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Part II - Section 3

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ADMINISTRATION OF UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH

File No.: A-12018/3/2024-AC / HC AND FC SEC (C.No. 26553)

AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT

NOTIFICATION

Ladakh, the 23rd of March, 2026.

S.O. 168 .─ 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 01^st

November, 2022, with prior consultation of the Union Public Service Commission; the Lieutenant Governor

(Administrator) of the Union territory of Ladakh, hereby makes the following rules regulating the method of

recruitment to the post of Assistant Soil Conservation Officer in the Ladakh Agriculture Department, namely:

1. Short title and commencement.─ (1) These rules may be called the Ladakh Administration Assistant Soil

Conservation Officer (Command Area Development) in Ladakh Agriculture Department Recruitment Rules, 2026.

(2) These rules shall come into force from 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 hereto shall be as specified in paras (2), (3) & (4) of the Schedule annexed hereto.

3. Method of recruitment, age limit and qualifications.─ The method of recruitment to the said post, 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 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,

(1) who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living;

लद्दाख, 28 मार्च, 2026

LADAKH, SATURDAY, MARCH, 28, 2026

भारत सरकार

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

एस.जी.-एल.डी.-अ.-28032026-1704

SG-LD-E-28032026-1704

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(2) 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), Union territory 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 Union Public

Service Commission, 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 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 (Administrator), Union territory of

Ladakh.

Sd/-

(Bhupesh Chaudhary) IAS,

Administrative Secretary.

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 to the Hon'ble Lieutenant Governor, UT of Ladakh.

3. Administrative Secretary, General Administration Department, UT of Ladakh.

4. Deputy Commissioners/CEOs, LAHDC, Leh/Kargil.

5. All Heads of the Departments.

6. Joint Director, Information Department, UT of Ladakh.

7. Technical Director, NIC, Leh.

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

9. Pvt. Secretary to Hon’ble Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDC, Kargil for information of the Hon’ble CEC.

10. PA to the Administrative Secretary, Agriculture Department for information of the Administrative Secretary.

11. Order/Stock file.

(Dr. Mohammad Usman Khan) JKAS,

Additional Secretary.

BHUPESH

CHAUDHAR

Digitally signed by

BHUPESH

CHAUDHARY

Date: 2026.03.28

16:23:47 +05'30'

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SCHEDULE

1 Name of the post

Assistant Soil Conservation Officer

2 No. of posts

2(2026) *Subject to variation dependent on workload

3 Classification

General Central Service

Non-Ministerial Gazetted Group, B

4 Pay Level in the Pay Matrix

8A (50700-160600)

5 Whether Selection post / Non-Selection Post

Selection Post

6 Age Limits for Direct Recruits

Not Applicable

6(a)Crucial description:

7 Educational and other Qualification required for

direct recruits.

Essential

Qualification:

Experience: NA

Desirable

Qualification

Standard Note:

Experience

Standard Note:

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

Not Applicable.

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

failing

which

Deputation including Short

Term Contract

100

11 In case of recruitment by

Promotion/Deputation/absorption grades from

which Promotion/Deputation/absorption to be made

Promotion: From Soil Conservation Assistant (Level-8)

in the Pay Matrix with 02 (two) years of regular service

in the grade.

Deputation (Including Short Term Contract):

Central Government /State Governments/ Union

Territory Administrations/ Public Sector Undertakings/

Universities/ Recognized Research Institutions/

Autonomous Bodies/ Statutory Organization:

a) Holding analogues post on regular basis in the parent

cadre/department;

b) with 2 years of regular service in the post in the level

7 in the pay matrix or equivalent in the parent cadre/

department;

and

c) Possessing the following educational qualifications:

(i) B.Sc. Agriculture/M.Sc in Soil Science from

recognized University or Institute.

B.E/B.Tech in Agriculture Engineering from

recognized University or Institute.

Experience:

2 Years experience in the field of Soil Conservation or

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Agriculture or Horticulture.

Standard Note:

Where juniors who have completed their

qualifying/eligibility service are being considered for

promotion, their seniors 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 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, 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 the appointment by deputation shall be Not

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:

1 Administrative

Secretary,

Agriculture

Chairman

2 Administrative

Secretary, GAD

Member

3 Director,

Agriculture/HoD

Member

Department Confirmation Committee:

1. NA

Chairman

13 Circumstances in which UPSC to be consulted in

making recruitment

Consultation with UPSC is not necessary

(Dr. Mohammad Usman Khan) JKAS,

Additional Secretary.

“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

CHAUDHA

Digitally signed

by BHUPESH

CHAUDHARY

Date: 2026.03.28

16:24:08 +05'30'

P T

RUDRA

GOUD

Digitally signed

by P T RUDRA

GOUD

Date: 2026.03.28

16:35:49 +05'30'