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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
प्राधिकार से प्रकाशित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
Part II - Section 3
केन्द्र-िाशसत प्रदेि लद्दाख प्रिासन
ADMINISTRATION OF UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH
Health and Medical Education Department Union Territory of Ladakh.
Notification
Ladakh, the 26th of May, 2025.
S.O. 58_ 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 1st 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 Medical Officer in
the Ladakh Health and Medical Education Department, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement:-
i.
These rules may be called the Ladakh Administration, Medical Officer in the Ladakh
Health and Medical Education Department Recruitment Rules, 2025.
ii.
These rules shall come into force from the date of their publication in the official Gazette.
लद्दाख, 02 जून, 2025
LADAKH, MONDAY, JUNE, 02, 2025
भारत सरकार
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
एस.जी.-एल.डी.-अ.-04062025-1528
SG-LD-E-04062025-1528
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 column (2), (3) & (4) of the Schedule annexed hereto.
3. Method of recruitment, age limit, other qualifications:-
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;
OR
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.
6. 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.
7. 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, Ladakh.
Sd/-
Sanjeev Khirwar, IAS
Principal Secretary
Health and Medical Education Department
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 3
Copy to the: -
1. Secretary, Union Public Service Commission.
2. Joint Secretary (Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of
India.
Copy also to the: -
1. All Administrative Secretaries.
2. Secretary to Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor.
3. Administrative Secretary, General Administration Department.
4. Deputy Commissioners/CEOs, LAHDC, Leh/Kargil.
5. Director Health Services, Ladakh.
6. All Heads of the Departments.
7. Joint Director, Information.
8. Technical Director, NIC, Leh.
9. Superintendent, Archives, Archaeology & Museums.
10. Pvt. Secretary to the Chief Secretary, UT Ladakh for information of the Chief Secretary,
UT of Ladakh.
11. Pvt. Secretaries to Chairman/Chief Executive Councilor, LAHDCs, Leh/Kargil for
information of the Hon’ble CECs.
12. Order/Stock file.
Jigmet Angchuk (JKAS)
Under Secretary
Health and Medical Education Department
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 4
13 Point Schedule - Annexure I
RECRUITMENT RULES FOR THE POST OF MEDICAL OFFICER IN LADAKH HEALTH
AND MEDICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
1
Name of the Post
Medical Officer
2
Number of Post
191 (One hundred ninety-one) 2025*
*Subject to variation dependent on workload
3
Classification
General Central Service
Non-Ministerial Gazetted, Group ‘B’
4
Level in the Pay Matrix
L-9 (52700-166700)
5
Whether Selection Post or Non-
Selection Post
Not Applicable
6
Age limit for direct Recruits
Not exceeding 35 years.
Note 1: Relaxable for government servants upto 5 years
in accordance with the instructions or orders issued by
the Central Government.
Note 2: The crucial date for determining the age limit
shall be as advertised by UPSC.
7
Educational
and
other
Qualifications
required
for
direct recruits
Essential
A
recognized
MBBS
degree
qualification included in the Chapter VI
of National Medical Commission Act
2019.
Desirable
NA
Standard Note:
Qualification are relaxable at the
discretion of the UPSC, for reasons to
be recorded in writing, in the case of
candidates otherwise qualified.
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 5
8
Whether age and educational
qualifications
prescribed
for
direct recruits will apply in the
case of promotees.
Not applicable
9
Period of probation, if any
02 years
10
Method of recruitment whether
by
direct
recruit
or
by
promotion
or
by
deputation/absorption
and
percentage of the vacancies to
be filled by various methods.
Method
Percentage
Direct recruitment.
100
11
In
case
of
recruitment
by
promotion/deputation/absorption,
grades
from
which
promotion/deputation/absorption,
to be made.
Not Applicable.
12
If a D.P.C exists, what is its
composition?
Departmental Confirmation Committee (DCC)
1. Administrative Secretary H&ME - Chairman
2. Administrative Secretary, GAD - Member
3. Director Health Services - Member
13
Circumstances in which UPSC is
to be consulted in making
recruitment.
Consultation with UPSC is necessary
Jigmet Angchuk (JKAS)
Under Secretary
Health and Medical Education 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.”
ZAHIDA
BANO
Digitally signed
by ZAHIDA BANO
Date: 2025.06.02
17:43:30 +05'30'
MICHAEL
MANNY
DSOUZA
Digitally signed by
MICHAEL MANNY
DSOUZA
Date: 2025.06.04
15:42:13 +05'30'