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EXTRAORDINARY

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PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

भाग II- खÖड 1

Part II-Section 1

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ADMINISTRATION OF UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH

Election Department

UT Secretariat, Ladakh

Notification

Ladakh, the 7^th of January, 2022

S.O 07. 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 Election (Subordinate) Service Recruitment

Rules, 2022.

(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.-

लɮदाख, 20 जनवरȣ, 2022

LADAKH, THURSDAY, JANUARY, 20, 2022

भारतसरकार

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

एस.जी.-एल.डी.-अ.-21012022-78

SG-LD-E-21012022-78

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 Election(Subordinate)

Service under the provisions of these Rules;

(j)

“Rules” means the Union territory of Ladakh Election (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

Election (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 Election (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 Election (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

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 annexed to these Rules.

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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 promotee to the post held by him 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.-

The Chief Executive Officer in case of District Cadre Posts and the Administrative Department in respect

of other posts shall maintain up to date and final seniority list of Members of the Service.

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

rules as may be notified by the Administration by 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.

(Padma Angmo) IIS,

Secretary

Election Department

Copy to the:

Principal Secretary, UT Ladakh.

Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Ladakh

All the Administrative Secretaries UT Ladakh.

Joint Secretary (JKL), Ministry of Home Affairs.

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 information of the Advisor.

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

10.

I/C Archives, Archaeology and Museums.

11.

Office/Order File.

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 5

Ladakh Election (Subordinate) Service Recruitment Rules, 2022

SCHEDULE-I

S.O.07 dated: 07.01.2022

S. No

Designation of the Post

Pay Level/Structure

No. of Posts

Election Naib Tehsildar

Level 6B (35600-112800)

Election Assistant (Senior Scale)

Level 5 (29200-92300)

Election Assistant (Junior Scale)

Level 4 (25500-81100)

Data Entry Operator

Level 2 (19900-63200)

Orderly

Level SL1 (14800-47100)

Total

(Padma Angmo) IIS,

Secretary

Election Department

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Ladakh Election (Subordinate) Service Recruitment Rules, 2022

SCHEDULE-II

S.O.07 dated: 07.01.2022

Schedule II (A)

Pay Level &

Structure

Designation

Minimum qualification for direct

recruitment

Method of recruitment

Level 6B

(35600-112800)

Election

Naib Tehsildar

---

100%

promotion

from

Election

Assistant (Senior Scale) with three years

substantive service as Election Assistant

(Senior Scale).

Level 5

(29200-92300)

Election

Assistant

(Senior Scale)

---

100%

promotion

from

Election

Assistant (Junior Scale) with three years

substantive services as Election Assistant

(Junior Scale).

Level 4

(25500-81100)

Election Assistant

(Junior Scale)

Graduation

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. 90% by direct recruitment.

ii. 10% by promotion from Matriculate

Orderlies in order of seniority on the

recommendation of the DPC, and to

qualify type test with speed of not

less than 30 words per minute.

Level SL1

(14800-47100)

Orderly

Minimum Matric maximum 10+2 Class

100% by direct recruitment.

Schedule II (B)

Pay Level &

Structure

Designation

Minimum qualification for direct

recruitment

Method of recruitment

Level 2

(19900-63200)

Data Entry

Operator

Graduate from any recognized University with

minimum 200 hrs or six-month Certificate

Course in Computer application from any

recognized institute and to qualify typing speed

not less than 35 words per minute on computer

key board.

100% by direct recruitment.

(Padma Angmo) IIS,

Secretary

Election 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.”

Padma

Angmo

Digitally signed by

Padma Angmo

Date: 2022.01.20

17:19:36 +05'30'

AJEET

KUMAR SAHU

Digitally signed by

AJEET KUMAR SAHU

Date: 2022.01.21

12:02:52 +05'30'