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Part II - Section 3

केन्द्र-शासित प्रदेश लद्दाख प्रशािन

ADMINISTRATION OF UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH

Department of Agriculture & Horticulture

File No. M/452/2023-O/o DP SECY-AGRI/HC AND FC

Notification

Ladakh, the 23^rd of September, 2025.

S.O. 109_ 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 the Union

territory of Ladakh, hereby makes the following rules regulating the method of recruitment to the post of Joint Director

in the Ladakh Agriculture Department, namely:

Short title and commencement:

These rules may be called the Ladakh Joint Director in the Ladakh Agriculture Department Recruitment Rules,

2025.

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:

लद्दाख, 03 अक्टूबर, 2025

LADAKH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER, 03, 2025

भारत सरकार

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

एस.जी.-एल.डी.-अ.-03102025-1603

SG-LD-E-03102025-1603

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 2

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.

Method of recruitment, age limit and qualifications:

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

in columns 5 to 13 of the Schedule annexed hereto.

Provision for Resident Criteria for the 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 the 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, Union territory of Ladakh.

भूपेि चौिरी, आईएएस/Bhupesh Chaudhary, IAS

प्रिासकीय सधचव/Administrative Secretary

कृधि धवभाग/Agriculture Department

BHUPESH

CHAUDHARY

Digitally signed by

BHUPESH CHAUDHARY

Date: 2025.10.03

15:58:01 +05'30'

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

9. Pvt. Secretaries to the Chairman/Chief Executive Councilor, LAHDCs, Leh/Kargil for information of the

Hon’ble CECs.

10. Order/Stock file.

डॉ. एम. उस्मान खान (जेकेएएस)/Dr. Mohammad Usman Khan (JKAS)

अपर सधचव/Additional Secretary

कृधि धवभाग/Agriculture Department

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 4

13 Point Schedule - Annexure I

Recruitment Rules for Joint Director in the Department of Agriculture, UT of Ladakh.

Name of Post

Joint Director (Agriculture)

No. of Posts

1 (2024) *Subject to variation dependent on workload

Classification

General Central Service

Non Ministerial Gazetted Group, A

Pay Level in the Pay Matrix

Whether Selection post / Non

Selection Post

Selection Post

Age Limits for Direct Recruits

Not Applicable

Educational

and

other

Qualification required for direct

recruits

Essential

Qualification: NA

Experience: NA

Desirable

Qualification: N.A

Experience: N.A

Qualification Standard Note:

Experience Standard Note:

N.A

Whether

age

educational

qualification

prescribed

for

Direct Recruitment will apply in

the case of promotees

Age: NA

Edu. Qual: NA

Period of Probation if any

N.A.

10 Method of Recruitment, whether

by direct recruitment or by

promotion

deputation

/absorption and percentage of the

vacancies to be filled by various

methods.

Method

Percentage

Promotion failing which Deputation including

Short Term Contract

100

11 In

case

recruitment

Prom/Dep./abs.

grades

from

which prom/dep./abs to be made

Promotion:

From Chief Agriculture Officer/ Deputy Director in Level-11 in the

pay Matrix with 5 (five) years of regular service in the grade.

Deputation (Including Short term Contract):

Officers under Central Governments/ State Governments/ Union

territory

Administration/PSUs/Universities/

recognized

research

institutions/ Autonomous bodies /Statutory Organizations:

(a) (i) Holding analogous posts on regular basis in parent cadre/

department; or

(ii) with 05 years of regular service in Level-11 in the pay matrix

or equivalent in the parent cadre/ department;

and

(b) Possessing

the

following

educational

qualification

and

experience:

Bachelor of Agriculture or B.Sc Horticulture from a

recognized University/ Institute

ii.

Three years experience in the field of Agriculture

Science.

Standard Note:

Where juniors who have completed their qualifying/eligibility service

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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 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 years. The Maximum age limit for

appointment by deputation shall be Not be exceeding 56 years as on

the last date of receipt of applications.

12 If a Departmental Promotion

Committee exists, what is its

composition

Departmental Promotion Committee

Chairman /Member UPSC

Chairman

Administrative Secretary, Agriculture

Member

Administrative Secretary, GAD

Member

Administrative Secretary, Finance

Member

Departmental Confirmation Committee

NA (Chairman)

13 Circumstances in which UPSC to

consulted

making

recruitment

Consultation with Unoin Public Service Commission is not necessary.

Communication with Min/Dept:

डॉ. एम. उस्मान खान (जेकेएएस)/Dr. Mohammad Usman Khan (JKAS)

अपर सधचव/Additional Secretary

कृधि धवभाग/Agriculture 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.”

BHUPESH

CHAUDHAR

Digitally signed by

BHUPESH

CHAUDHARY

Date: 2025.10.03

15:58:37 +05'30'

MICHAEL

MANNY

DSOUZA

Digitally signed by

MICHAEL MANNY

DSOUZA

Date: 2025.10.03

16:15:31 +05'30'