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लद्दाख, 03 अक्टू बर, 2025
LADAKH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER, 03, 2025
Part II - Section 3
के न्द्र-शासित प्रदेश लद्दाख प्रशासन 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 23rd of September, 2025.
S.O. 110 .- 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 Chief Agriculture Officer / Deputy Director in the Ladakh Agriculture Department, namely: 1. Short title and commencement:
a. These rules may be called the Ladakh Chief Agriculture Officer / Deputy 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.
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 22. 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 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.
4. 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.
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 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.
भूपेश चौधरी, आईएएस/Bhupesh Chaudhary, IAS
प्रशासकीय सचिव/Administrative Secretary
कृ षि विभाग/Agriculture Department
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 3Copy 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 Chairman/Chief Executive Councilor, LAHDCs, Leh/Kargil for information of the Hon'ble CECs.
10. Order/Stock file.
डॉ. एम. उस्मान खान (जेके एएस)/Dr. Mohammad Usman Khan (JKAS)
अपर सचिव/Additional Secretary
कृ षि विभाग/Agriculture Department
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 413 Point Schedule - Annexure I
Recruitment Rules for Chief Agriculture Officer / Deputy Director in the Department of Agriculture, UT of
Ladakh.
| 1 | Name of Post | Chief Agriculture Officer / Deputy Director | ||||
| 2 | No. of Posts | 4(2024) *Subject to variation dependent on workload | ||||
| 3 | Classification | General Central Service Non Ministerial Gazetted Group, A | ||||
| 4 | Pay Level in the Pay Matrix | 11 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Qualification: NA | Experience: NA | |||||
| Desirable | ||||||
| Qualification: N.A | Experience: N.A | |||||
| Qualification Standard Note: | Experience Standard Note: | |||||
| N.A | N.A | |||||
| 8 | Whether age & educational qualification prescribed for Direct Recruitment will apply in the case of promotees | Age: NA Edu. Qual: NA | ||||
| 9 | Period of Probation if any | 2 | ||||
| 10 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 | Percentage | ||||
| Promotion | 100 | |||||
| 11 | In case of recruitment by Prom/Dep./abs. grades from which prom/dep./abs to be made | Promotion: From District Agriculture Officer (Extension), District Agriculture Officer (Inputs), Officer Incharge Kurbathang, Subject Matter Specialist (District Level), Assistant Agrostologist, Assistant Soil Chemist, Sub-Divisional Agriculture Officer and Subject Matter Specialist-SDL (SMS Grade-III) on the basis of common seniority (Level-8A) in the Pay Matrix with 08 (Eight) years of regular service in the grade rendered after appointment thereto on a regular basis and having successfully completed 2-3 weeks training as prescribed by the competent authority. N ote 1: The eligibility service for promotion to the post of Chief Agriculture Officer/Deputy Director shall continue to be 05 (Five) years for persons holding the feeder post of District Agriculture Officer (Extension), District Agriculture Officer (Inputs), Subject Matter Specialist (District Level), Assistant Agrostologist, Assistant Soil Chemist, on regular basis on the date of notification of these rules. N ote 2: The eligibility list for promotion shall be prepared with reference to the date of completion by the officers of the prescribed qualifying service in the respective grade/post. S tandard Note: W here 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 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. | ||||
| 12 | If a Departmental Promotion Committee exists, what is its composition | Departmental Promotion Committee | ||||
| 1 | Chairman /Member UPSC | Chairman | ||||
| 2 | Administrative Secretary, Agriculture | Member | ||||
| 3 | Administrative Secretary, GAD | Member | ||||
| 4 | Director, Agriculture/HOD | Member | ||||
| Departmental Confirmation Committee | ||||||
| 1 | Administrative Secretary, Agriculture | Chairman | ||||
| 2 | Administrative Secretary, GAD | Member | ||||
| 3 | Director, Agriculture/HOD | Member | ||||
| 13 | Circumstances in which UPSC to be consulted in making recruitment | Consultation with UPSC is necessary for promotion. | ||||
| Communication with Min/Dept: | ||||||
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