Deputy Director E and S in the PD and MD UT Ladakh Gazetted Recruitment Rules 2026

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

एस.जी.-एल.डी.-अ.-16072026-1770

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लद्दाख, 16 जुलाई, 2026

LADAKH, THURSDAY, JULY, 16, 2026

Part II - Section 3

के न्द्र-शासित प्रदेश लद्दाख प्रशासन ADMINISTRATION OF UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH

NOTIFICATION

Ladakh, the 7th of July, 2026

S.O.215 In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the constitution of India, read with the Govt. of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi Notification No. S.O 5088(E) dated: 01st November, 2022 and in supersession of all earlier notifications on the subject matter; the Lieutenant Governor (Administrator), Union territory of Ladakh, hereby makes the following recruitment rules for regulating the method of recruitment to the post of Deputy Director, Economics & Statistics in the Planning Development & Monitoring Department, namely: -

1. Short title and commencement: - (1). These rules may be called the Deputy Director (Economics & Statistics) in the Planning, Development & Monitoring Department, UT Ladakh, (Gazetted) Recruitment Rules, 2026. (2). These rules shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

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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 thereto shall be as specified in paras (2), (3) & (4) of the Schedule annexed hereto.

3. Method of recruitment, age limit, qualifications: - The method of recruitment, 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 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 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.

Sd/- (Himanshu Gupta, IAS), Administrative Secretary, Planning Dev. & Monitoring Department, UT of Ladakh.

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Copy to the: -

1. Secretary, Union Public Service Commission. 2. Joint Secretary (Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh), Ministry of Home Affairs, GoI.

Copy also to the: -

1. All Administrative Secretaries. 2. Secretary to the Hon'ble Lieutenant Governor of UT Ladakh. 3. Director General (E&S), PD&MD, UT Ladakh. 4. Deputy Commissioners/CEOs, LAHDC, Leh/Kargil. 5. All Head of the Departments. 6. Joint Director, Information. 7. Technical Director, NIC, Ladakh. 8. Superintendent, Archives, Archaeology & Museums. 9. Pvt. Secretary to the Chief Secretary, UT of Ladakh for kind inf. of the CS. 10. Concerned e-file No: - 25572.

(Tsewang Gyalson) Director (E&S) PD&MD, UT of Ladakh

13 Point Schedule- Annexure- I

Recruitment Rules for the Post of Deputy Director (E&S) in Planning Development and

Monitoring Department, UT of Ladakh

1	Name of Post	Deputy Director (E&S)
2	Number of Post	12 (2026) *Subject to variation dependent on workload. Deputation reserve: 05 (Five) percent of 12 posts Leave reserve: 10 (Ten) percent of 12 posts Training reserve: 10 (Ten) percent of 12 posts
3	Classification	General Central Service Non-Ministerial Gazetted Group- A
4	Pay Level of the Pay Matrix	Level- 11 (₹ 67700-208700) in the pay matrix
5	Whether Selection Post or Non-	Selection Post

	Selection Post
6	Age limits for Direct Recruits.	Not Applicable
7	Educational and other qualifications required for direct recruits.	Essential: Qualification: NA Experience: NA Desirable: Qualification: NA Experience: NA Qualification Standard Note: NA Experience Standard Note: NA
8	Whether age and educational qualifications prescribed for the direct recruitment will apply in the case of promotees	Age: NA Educational Qualification: 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
			By Promotion	100

11	In case of recruitment by promotion/deputation/ absorption, grades from which promotion/deputation/ absorption to be made	Promotion: From Assistant Director (E&S), Level-08 in the pay matrix, with Eight (08) years of regular Service in the grade rendered after appointment thereto on a regular basis and should have undergone refresher course as prescribed by the Administrative Department. Note: - The eligibility for promotion to the post of Deputy Director (E&S) shall continue to be 04 years for persons holding feeder posts of Assistant Director (E&S) on regular basis on the date of notifications of these rules. S tandard Note: - Where juniors who have completed their qualifying/ eligibility service are being consider 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 02 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, PD&MD, Ladakh (Member)
				3. Administrative Secretary, GAD, Ladakh (Member)
				4. DG/Director/JD (E&S) PD&MD, Ladakh (Member)

			Departmental Confirmation Committee:
			1. Administrative Secretary, PD&MD Ladakh (Chairman)
			2. Administrative Secretary, GAD, Ladakh (Member)
			3. DG/Director/JD (E&S), PD&MD, Ladakh (Member)

13	Circumstances in which Union Public Service Commission is to be consulted in making recruitment	Consultation with UPSC is necessary.

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(Tsewang Gyalson) Director (E&S) PD&MD, UT of Ladakh "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."