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Part II - Section 3

केन्द्र-शासित प्रदेश लद्दाख प्रशािन

ADMINISTRATION OF UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH

F.No. M/29/2023-O/o OSD T&C

DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM & CULTURE

Notification

Ladakh, the 9th of July, 2024

S.O. 54. __In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, read

with the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi Notification No. S.O 5088(E), dated 1^st

November, 2022 and in supersession of all earlier notifications on the subject matter, the Lieutenant Governor

(Administrator) of Union Territory of Ladakh, hereby makes the following rules regulating the method of

recruitment to the post of Tourist Officer in the Ladakh Tourism Department, namely: -

1. Short title and commencement:-

These rules may be called the Ladakh Administration Tourist Officer in Ladakh Tourism

Department Recruitment Rules, 2024.

ii.

These rules shall come into force from the date of their publication in the official Gazette.

लद्दाख, 20 अगस्त, 2024

LADAKH, TUESDAY, AUGUST, 20, 2024

भारत सरकार

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

एस.जी.-एल.डी.-अ.-20082024-1356

SG-LD-E-20082024-1356

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 2

2. Number of Posts, Classification, and Level in the Pay Matrix:-

The number of said posts, its classification and Level in the Pay Matrix attached thereto, shall be as

specified in columns 2,3 & 4 of the Schedule annexed hereto.

3. Method of recruitment, age limit, and other qualifications etc:-

The method of recruitment to the said post, age limit, qualifications and other matters relating to said posts

shall be as specified in column 5 to 13 of the Schedule annexed hereto.

4. Provision for Resident Criteria for appointment by direct recruitment: -

The eligibility for appointment will be subject to residency requirements prescribed in any Act, Rule,

Regulation or Order in force in the Union Territory of Ladakh.

5. Disqualification: -

No person,

a. who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living;

b. who, having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted a marriage with any person(s) shall be

eligible for appointment to the said post.

Provided that the Lieutenant Governor (Administrator) of Ladakh may, if satisfied that such

marriage is permissible under the personal law, applicable to such person(s) and the other party to the

marriage or there are other grounds for so doing, exempt any person from the operation of these rules.

Power to relax: -

Where the Lieutenant Governor (Administrator) is of the opinion that, it is necessary or expedient to do

so, he may, by order for reasons to be recorded in writing and in consultation with UPSC, relax any of the

provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons.

Savings: -

Nothing in these rules shall affect reservations, relaxation in age limit, and other concessions required to be

provided for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and other special categories in accordance with the

Rules, Instructions or Orders issued by the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh.

By order and in the name of the Lieutenant Governor.

Sd/-

(Vikram Singh Malik), IAS

Secretary,

Tourism & Culture Department

VIKRAM

SINGH

MALIK

Digitally signed by

VIKRAM SINGH

MALIK

Date: 2024.08.20

17:02:19 +05'30'

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 3

Copy to the: -

Secretary, Union Public Service Commission.

Joint Secretary (Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.

Copy also to the: -

All Administrative Secretaries.

Secretary to Lieutenant Governor.

Administrative Secretary, General Administration Department.

Deputy Commissioners/CEOs, LAHDC, Leh/Kargil.

All Heads of the Departments.

Joint Director, Information.

Technical Director, NIC, Leh.

Superintendent, Archives, Archaeology & Museums.

Pvt. Secretary to Advisor, Ladakh for information of the Advisor.

10. Pvt. Secretaries to Chairman/Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDCs, Leh/Kargil for information of the Hon’ble

CECs.

11. Order/Stock file/e-File No.10996.

(Muhammad Ali Tak)

Under Secretary/OSD,

Tourism & Culture Department

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 4

SCHEDULE

TOURIST OFFICER

Name of Post.

Tourist Officer

No. of Posts.

02 (2024)

*Subject to variation dependent on workload

Classification.

General Central Service

Non-Ministerial Gazetted Group B

Pay Level in the Pay Matrix.

Level-6F (Rs.40800-129200)

Whether selection or non- Selection Post.

Selection Post

Age limit for direct Recruits.

Not exceeding 30 Years.

Note 1: Relaxable for Government servants upto 5 years in

accordance with instructions or orders issued by Central

Government.

Note 2: The crucial date for determining the age-limit shall be as

advertised by the UPSC.

Educational

and

other

Qualifications

required for direct recruits.

Essential:

Bachelors Degree in Hotel Management or Hotel Administration

or Hotel Management and Catering Technology or Airline

Tourism and Hospitality Management or Tourism and Travel

Management from a recognized University or Institute.

Note: Qualifications are relaxable at the discretion of the

U.P.S.C. for reasons to be recorded in writing, in the case of

candidates otherwise well qualified.

Whether age and educational qualification

prescribed for Direct Recruitment will apply

in the case of promotees.

Age: No

Educational Qualification: No

Period of probation, if any.

2 years for Direct Recruits.

Note: Direct recruit would be required to successfully complete

a mandatory induction training at least 2 weeks as prescribed by

the Competent Authority for completion of probation.

Method of Recruitment, whether by direct

recruitment

promotion

deputation/absorption and percentage of the

vacancies to be filled by various methods.

Method

Percentage

1. Promotion

2. Direct Recruitment

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 5

case

recruitment

promotion/deputation/absorption, the grades

from

which

promotion/deputation/absorption

made.

Assistant Tourist Officer in Level 6E in the Pay Matrix, with

two years of regular service in the grade.

Note: -

Where juniors who have completed their qualifying/eligibility

service are being considered for promotion, their seniors would

also be considered provided they are not short of the requisite

qualifying/eligibility service by more than half of such

qualifying/eligibility service or 2 years, whichever is less, and

have successfully completed their probation period for

promotion to the next higher grade along with their juniors who

have already completed such qualifying/eligibility service.

The eligibility list for promotion shall be prepared with

reference to the date of completion by the officers of the

prescribed qualifying service in the respective grade/post.

Composition of Departmental Committee.

Departmental Promotion Committee

1. Administrative Secretary, Tourism (Chairman)

2. Administrative Secretary, GAD (Member)

3. Director Tourism (Member)

Departmental Confirmation Committee

1. Administrative Secretary, Tourism (Chairman)

2. Administrative Secretary, GAD (Member)

3. Director Tourism (Member)

Circumstances in which UPSC is to be

consulted in making recruitment.

Consultation with UPSC is necessary for direct recruitment.

(Muhammad Ali Tak)

Under Secretary/OSD,

Tourism & Culture 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.”

MICHAEL

MANNY

DSOUZA

Digitally signed by

MICHAEL MANNY

DSOUZA

Date: 2024.08.20

17:43:51 +05'30'