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Part II - Section 3

केन्द्र-शासित प्रदेश लद्दाख प्रशािन

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 21^st of May, 2026.

S.O. 194 .─ 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 Deputy Director in the Ladakh Command Area Development (Agriculture

Department), namely:

लद्दाख, 22 मई, 2026

LADAKH, FRIDAY, MAY, 22, 2026

भारत सरकार

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

एस.जी.-एल.डी.-अ.-22052026-1747

SG-LD-E-22052026-1747

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

Director (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; OR

(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.

BHUPESH

CHAUDHAR

Digitally signed by

BHUPESH

CHAUDHARY

Date: 2026.05.22

13:35:24 +05'30'

Copy to the:

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, UT of Ladakh.

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

4. All Deputy Commissioners, UT of Ladakh.

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 Councilor, 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/e-file.

(Dr. Mohammad Usman Khan) JKAS,

Additional Secretary.

SCHEDULE

RECRUITMENT RULES FOR THE POST OF DEPUTY DIRECTOR IN LADAKH COMMAND AREA

DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

Name of Post

Deputy Director

Number of Posts

02 (Two) 2026

*Subject to variation dependent on workload.

Classification

General Central Service

(Non-Ministerial) Gazetted Group “A”

Level of the Pay Matrix

Level-11 (67700-208700)

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

Standard Note:

Experience

Standard Note:

Whether

age

and

educational

qualification prescribed for the Direct

Recruitment will apply in the case of

promotees

Age: NA

Education Qualification: NA

Period of probation, if any.

Two (02) years.

10.

Method of Recruitment, whether by

Direct

Recruitment

or by

Promotion

deputation/transfer 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

Promotion/Deputation/absorption

grades

from

which

Promotion/Deputation/absorption

to be

made

Promotion:

From Assistant Soil Conservation Officer in Level

-8A in the Pay Matrix with 8 years of regular

service in the grade and having successfully

completed 2-4 weeks training in the areas as

prescribed by the competent authority.

Deputation (Including Short Term Contract):

Officers

from

Central

Government/State

Governments/Union

Territory

Administrations/

Public

Sector Undertakings/ Universities/ Recognized Research

Institutions/ Autonomous Bodies/ Statutory Organization:

1. (a) holding analogues post on regular basis in the parent

cadre/department; or

(b) With 05 (Five) years regular service in the Pay

Level-10 in the Pay Matrix or equivalent in the parent

cadre / departments;

and

Possessing the following educational qualifications

and experience:

(i) B.Sc. Agriculture or B.Sc. Horticulture from a

recognized University or Institute,

B.Sc./M.Sc. in Soil Science from a recognized University or

Institute,

B.E./B. Tech in Agricultural Engineering from a recognized

University or Institute.

(ii) 05 years experience in the field of Command Area

development or Soil Conservation or Agriculture or

Horticulture or Rural Development.

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 0 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

the

same

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 exceeding

56 years as on the last date of receipt of applications.

12.

If a Departmental Promotion

Committee (DPC) exists,

what

is its composition?

Department Promotion Committee (DPC):

Chairman/Member, UPSC

Chairman

Administrative Secretary,

Agriculture

Member

Administrative Secretary,

GAD

Member

Director/HoD, Agriculture

Member

Department Confirmation Committee (DCC):

Administrative Secretary,

Agriculture

Chairman

Administrative Secretary,

GAD

Member

Director/HoD, Agriculture

Member

13.

Circumstances in which UPSC to be

consulted

making

recruitment

Consultation with UPSC is necessary for promotion.

(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

CHAUDHARY

Digitally signed by

BHUPESH

CHAUDHARY

Date: 2026.05.22

13:35:57 +05'30'

P T RUDRA

GOUD

Digitally signed by

P T RUDRA GOUD

Date: 2026.05.22

17:03:51 +05'30'