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Part II - Section 3

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ADMINISTRATION OF UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH

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

DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION & PUBLIC RELATION

NOTIFICATION

Ladakh, the 12^th of June, 2025

S.O. 65: In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India read

with the Govt. 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

Cultural Officer in the Information and Public Relations Department, namely: -

1. Short title and commencement: -

(a) These rules may be called the Ladakh Administration Cultural Officer in Information and Public Relations

Department Recruitment Rules, 2024.

लȞाख, 18 जून, 2025

LADAKH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE, 18, 2025

भारत सरकार

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

एस.जी.-एल.डी.-अ.-29082025-1534

SG-LD-E-29082025-1534

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 2

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

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

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

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

Method of recruitment, age limit, qualifications: -

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

specified in paras 5 to 13 of the Schedule annexed hereto.

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.

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.

(Vikram Singh Malik), IAS

Administrative Secretary,

Information Department

Copy to the:

Secretary, Union Public Service Commission. This with reference to UPSC’s letter dated 23.08.2023 issue

under File No. 3/31(1)2022RR.

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

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 3

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.

OSD to Chief Secretary, UT Ladakh for information of the Chief Secretary.

PS to Secretary, General Administration Department for information of the Secretary.

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

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 4

SCHEDULE

CULTURAL OFFICER

Name of Post

Cultural Officer

No. of Posts

1(One) 2024

*Subject to variation dependent on workload

Classification

General Central Service, Non-Ministerial Gazetted Group, B

Pay Level in the Pay Matrix

Whether Selection Post/ Non-

Selection Post

Age Limits for Direct Recruits

Not Applicable

Educational and other Qualification

required for direct recruits

Essential

Qualification: N.A.

Experience: N.A.

Desirable

Qualification: N.A.

Experience: N.A.

Qualification Standard Note: N.A.

Experience Standard Note: N.A.

Whether age & educational

qualification prescribed for the

Direct Recruitment will apply in the

case of promotees

AGE: N.A.

Educational Qualification: N.A.

Period of Probation if any

Not Applicable

Method of Recruitment, whether by

direct recruitment or by promotion

or by deputation/ absorption and

percentage of the vacancies to be

filled by various methods

Method:

Promotion failing which Deputation

including Short Term Contract

Percentage:

100

In case of recruitment by

promotion/ deputation /absorption,

grades from which promotion/

deputation /absorption to be made.

Promotion:

From Assistant Exhibition-cum-Cultural Officer Level-6 in the Pay

Matrix (35,400-1,12,400) with six (06) years of regular service in the

grade.

Deputation (Including Short Term Contract):

Officers under Central Government/State Governments/ Union

Territory Administrations/Autonomous/Statutory

Organizations/PSUs/recognized Universities/Research Institutions:

(a)

(i) Holding analogous posts on regular basis in the parent

cadre/department; or

(ii) With two (2) years of regular service in Pay Level-7 in the Pay

Matrix or equivalent in the parent cadre/department; and

(b) Possessing the following educational qualifications and experience:

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 5

(i) Bachelor of Arts in Music or Dance or Theatre or Fine Arts or

Acting from a recognized university or Institute.

(ii) MA in Cultural Studies or Anthropology or History or Fine

Arts or Performing Arts from a recognized University or Institute.

(iii) Post Graduate Diploma in any of the following subjects from a

recognized University or Institute:

1. Music

2. Dance

3. Drama/Theatre

4. Fine Arts

5. Acting

6. Cultural Management

7. Heritage Management

8. Arts Administration

Experience:

Two (2) years’ experience in the relevant subject/field.

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.

The departmental officers in the feeder category who are in the direct

line of promotion shall not be eligible for consideration for appointment

on deputation. Similarly, the deputationists shall not be eligible for

consideration for appointment by promotion.

The period of deputation including the period of deputation 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 exceed three (3) years. The maximum age limit for

appointment by deputation shall be not exceeding 56 years as on the last

date of receipt of applications.

If a Departmental Promotion

Committee exists, what is its

composition

Departmental Promotion Committee

i) Administrative Secretary, Information & Public Relations

(Chairman)

ii) Administrative Secretary, GAD (Member)

3. Joint Director, Information & Public Relations (Member)

Departmental Confirmation Committee

i) N.A. (Chairman)

ii) N.A. (Member)

iii) N.A.(Member)

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 6

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, UT Ladakh

“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: 2025.06.18

16:37:54 +05'30'

MICHAEL

MANNY

DSOUZA

Digitally signed by

MICHAEL MANNY

DSOUZA

Date: 2025.08.29

11:16:23 +05'30'