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Part II - Section 3
केन्द्र-शासित प्रदेश लद्दाख प्रशािन
ADMINISTRATION OF UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
Leh, the 27th February,2024
S.O 11. ― Whereas, the Administration of the Union territory of Ladakh, aims to ensure
a uniform and transparent process and procedures for recruitment of Group ‘B’ (Non-Gazetted)
and all Group ‘C’ UT/Divisional Cadre categories of posts under its Administration through an
autonomous body, without disturbing the existing recruitment rules and by making effective use
of technology in the recruitment processes and procedures and for ensuring that cumulative
लद्दाख, 01 मार्च, 2024
LADAKH, FRIDAY, MARCH, 01, 2024
भारत सरकार
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
एस.जी.-एल.डी.-अ.-01032024-1273
SG-LD-E-01032024-1273
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 2
outcome of the recruitment is to provide just a fair opportunity to all the candidates and for
matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.;
Whereas, for this purpose, the Administration of the Union territory of Ladakh, desires to
constitute its own Subordinate Services Staff Selection Board and prescribe such rules for its
establishment, administration, and all such matters incidental thereof.;
Whereas, by Notification of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India vide S.O. 282
(E) dated 21.01.2020, the President of India, in exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso
to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, has delegated the powers to the Lt. Governor of the
Union territory of Ladakh for exercising the powers to make the rules, with regard to the
following matters:
(i)
the method of recruitment to all Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted) and Group 'C' posts
under his administrative control in connection with the affairs of Union Territory of
Ladakh;
(ii)
the qualification necessary for appointment to such services and posts; and
(iii)
the conditions of service of persons appointed to such services and posts for the
purposes of probation, confirmation, seniority and promotion.;
Whereas, Rule 9 of Central Civil Services (Classification Control and Appeal) Rules,
1965 read with the relevant part of the Schedule provides that the Appointing Authority in
respect of General Central Services, Group ‘B’ Posts and Group ‘C’ Posts in the Union
Territories is the Administrator.;
Whereas, the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services (Decentralization and Recruitment) Act,
2010, which provides for equitable opportunities of employment has been extended to Union
Territory of Ladakh in terms of sub-section (2) of section 95 of the Jammu and Kashmir
Reorganization Act, 2019.;
Whereas, section 15 of Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services (Decentralization and
Recruitment) Act, 2010; provides that the Administration may by notification in Government
Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of the Act.;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso of Article 309 of the
Constitution of India, read with section 15 of the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services
(Decentralization and Recruitment) Act, 2010; the Lieutenant Governor, Union territory of
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Ladakh is pleased to make the following rules to regulate the method of recruitment to Group ‘B’
(Non-Gazetted) and all Group ‘C’ UT/Divisional Cadre categories of posts under the
Administration of Union territory of Ladakh, namely: ―
1.
SHORT TITLE AND COMMENCEMENT:
(1) These rules may be called the
Ladakh Subordinate Services Staff Selection Board Rules, 2024.
(2)
They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the official gazette of Union
territory of Ladakh.
2.
DEFINITION:
In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, ―
(a)
"General Administration Department" means the Department of General
Administration of Union territory of Ladakh;
(b)
"Government" means the Lieutenant Governor, Union territory of Ladakh;
(c)
“Group ‘B’ and Group ‘C’ categories of posts (including Technical)” means the
posts classified as Group ‘B’ and Group ‘C’ categories in accordance with the
classification as notified by the Government of India from time to time.
(d)
"Heads of Department" means Heads of Department as defined under the Central
Civil Services (Classification Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965;
(e)
"Heads of Office" means Heads of Office as defined under the Central Civil
Services (Classification Control and Appeal) Rules,1965;
(f)
"Secretary" means the Secretary of the Board;
(g)
"Scheduled Castes" and "Scheduled Tribes" means such castes and tribes as
notified by the President of India under Articles 341 and 342, respectively, of the
Constitution of India from time to time for the Union territory of Ladakh;
(h)
"Staff Selection Board" means the Board constituted under Rule 3 of these rules
(herein after referred to as the 'Board');
(i)
“UT Cadre/Divisional Cadre” categories of posts means the posts as identified by
the Administrative Department concerned of UT Administration as UT Cadre/Divisional
Cadre in accordance with the provisions of Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services
(Decentralization and Recruitment) Act, 2010 read with Jammu and Kashmir Civil
Services (Decentralization and Recruitment) Rules, 2010.
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3.
CONSTITUTION
OF
LADAKH
SUBORDINATE
SERVICES
STAFF
SELECTION BOARD:
(1)
There shall be an autonomous Subordinate Services Staff
Selection Board in the Union territory of Ladakh.
(2)
The Headquarters of the Board shall be located at such place as may be determined by the
Government from time to time.
(3)
The Board shall consist of a Chairman and two Members to be appointed by the
Government.
(4)
The Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor, Union territory of Ladakh shall be the ex-officio
Chairman. In case the post of the Advisor is vacant, then in such circumstances, the senior most
Administrative Secretary of the Union territory of Ladakh, would be ex-officio Chairman of the
Board.
(5)
The other two Members shall be appointed from amongst the Administrative Secretaries /
Special Secretaries by the Government from those functioning in the Administration of Union
territory of Ladakh.
(6)
The Chairman may co-opt expert(s) in particular discipline / trade for each selection
wherever necessary from among the Officers in the Administration of Union territory of Ladakh,
Professors of Universities or Academicians or Officers of the Government of India or of other
State / Union territory or of Public Sector Undertakings, whether in service or retired, and from
among other eminent persons having specialized knowledge in the particular discipline / trade.
(7)
There shall be a Secretary of the Board who shall be appointed by the Government in
consultation with the Chairman from amongst officers of the Administration holding a post not
below the rank of an Additional Secretary under the Administration of Union territory of
Ladakh.
(8)
The Government shall determine the nature and categories of other officers and
employees required to assist the Board in the discharge of its functions and provide the Board
with such officers and other employees as it may deem fit. The officers and employees so
provided to the Board shall retain lien in their parent department.
(9)
The rank of the Chairman and Members of the Board shall be such as may be determined
by the Government from time to time.
(10)
General Administration Department shall be the nodal department for the requirements of
the Board.
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(11)
The Chairman of the Board shall exercise all the administrative and financial powers
vested in the Administrative Secretary in the Administration of the Union territory of Ladakh and
the Secretary shall function as Head of Department.
(12)
The Board shall conduct the recruitment examination for Group ‘B’ (Non-Gazetted) and
Group ‘C’ UT Cadre/Divisional Cadre categories of posts (including Technical) as mentioned in
Rule 4 and ensure the declaration of results of the said examinations.
(13)
The Board shall formulate a set of regulations to regulate the manner for conduct of the
recruitment examinations.
(14)
The Board on the basis of the results declared shall recommend suitable candidates to the
Administrative Secretaries in the Administration of Union territory of Ladakh or the
Government, as the case may be, for their appointment on the basis of the requisition made to the
Board for various Group ‘B’ and Group ‘C’ UT Cadre/Divisional Cadre categories of posts.
(15)
The Secretary shall be responsible under the supervision of the Chairman for carrying out
the entire process of conducting the recruitment examinations including appointment of the
question setters/examiners, obtaining question papers, keeping them in safe custody, ensuring the
identity of the candidates, timely supply of question papers, to the different centres, proper
invigilation, safe custody of answer books, tabulation of marks obtained by candidates in such
examinations and publishing the results.
4.
DIRECT RECRUITMENT:
The Board shall conduct direct recruitment
through competitive examination in respect of all the UT/Divisional Cadre posts of Group ‘B’
(Non-Gazetted) and Group ‘C’ categories of posts (including Technical) as identified by the
Government.
5.
INTIMATION TO THE BOARD REGARDING REQUISITION:
The Head of Department concerned through their Administrative Secretary shall every year
preferably in the month of January intimate the Board indicating their requisition, that is, the
number of vacancies and the posts, including those anticipated in course of the year in the
prescribed format.
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6.
ADVERTISEMENT OF VACANCIES: On receipt of intimation of vacancies under
Rule 5, the Secretary in consultation with the Chairman shall issue advertisement giving wide
publicity in the leading newspapers and the website of the Union territory of Ladakh/website of
the Board inviting online application from eligible candidates for appearing in the competitive
recruitment examination. The application for the competitive examination may be in such form
as may be decided by the Board.
7.
ELIGIBILITY OF CANDIDATES:
A candidate desirous for applying shall have
to meet the following criteria, namely: ―
(a)
He shall be a citizen of India;
(b)
He shall be a resident of the area comprising the territorial jurisdiction of the
Union territory of Ladakh and must possess a Resident Certificate issued under Union
territory of Ladakh Resident Certificate Order, 2021.
(c)
He shall possess requisite qualification prescribed for the post/service in the
recruitment rules or instructions for which examination is being conducted;
(d)
His age shall not be less than the minimum age limit or more than the maximum
age limit as prescribed by the Administration of Union territory of Ladakh for the post
under the Recruitment Rules or notified by a general order.
Provided that the maximum age limit shall be relaxed by such period and for such
category as specified by the Administration of the Union territory of Ladakh in
recruitment rules or by the Government of India; and
(e)
He must fulfill any other special condition as may be specified under relevant
recruitment rules.
8.
ADMISSION OF THE CANDIDATE TO EXAMINATION:
The decision of the
Chairman / Board as to the eligibility or otherwise of a candidate for admission to any
examination shall be final.
9.
PREFERENCE FOR THE POST BY THE CANDIDATE:
A
candidate
is
required to indicate the order of preference for the post for which he intends to appear at the
combined competitive examination and the service in which he wants to be appointed, if
selected, in his application form, in case the Board decides to conduct an examination for
common category of posts.
10.
EXAMINATION FEES AND REMUNERATION TO THE EXAMINERS:
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(1)
No application for admission to any examination shall be considered unless it is
accompanied by a Treasury Challan showing payment in the Government Treasury, or by the
prescribed mode for the examination fees as specified in the advertisement.
Provided that the candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes shall
be eligible for concession in fees as determined by the Government / Government of India from
time to time.
(2)
No claim for refund of fees shall be entertained in any circumstances.
(3)
The Board shall decide the rates of remuneration payable to different examiners / staff /
officers / invigilators / supervisors etc., engaged in connection with the examination.
11.
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION:
(1)
Competitive Examination shall be
held at a center or centers to be announced by the Board considering the number of the
candidates appearing for the said examination.
(2)
The Board may fix up such centers at the District or Sub-Divisional headquarters, if
necessary, in consultation with the Government. The date, time and place for the examination
shall be intimated to the candidates at least 21 days before the examination and the same shall be
published sufficiently ahead in leading newspapers and website of the Administration of the
Union territory of Ladakh.
12.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR AND CONDUCT OF THE EXAMINATION:
(1)
The Board shall conduct the written examination under guidance and direction of the
Chairman.
(2)
The Board shall in consultation with the Government appoint Gazetted Officers and Non-
Gazetted staff of the Government in order to ensure smooth conduct of the said written
examination.
(3)
The Board shall have powers for requisitioning the local educational building or the
buildings belonging to the Government, Public Sector Undertakings or the like for the purpose of
conducting the examination.
(4)
The examination shall be held preferably on any public holidays so that, the education of
the students does not suffer.
(5)
The Board shall have powers to appoint required number of Invigilators and Supervisors
from among the Gazetted or non-Gazetted staff under jurisdiction of the Government.
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(6)
The Board shall make necessary seating arrangements for the candidates admitted for the
examination.
(7)
The Board shall exercise the powers to recommend any penalty under Rule 18 of these
rules. The decision of the Board in this respect shall be final.
(8)
The Board shall ensure safe custody and dispatch of all confidential matters relating to
the examination.
(9)
Whenever necessary the Board may seek advice of the Government and Government may
give instructions in the interest of impartiality and fair play in conducting the examination.
(10)
Setting of questions and evaluation of the answer papers shall, as far as practicable be,
done centrally.
(11)
Invigilators and Supervisors of the written examination shall be appointed from outside
the Sub-Division as far as practicable.
13.
PATTERN OF EXAMINATION: The
Board
shall
conduct
the
recruitment
examination as per syllabus and the pattern of examination, as may be decided by them in
consultation with the concerned Administrative Department of the Union territory of Ladakh.
14.
SELECTION OF CANDIDATES: The following guidelines shall be followed in
conducting recruitment to various posts and services by the Board, namely: ―
(i)
There shall be a written test / online test as prescribed by the Board from time to
time.
(ii)
In addition to the written test, viva voce / skill / physical test may be decided and
conducted by Board, if it is satisfied that such test is necessary to select candidates for the
post for which examination is held.
(iii)
Method of central evaluation of answer papers shall be such as may be decided by
the Board.
(iv)
If two or more candidates have obtained equal marks in the aggregate, the order
of merit shall be determined in accordance with their seniority in age.
(v)
Any other standards and syllabus prescribed by the Government, if any, for any
particular post / service from time to time shall be adopted by the Board.
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15.
SELECT LIST AND ITS VALIDITY:
(1) The Board shall prepare the select list of
the successful candidates in order of merit on the basis of the recruitment examination which
shall be equal to the number of vacancies for which requisitions are received.
(2)
The select list shall be published on the website of the Board and website of the
Administration of the Union territory of Ladakh, in the form of notification under intimation to
the appropriate appointing authority, if any, specified in the respective recruitment rules.
(3)
The select list for each recruitment examination shall be valid for one year from the date
of its publication or till the publication of the result of the next recruitment examination
whichever is earlier.
(4)
A suitable number of candidates will be kept in the reserved panel as per the orders /
instructions / resolutions of the Government of India, as amended from time to time.
16.
ALLOTMENT OF CANDIDATES AND SENIORITY:
(1) The Board shall
allot candidates in the order in which their names appear in the select list to Departments of the
Union territory of Ladakh and Heads of Departments as per their vacancy position intimated
under Rule 4. At the time of allotment, due consideration shall be given to the preference
indicated by the candidates in their applications. In case, no preference is exercised by a selected
candidate, the allotment of posts shall be done by the Board as per the guidelines prescribed by
the Board in this regard.
(2)
The relative seniority of a candidate appointed to a post in a particular grade or service by
the appointing authority in particular year shall be determined with reference to his position in
the select list from which he is appointed.
(3)
In case of failure of any selected candidate to accept the offer of appointment or join the
post, the appointing authority may request the Board for furnishing a supplementary list of the
successful candidates and in that case the Board shall furnish a supplementary list of successful
candidates as per guidelines issued by Administration of the Union territory of Ladakh /
Government of India, from time to time.
17.
RELAXATION:
Where the Government is of the opinion that, if it is necessary or
expedient to do so, they may by order and for reasons to be recorded in writing, relax any of the
provisions of these rules as per guidelines and rules issued by Government of India from time to
time.
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18.
PENALTY:
A candidate who is or has been, declared by the Board to be guilty
of, ―
(1)
obtaining support for his candidature by any means; or
(2)
impersonation; or
(3)
procuring impersonation by any person; or
(4)
submitting fabricated documents, or documents which have been tampered with;
or
(5)
making statements which are incorrect or false or suppressing material
information; or
(6)
resorting to any other irregular or improper means in connection with his
candidature for the examination; or
(7)
adopting unfair means during the examination; or
(8)
writing obscene language or pornographic matter, in the scripts; or
(9)
misbehaving with fellow examinees or the invigilators in any manner in the
examination hall; or
(10)
harassing or causing bodily harm to the staff employed/engaged by the Board for
the conduct of the examination; or
(11)
violating any of the instructions contained in the admission certificates; or
(12)
attempting to commit or, as the case may be, abetting to commit all or any of the
acts specified in the foregoing clauses shall be liable, ―
(a)
to be disqualified by the Board from the examination for which he is
candidate; or
(b)
to be debarred, either permanently or for a specified period, ―
(i)
by the Board, from appearing in any examination or selection held
by them; or
(ii)
by the Government, from entering to any employment under them;
or
(c)
if he is already in service under Government, to disciplinary action under
the appropriate rules;
Provided that no penalty under this rule shall be imposed except after, ―
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(i)
giving the candidate an opportunity of making such representation to the Board in
writing within 30 days of such declaration as he may wish to make in that behalf; and
(ii)
taking into consideration the representation, if any, submitted by the candidate
within the specified period allowed to him by the Board.
19.
RULES NOT APPLICABLE TO STAFF OF CERTAIN OFFICES:
These rules shall not apply to recruitment of the staff of Department / Office which are put out of
recruitment jurisdiction of the Board.
20.
PROGRESS REPORT OF THE BOARD:
The Board shall submit a detailed
progress report every year in the month of December to the Government.
21.
OVERRIDING EFFECT:
Save as otherwise provided, the provisions of these
rules shall have an overriding effect on the provision of other recruitment processes and
procedures regulating direct recruitment of all Group ‘B’ (Non-Gazetted) and Group ‘C’
UT/Divisional Cadre categories of the posts notified by the Government for time to time.
22.
INTERPRETATION:
If any question arises relating to the interpretation of these
rules, the Board shall refer to the General Administration Department for decision.
23. POWER TO REMOVE ANOMALIES: Notwithstanding anything contained in these
rules or other rules for the time being in force, any act or omissions by the Board to give effect to
provisions of these rules, taken in public interest / good faith shall be covered under the power to
remove any anomaly with the Board.
By Order and in the name of Lt. Governor, Union territory of Ladakh.
Sd/-
(Michael M. D’Souza, IAS)
Administrative Secretary,
General Administration Department
Copy to :
1. All Administrative Secretaries, UT Secretariat, Ladakh.
2. Joint Secretary (JKL), Ministry of Home Affairs.
3. Additional Director General of Police, Ladakh.
MICHAEL
MANNY
DSOUZA
Digitally signed by
MICHAEL MANNY DSOUZA
Date: 2024.03.01 17:58:35
+05'30'
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4. Secretary to Hon’ble Lt. Governor UT of Ladakh for information of Hon’ble Lt.
Governor.
5. Deputy Commissioner/CEO, LAHDC, Leh/Kargil.
6. Senior Superintendent of Police, Leh/Kargil.
7. All Directors/ Chief Engineers & Registrar, UOL, Ladakh.
8. Joint Director, Information Department, Ladakh.
9. Technical Director, NIC, UT Ladakh for uploading on UT website.
10. Deputy Secretary (R.S), General Administration Department for publishing in e-
Gazette.
11. OSD/ Private Secretary to Hon’ble Chairman/Chief Executive Councilor,
LAHDC’s, Leh/Kargil for information of Hon’ble CEC’s.
12. Private Secretary to Advisor to Hon’ble Lt. Governor for information of the
Advisor to Hon’ble Lt. Governor Ladakh.
13. E-office file.
(Mohd. Taqi, JKAS)
Under Secretary,
General Administration 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.”
RIGZIN
SPALGON
Digitally signed by
RIGZIN SPALGON
Date: 2024.03.01
13:18:44 +05'30'