Kumar Sahu) IAS

Commissioner/Secretary,

Housing and Urban Development Department.

No:Comm/Secy/HUDD/ RR/17/131-161

Dated: 24/12/2021.

Copy to the:

Joint Secretary (JKL), Ministry of Home Affairs.

2. All the Administrative Secretaries UT Ladakh.

Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Ladakh.

Deputy Commissioner/CEO, LAHDCs Leh/Kargil.

All Divisional Head of the Departments.

OSD to Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor, Union Territory of Ladakh for information of

Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor.

Private Secretary to Advisor for kind information of the Advisor.

District Informatics Officer, NIC, Ladakh for uploading in the UT Website.

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 6

Union Territory of Ladakh Urban Local Bodies (Subordinate) Service Recruitment Rules, 2021.

SCHEDULE – I

SO. 75, dated: 24 .12.2021

S. No

Designation of the post

Pay Level and structure

No. of Posts

Section Officer

L-7 (44900-142400)

Assistant Accounts Officer

L-7 (44900-142400)

Legal Assistant

L-6E (35900-113500)

Head Assistant

L-6B (35600-112800)

Statistical Assistant

L-6B (35600-112800)

Accounts Assistant

L-5 (29200-92300)

Senior Assistant

L-5 (29200-92300)

Jr. Assistant

L-4 (25500-81100)

Driver Grade-II

SL-2 (15900-50400)

Orderly

SL-1(14800-47100)

Total

Sd/-

(Ajeet Kumar Sahu) IAS

Commissioner/Secretary,

Housing and Urban Development Department.

Union Territory of Ladakh Urban Local Bodies (Subordinate) Service Recruitment Rules, 2021.

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 7

SCHEDULE – II

SO. 75, dated: 24 .12.2021

Schedule- II (A)

Pay Level &

Structure

Designation

Minimum qualification for direct

recruitment

Method of recruitment

Level-7

(44900-142400)

Section Officer

100% by promotion from Head Assistant

having not less than three (03) years

substantive service as Head Assistant.

Level-6B

(35600-112800)

Head Assistant

100%

promotion

from

Senior

Assistant, having not less than three (03)

years substantive service as Senior

Assistant

and

also

having

passed

Secretariat Assistant Training Course

Examination;

Provided that 25% of posts to be

filled up in a calendar year shall be

earmarked for promotion of those Senior

Assistant, who have not qualified the

Secretariat Assistant Training Course

Examination, but have crossed the age of

50 years as on 1^st January of the year in

which

such

promotion

being

considered:

Provided further that in case of

Senior Assistants who have qualified the

Secretariat Assistant Training Course

Examination during his/her period of

probation as Junior Assistant shall not be

required to qualify the said examination

again.

Level -5

(29200-92300)

Senior Assistant

100% by promotion from Junior

Assistant in order of seniority,

having not less than three (03) years

substantive

service

Junior

Assistant and also having qualified

Secretariat

Assistant

Training

Course Examination.

Level -4

(25500-81100)

Junior Assistant

Graduate

from

any

recognized

University with minimum 200 hrs or six-

month Certificate Course in Computer

applications

from

any

Government

recognized institute and to qualify type

test with speed of not less than 35 words

per minute on computer key board.

i. 75% by direct recruitment.

ii. 25 % by promotion from matriculate

orderly in order of seniority, having

not less than three (03) years

substantive service as such on the

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recommendation of DPC, and to

qualify type test with speed of not

less than 30 words per minute.

Provided

that

person

appointed by direct recruitment or

by promotion shall have to undergo

and qualify the Secretariat Assistant

Training

Course

Examination

/Training during the period of

probation.

Level -SL 1

(14800-47100)

Orderly

Minimum Matric and Maximum 10+2

100% Direct Recruitment

Schedule-II (B)

Level-7

(44900-142400)

Assistant Accounts

Officer

By Deputation from Accounts (Subordinate)

Service

Level-6B

35600-112800

Accounts Assistant

By Deputation from Accounts (Subordinate)

Service

Level -6E

(35900-113500)

Legal Assistant

By deputation from Legal (Subordinate)

Service.

Level-6B

35600-112800

Statistical Assistant

By deputation from Economics & Statistics

(Subordinate) Service.

Schedule-II (C)

Level -2

(19900-63200)

Driver Grade-II

10^th pass with driving license

of Light Motor Vehicle

(LMV) with (TRANS).

100% By Direct Recruitment

Sd/-

(Ajeet Kumar Sahu) IAS

Commissioner/Secretary,

Housing and Urban Development Department.

“No legal responsibility is accepted for the contents of publication of advertisements/publications in this part of The

Ladakh Gazette. Persons notifying the advertisements/public notices will remain solely responsible for the legal

consequences and also for any other misrepresentation etc.”

NASIR MAHMOOD

KHAN

Digitally signed by NASIR

MAHMOOD KHAN

Date: 2021.12.24 17:59:23 +05'30'

AJEET

KUMAR SAHU

Digitally signed by

AJEET KUMAR SAHU

Date: 2021.12.24

18:24:40 +05'30'