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असाधारण

EXTRAORDINARY

प्राधिकार से प्रकाशित

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

Part II - Section 3

केन्द्र-शासित प्रदेश लद्दाख प्रशािन

ADMINISTRATION OF UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH

General Administration Department

NOTIFICATION

Ladakh, the 20^th of March , 2026

S.O. 165. —

In exercise of the powers conferred by Proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution

of India read with S.O.282(E) dated 21.01.2020 issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs,

Government of India; the Lieutenant Governor (Administrator), Union Territory of Ladakh hereby

makes the following Rules to amend the (Subordinate) Service Recruitment Rules of all

Departments of the Administration of the Union Territory of Ladakh, namely:—

लद्दाख, 06 मई, 2026

LADAKH, WEDNESDAY, MAY, 06, 2026

भारत सरकार

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

एस.जी.-एल.डी.-अ.-06052026-1722

SG-LD-E-06052026-1722

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 2

Short title, commencement and application.—

(1)

These rules may be called

the Union Territory of Ladakh (Removal of Maximum Educational Qualification Requirement) in

(Subordinate) Service Recruitment Rules, 2026.

(2)

They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

(3)

They shall apply to all such posts in all Departments, wherever such provision exist in

the column for minimum qualification for direct recruitment under the (Subordinate) Service

Recruitment Rules as specified in the Schedule to these rules.

Amendment to the Essential Qualification and Omission of Maximum Educational

Qualification requirement.— In the (Subordinate) Service Recruitment Rules of various

Departments of the Administration of the Union Territory of Ladakh, wherever the educational

qualification prescribed under the minimum qualification for direct recruitment is mentioned as

“Minimum 10^th pass and Maximum 10+2” or “Minimum Matric and Maximum 10+2” or “Minimum

Matric maximum 10+2 Class” or “Minimum Matriculation and Maximum 10+2” or in any

equivalent form or expression, the said provision prescribing minimum and/or maximum

educational qualification shall be substituted, by the following words and expression, namely:—

“Matriculation / Std. X pass from a recognised Board of Secondary Education or

equivalent.”.

Effect of these rules.—

On and from the commencement of these rules, any

provision in the (Subordinate) Service Recruitment Rules prescribing such minimum and / or

maximum educational qualification shall stand substituted to the extent as provided in rule 2 for

the post(s) specified in the Schedule to these rules.

By order and in the name of the Lieutenant Governor, Union territory of Ladakh.

Sd/-

(Rudra Goud, P.T) IAS

Administrative Secretary,

General Administration Department.

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 3

Copy to:

All the Administrative Secretaries, UT of Ladakh.

Director General of Police, Ladakh.

Joint Secretary (JKL), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.

Secretary to Lieutenant Governor, Union territory of Ladakh, for favour of kind

information of Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor.

Director, NIC, Ladakh for uploading on the UT Website.

OSD to the Chief Secretary, Union territory of Ladakh, for favour of kind information of

the Chief Secretary.

I/C Archives, Archaeology and Museums.

Office Order File / e-file.

(Dorjay Gailson) JKAS,

Under Secretary,

General Administration Department.

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 4

SCHEDULE to S.O. 165, issued vide notification dated: 20^th of March, 2026.

(see Rule 1(3) and Rule 3)

Sr.

No.

Designation of the post

Department of the Administration of

Union

territory

Ladakh

(Subordinate) Service Recruitment

Rules

Orderly

All Departments

Chowkidar

All Departments

Class IV

All Departments

Orderly / Chowkidar

All Departments

Safaiwalla

All Departments

Sweeper

All Departments

1. BB Attendant / Attendant / Dark Room

Attendant / Chest Carrier / Junior Ward

Boy / Aaya / Picker / Field Worker /

Nursing Orderly / Lab. Attendant /

Domestic Staff

2. Cleaner

Health & Medical Education (Ladakh

Health

(Subordinate)

Service

Recruitment Rules, 2021)

Gardeners / Watcher / Chowkidar

Horticulture

(Ladakh

Horticulture

(Subordinate)

Service

Recruitment

Rules, 2021)

1. Gardeners / Watcher / Chowkidar

2. Attendant

Mali

Gardner

Bullockman / Ploughman / Storeman /

Packer / Pump Operator / Fieldman

Animal,

Sheep

Husbandry

and

Fisheries (Ladakh Sheep Husbandry

(Subordinate)

Service

Recruitment

Rules, 2021)

Ladder-man

Urban Local Institutions (Ladakh

Urban

Local

Bodies

Institution

(Subordinate)

Service

Recruitment

Rules, 2021)

Orderly / OCC / Chowkidar / Gatekeeper

Industries

Commerce

(Ladakh

Industries

and

Commerce

(Subordinate)

Service

Recruitment

Rules, 2021)

1. Orderly / Chowkidar cum Farash /

Safaiwalla

Tourism & Culture (Ladakh Tourism

(Subordinate)

Service

Recruitment

Rules, 2021). As amended vide S.O.

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 5

2. Bearer

48 dated: 23.04.2025.

Weighman / Watchman / Chowkidar

Food Civil Supplies & Consumer

Affairs (Ladakh Food Civil Supplies &

Consumer

Affairs

(Subordinate)

Service Recruitment Rules, 2021)

1. Guard / Excise Guard

2. Orderly / Process Server

Finance

(Ladakh

Excise

Commercial

Taxes

(Subordinate)

Service Recruitment Rules, 2021)

1. Work Watcher / Coolie / Mate / Cleaner

2. Store Munshi / Store Khalasi

Public Health Engineering / Irrigation

Flood

Control

(Ladakh

Public

Health

Engineering

(Subordinate)

Service Recruitment Rules, 2021)

Library Bearer / Orderly

Culture

(Ladakh

Libraries

(Subordinate)

Service

Recruitment

Rules, 2021)

Store Khalasi

Public

Works

(Road

Building)

(Ladakh

Public

Works

(R&B)

(Subordinate)

Service

Recruitment

Rules, 2021)

Mirabs

Rural Development & Panchayati Raj

(Ladakh

Rural

Development

(Subordinate)

Service

Recruitment

Rules, 2021)

Attendant

Animal,

Sheep

Husbandry

and

Fisheries (Ladakh Animal Husbandry

(Subordinate)

Service

Recruitment

Rules, 2022)

1. Laboratory Attendant / Mali / Gardner /

Chowkidar / Mali-cum-Chowkidar

2. Tractor Cleaner SL1

Agriculture

(Ladakh

Agriculture

(Subordinate)

Service

Recruitment

Rules, 2022)

Labour Organizer / Messenger

Labour

Employment

(Ladakh

Defence

Labour

Procurement

(Subordinate)

Service

Recruitment

Rules, 2022)

Mali / Orderly / Farash / Chowkidar

Forest

Ecology

Environment

(Ladakh Forest (Subordinate) Service

Recruitment Rules, 2022)

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 6

Store Khalasi

Industries

Commerce

(Ladakh

Geology and Mining (Subordinate)

Service Recruitment Rules, 2022)

Orderly / Orderly Cum Chowkidar

Industries & Commerce ( Ladakh

Handicraft

(Subordinate)

Service

Recruitment Rules, 2022)

Attendant / Basta Packer

Culture (Ladakh Archives Archaeology

and Museums (Subordinate) Service

Recruitment Rules, 2022)

1. Orderly / Class IV

2. Ground-men

Youth Services & Sports (Ladakh

Youth

Services

and

Sports

(Subordinate)

Service

Recruitment

Rules, 2022)

1. Multi-Tasking Staff (Non-Technical)

(Orderly / Chowkidar / Watchman)

2. Multi-Tasking Staff (Technical)

(Roller Stoker / Snow Clearance Helper-

SL1 / Roller Attendant / Junior Khalasi/

Store Khalasi / Coolie / Helper SL1 /

Truck Cleaner / Cleaner)

3. Electrician Grade-I

Public Works (Roads & Building)

Ladakh

Mechanical

(Subordinate)

Service Recruitment Rules, 2024)

Orderly

Chowkidar

Gatekeeper

Watchman

Transport (Ladakh Motor Garages

(Subordinate)

Service

Recruitment

Rules, 2024)

Chowkidar / Orderly cum Chowkidar

Industries

Commerce

(Ladakh

Handloom Department (Subordinate)

Service Recruitment Rules, 2025)

(Multi Tasking Staff)

Groundsman / Sweeper / Chowkidar

Youth Services & Sports (Ladakh

Sports Council (Subordinate) Service

Recruitment Rules, 2025)

(Dorjay Gailson) JKAS,

Under Secretary,

General Administration Department.

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 7

“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.”

DORJAY

GAILSON

Digitally signed by

DORJAY GAILSON

Date: 2026.05.06

17:16:00 +05'30'

P T RUDRA

GOUD

Digitally signed by

P T RUDRA GOUD

Date: 2026.05.06

17:24:21 +05'30'