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PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

Part II - Section 3

केन्द्र-शासित प्रदेश लद्दाख प्रशािन

ADMINISTRATION OF UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH

F. No. : M/138/2023-INFO DEPT SECTION

DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION & PUBLIC RELATION

NOTIFICATION

Ladakh, the 7th of July, 2025

S.O. 84 - 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 Film Officer/Photo Officer in the Department of Information & Public

Relations, namely: -

1. Short title and commencement: -

लद्दाख, 17 जुलाई, 2025

LADAKH, THURSDAY, JULY, 17, 2025

भारत सरकार

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

एस.जी.-एल.डी.-अ.-17072025-1551

SG-LD-E-17072025-1551

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 2

(a) These rules may be called the Ladakh Administration Film Officer/Photo Officer in Department of

Information & Public Relations Recruitment Rules, 2025.

(b) These rules shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2.

Number of posts, classification and Level in the Pay Matrix: -

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

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

3.

Method of recruitment, age limit, qualifications: -

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

specified in paras 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.

(Vikram Singh Malik) IAS

Administrative Secretary

Information 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 Lieutenant Governor.

3.

Administrative Secretary, General Administration Department.

4.

Deputy Commissioners/CEOs, LAHDC, Leh/Kargil.

5.

All Heads of the Departments.

6.

Joint Director, Information.

7.

Technical Director, NIC, Leh.

8.

PS to Chief Secretary, Ladakh for kind information of the Chief Secretary.

9.

PS to Chairman/Chief Executive Councilor, LAHDCs, Leh/Kargil for information of the HCECs.

10. Office file.

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 4

SCHEDULE

FILM OFFICER/ PHOTO OFFICER

1

Name of Post

Film Officer/ Photo Officer

2

No. of Posts

2 (Two) 2025*

*Subject to variation dependent on workload

3

Classification

General Central Service, Non-Ministerial Gazetted Group, B

4

Scale of Pay

8

Remark: Level-8 (Rs. 47,600-1,51,100)

5

Whether Selection Post/ Non-

Selection Post

Selection Post

6

Age Limits for Direct Recruits

Not Applicable

7

Educational and other Qualification

required for direct recruits

Essential

Desirable

Qualification: NA

Experience: NA

Qualification Standard Note:

NA

Qualification: NA

Experience: NA

Experience Standard Note: NA

8

Whether age & educational

qualification prescribed for the Direct

Recruitment will apply in the case of

promotees

Age: NA

Educational Qualification: NA

9

Period of probation, if any

NA

10

Method of Recruitment

Method

Percentage

Promotion

100

11

In case of recruitment by promotion/

deputation /absorption, the grades

from which promotion/ deputation

/absorption to be made

Promotion:

From Cameraman in level-6E in the pay matrix with Six (6) years

of regular service in the grade.

Note 1: Eligibility service for promotion to the post of Film Officer

shall continue to be five (5) years for persons holding feeder

posts of Cameraman on regular basis on the date of

notification of these rules.

Standard Note:

Where juniors who have completed their qualifying/ eligibility

service are being considered for promotion, their senior 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 two (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.

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 5

12

If a Departmental Promotion

Committee exists, what is its

composition

Departmental Promotion Committee

1.Administrative Secretary, Information & Public Relations -

Chairman

2.Administrative Secretary, General Administration Department -

Member

3.Joint Director, Information & Public Relations - Member

Departmental Confirmation Committee

1. N.A (Chairman)

13

Circumstances in which UPSC to be

consulted in making recruitment

Consultation with UPSC is not necessary.

(Vikram Singh Malik), IAS

Administrative Secretary

Information 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.”

IMTEEAZ A

K KACHO

Digitally signed by

IMTEEAZ A K KACHO

Date: 2025.07.17

16:05:54 +05'30'

MICHAEL

MANNY

DSOUZA

Digitally signed

by MICHAEL

MANNY DSOUZA

Date: 2025.07.17

17:51:54 +05'30'