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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

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: 01^st 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.

लद्दाख, 16 जुलाई, 2026

LADAKH, THURSDAY, JULY, 16, 2026

भारत सरकार

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

एस.जी.-एल.डी.-अ.-16072026-1770

SG-LD-E-16072026-1770

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 2

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;

(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.

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 3

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

Name of Post

Deputy Director (E&S)

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

Classification

General Central Service

Non-Ministerial Gazetted

Group- A

Pay Level of the Pay Matrix

Level- 11 (₹ 67700-208700) in the pay matrix

Whether Selection Post or Non-

Selection Post

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 4

Selection Post

Age limits for Direct Recruits.

Not Applicable

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

Whether age and educational

qualifications prescribed for the

direct recruitment will apply in

the case of promotees

Age: NA

Educational Qualification: NA

Period of probation if any

Not Applicable

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

In case of

recruitment

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.

Standard 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.

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 5

If a Departmental Promotion

Committee exists, what is its

composition.

Departmental Promotion Committee

1. Chairman/Member, UPSC (Chairman)

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:

Administrative

Secretary,

PD&MD

Ladakh (Chairman)

2. Administrative Secretary, GAD, Ladakh

(Member)

3. DG/Director/JD (E&S), PD&MD, Ladakh

(Member)

Circumstances in which Union

Public Service Commission is to

consulted

making

recruitment

Consultation with UPSC is necessary.

(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.”

HIMANS

GUPTA

Digitally signed

by HIMANSHU

GUPTA

Date: 2026.07.16

15:47:54 +05'30'

P T RUDRA

GOUD

Digitally signed by

P T RUDRA GOUD

Date: 2026.07.16

17:38:38 +05'30'