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EXTRAORDINARY
प्राधिकार से प्रकाशित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
लद्दाख, 23 जुलाई, 2025
LADAKH, WEDNESDAY, JULY, 23, 2025
Part II - Section 3
के न्द्र-शासित प्रदेश लद्दाख प्रशासन ADMINISTRATION OF UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH
F. No.: A – 12 / 11 / 2022 - PWD(R&B) /1441-1458
PUBLIC WORKS (R&B) DEPARTMENT
N O T I F I C A T I O N
Ladakh, the 17th of July, 2025
S.O. _88, 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 01st 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 Chief Engineer (Mechanical) of Mechanical Engineering in the Ladakh Public Works (R&B) Department, namely:—
1. Short title and commencement: —
(1) These rules may be called the Ladakh Administration Chief Engineer (Mechanical) of Mechanical
Engineering in Ladakh Public Works (R&B) Department Recruitment Rules, 2025.
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 2(2) 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 said posts, its 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 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 is 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 UT 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) of UT of Ladakh 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 person(s).
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 Lt. Governor (Administrator), UT of Ladakh.
Sd/-
(माइकल एम. डिसूज़ा / Michael M. D'Souza) IAS
प्रशासनिक सचिव/Administrative Secretary,
Public Works (R&B) Department.
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. Commissioner/Secretary, Tourism 3. Secretary to Lieutenant Governor. 4. Administrative Secretary, Power Development. 5. Administrative Secretary, Rural Development & Panchayati Raj Department.
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 36. Administrative Secretary, General Administration Department. 7. Deputy Commissioners/CEO,s LAHDC, Leh/Kargil. 8. All Heads of the Departments. 9. Joint Director, Information. 10. Chief Engineer, Public Works (R&B)/PMGSY. 11. Technical director, NIC, Leh 12. Superintendent, Archives, Archaeology & Museums. 13. Pvt. Secretary to the Chief Secretary, Ladakh for information of the Chief Secretary. 14. Pvt. Secretary to Secretary Public Works (R&B) Department for information of the Administrative Secretary.
15. Pvt. Secretaries to Chairman/Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDCs, Leh/Kargil for information of the Hon'ble CECs.
16. Order/Stock file (w.2.s.c)/ e-fail No.6623LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 4
SCHEDULE
| 1 | Name of Post. | Chief Engineer (Mechanical) | |||
| 2 | No. of Posts. | 01 (2024) * Subject to variation dependent on workload. | |||
| 3 | Classification. | General Central Service, Group 'A' Gazetted, Non-Ministerial. | |||
| 4 | Scale of Pay. | Level - 13 (123100-215900) | |||
| 5 | Whether Selection Post / Non- Selection Post. | Selection | |||
| 6 | Age Limits for Direct Recruits. | Not Applicable | |||
| 7 | Educational Qualification. | Not Applicable | |||
| 8 | Whether age & educational qualification prescribed for Direct Recruitment will apply in the case of promotees. | Not Applicable | |||
| 9 | Period of probation, if any. | Not Applicable | |||
| 10 | Method of Recruitment, | Method | Percentage | ||
| Promotion failing which Deputation Including Short Term Contract | 100 | ||||
| 11 | In case of recruitment by promotion / deputation / absorption, the grades from which promotion / deputation / absorption to be made. | Promotion: F rom Superintending Engineers (Mechanical) in Level-13 in the Pay Matix with at least twenty years of combined regular Gazetted service in the Mechanical Engineering out of which at least one-year regular service shall be in the grade of Superintending Engineer (Mechanical). D eputation (Including Short Term Contract): O fficers under Central Government / State Governments / Union Territory Administrations / Public Sector Undertakings / Universities / recognised research institutions / Autonomous Bodies / Statutory Organizations: ( a) Holding analogous posts on regular basis in the parent cadre/department; and (b) possessing the following educational qualifications and experience: (i) Bachelor of Engineering / Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from a recognized University / Institute. (ii) Eight years' experience in Mechanical Engineering. N ote 1: The departmental officers in the feeder category who are in direct line of promotion will not be eligible for consideration for appointment on deputation. Similarly, deputationists shall not be eligible for consideration for appointment by promotion. N ote 2: Period of deputation (ISTC) including period of deputation (ISTC) in another ex-cadre post held immediately | |||
| preceding this appointment in the same or some other organization / department of the Central Government shall ordinarily not to exceed four years. The maximum age limit for appointment by deputation (ISTC) shall be not exceeding 56 years as on the closing date of receipt of applications. | |||||
| 12 | Composition of Departmental Committee | ||||
| Departmental Promotion Committee: | |||||
| 1. | Chairman / Member, UPSC Chairman | ||||
| 2. | Administrative Secretary, PW(R&B) Department. | Member | |||
| 3. | Administrative Secretary, GAD | Member | |||
| 13 | Circumstances in which UPSC to be consulted. | Consultation with UPSC is not necessary. |
(डिगमत रफतान / Jigmet Raftan), JKAS,
प्रशासन के उप सचिव / Deputy Secretary to the Administration.
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