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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 LADAK

Forest,Ecology and Environment Department, UT of Ladakh

Notification

Leh Ladakh, the 17^th of August 2026

S.O. 243 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, the Lieutenant Governor of Union territory of

Ladakh hereby makes the following Rules, namely:—

1. Short title and commencement. — (1) These Rules may be called the Union territory of Ladakh Soil

and Water Conservation (Subordinate) Service Recruitment Rules, 2026.

(2) These Rules shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Definitions: — In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires, —

a) “Administration” means Administration of the Union territory of Ladakh;

लद्दाख, 19 अगस्त, 2026

LADAKH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST, 19, 2026

भारत सरकार

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

एस.जी.-एल.डी.-अ.-19082026-1805

SG-LD-E-19082026-1805

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 2

b) “Administrative Department” means the Department of the Administration in the Union territory

Secretariat holding the administrative charge of the Service;

c) “Appointed day” shall mean the day as defined under section 2 (a) of the Jammu and Kashmir

Reorganization Act, 2019;

d) “Board” means the appropriate recruitment board;

e) “Cadre” means the sanctioned strength of the Service under these Rules;

f) “Member of the Service” means a person appointed to a post in the Soil and Water Conservation

(Subordinate) Service under the provisions of these Rules;

g) “Rules” means the Union territory of Ladakh Soil and Water Conservation (Subordinate) Service

Recruitment Rules;

h) “Resident of Union territory of Ladakh” means any person who satisfies the criteria of residence as may

be prescribed for the purpose of employment under the Administration of Union territory of Ladakh

under any Act, Rule, Regulation or Order having force of law in Union territory of Ladakh;

i) “Schedule” means the Schedule(s) annexed to these Rules;

j) “Service” means Service as constituted under these Rules; and

k) “Union Territory” means the Union territory of Ladakh.

3. Constitution of the Service: —

From the date of commencement of these Rules, there shall be

constituted the Union territory of Ladakh Soil and Water Conservation (Subordinate) Service.

4. Initial Constitution:—On the date of commencement of these Rules, persons who have already been

appointed substantively to a post in the cadre of J&K Soil and Water Conservation (Subordinate) Service

and finally allotted for service in the Union territory of Ladakh in accordance with the provisions of section

89(2) of the J&K Reorganization Act, 2019, shall be deemed to have been appointed to the Service at the

initial constitution:

Provided that a person appointed by a competent authority substantively to a post in the cadre of

J&K Soil and Water Conservation (Subordinate) Service on the recommendations of a Board after the

appointed day shall also be deemed to have been appointed to the Service at the initial constitution and the

services rendered by him prior to the commencement of these Rules shall count for the purposes of rules

regulating his conditions of service.

5. Strength and Composition of the Service. —

(1) The authorized permanent strength of the Cadre

and the nature of the posts included therein shall be determined by the Administration, from time to time,

and shall at the initial constitution of the Service under these Rules, be such as specified in Schedule-I.

(2) The Administration shall, at the interval of every five years or at such other intervals as may be

necessary, re-examine the strength and composition of the Cadre of the Service and make such alteration

therein as it deems fit.

6. Qualification and Method of Recruitment: —

(1) No person shall be eligible for

appointment or promotion to any post unless he possesses the qualifications as laid down in Schedule- II

annexed to these Rules.

(2)

Appointment to the Service shall be made: —

(a)

By direct recruitment; or

(b)

By promotion, failing which by absorption:

Provided that the terms and manner of appointment by absorption shall be as notified by the

Administration by a general or special order:

Provided further that the competent authority to appoint a person to the Service by absorption shall

be the Administration.

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7. Probation: —(1) Every person on appointment to the Service, by direct recruitment shall be on probation

for a period of two years. Person on appointment to the Service by promotion or by absorption shall be on

probation for a period of six months:

Provided that the period of probation may extend in accordance with the instructions issued by the

Administration from time to time:

Provided further that other matters relating to probation, will be governed by the instructions issued

by the Administration in this regard from time to time.

(2) If, during the period of probation or any extension thereof, as the case may be, the Administration is

of the opinion that a person appointed to the Service has not successfully completed the period of probation,

the Administration may discharge the directly recruited candidate from the Service or revert the promotee to

the post held by him prior to his promotion.

8. Training and Departmental Examination: —

Persons appointed to the Service shall be required to

undergo such training from time to time during the course of probation and to pass such examination(s) as

the Administration may prescribe:

Provided that the Administration may exempt, either wholly or partly, from such training or

departmental examination(s) person who have passed a departmental examination or undergone training

declared by the Administration to be equivalent to a departmental examination or training prescribed under

these Rules.

9. Eligibility for Direct Recruitment: —The age limit and other qualifications for direct recruitment shall

be as prescribed by the Administration:

Provided that a person already in Government service would be required to apply through proper

channel for direct recruitment against a vacant post in the Service, if he possesses the educational and

other qualifications prescribed for recruitment to such posts.

10. Maintenance of Seniority Lists: — The Administrative Department shall maintain up to date and

final seniority list of Members of the Service:

Provided that the seniority of Members of the Service shall be maintained in accordance with the

rules as may be notified by the Administration by a general or special order.

11. Disqualification for Appointment: — No person shall be qualified for appointment to the Service unless

the person is a Resident of Union territory of Ladakh:

Provided that this rule shall not apply to persons allotted service in Union territory of Ladakh under

the provisions of section 89(2) of Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019, or such Rules as may be

prescribed by the Administration.

12. Interpretation: — If any question arises relating to the interpretation of these Rules, the matter shall be

referred to the Administrative Department whose decision thereon shall be final and binding.

13. Repeal and Savings: —(1) All the Rules corresponding to these Rules in force immediately before the

commencement of these Rules are hereby repealed.

(2)

Notwithstanding such repeal, any appointment order made, or action taken under the provisions of

the Rules so repealed shall be deemed to have been made or taken under the corresponding provisions of

these Rules.

(3)

Nothing in these Rules shall affect reservations, relaxation in age-limit and other concessions

required to be provided for the Scheduled Tribes/Scheduled Castes and other special categories of person

in accordance with orders issued by the Administration from time to time in this regard.

14. Residuary Matters:—In regard to the matters not specifically covered by these Rules, the members of the

Service shall be governed by Rules/regulations and orders as may be prescribed by the Administration.

By order of the Lieutenant Governor (Administrator), Union territory of Ladakh.

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 4

Sd/-

(Shri Ashish Kundra), IAS,

Principal Secretary,

Forest, Ecology & Environment Department,

Union territory of Ladakh

No. APCCF/RR/2026-27/E Comp. No.:91021/812-821 Dated: 17/08/2026

Copy to the: -

1. Joint Secretary, J&K and Ladakh, Ministry of Home Affairs, GOI.

2. All the Administrative Secretaries/ All Head of the Departments, UT Ladakh.

3. Secretary to the Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor, Union Territory of Ladakh for favor of kind information of

Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor.

4. All Deputy Commissioner/CEO LAHDC, All Districts

5. Divisional Soil Conservation Officer, Leh for information.

6. Technical Director, NIC, Ladakh for uploading on the UT website.

7. District Informatics Officer, NIC, Ladakh for uploading on the UT Website.

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

9. I/C Archives, Archaeology and Museums.

10. Office/Order File.

Sd/-

Amarjeet Kujur, IFS

Deputy Conservator of Forests (Hqrs)

O/o Additional PCCF/Chief Wildlife Warden,

UT of Ladakh.

Email: [email protected]

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 5

SCHEDULE-I

S. No. Designation of the Post

Pay Level & Structure

No. of posts

Assistant Survey Officer

Level-6D (35800-113200)

Head Assistant

Level -6B (35600-112800)

Field Assistant/Inspector

Level -6 (35400-112400)

Senior Assistant

Level -5 (29200-92300)

Junior Assistant

Level -4 (25500-81100)

Orderly/ Helper

Level-SL-1 (14800-47100)

Total

*** Note: The cadre of the Helper is a Temporary & Diminishing cadre.

SCHEDULE-II

Schedule-II (A)

Pay Level

Structure

Designation Minimum

qualification for

direct recruitment

Method of recruitment

Level-6B

(35600-

112800)

Head Assistant -

100% by promotion from Senior Assistant,

having not less than three (03) years

substantive service as Senior Assistant and

also having passed Secretariat Assistant

Training Course Examination:

Provided that 25% of posts to be filled up

in a calendar year shall be earmarked for

promotion of those Senior Assistant, who

have not qualified the Secretariat Assistant

Training Course Examination, but have

crossed the age of 50 years as on 1^st January

of the year in which such promotion are

being considered:

Provided further that in case of Senior

Assistants who have qualified the Secretariat

Assistant

Training

Course

Examination

during his/her period of probation as Junior

Assistant shall not be required to qualify the

said examination again.

Level -5

(29200-

92300)

Senior

Assistant

100% by promotion from Junior Assistant in

order of seniority, having not less than three

(03) years substantive service as Junior

Assistant

and

also

having

qualified

Secretariat

Assistant

Training

Course

Examination.

Level -4

(25500-

81100)

Junior

Assistant

Graduate from any recognized

University with a minimum 200

hrs or six months Certificate

Course

Computer

Applications

from

any

government-

recognized

75% by direct recruitment.

ii.

promotion

from

matriculate orderlies and helpers in

order of combine seniority, having

not less than three (3) years

substantive service as such on the

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Institute and to qualify type test

with a speed of not less than 35

words per minute on a computer

keyboard.

recommendation of DPC, and to

qualify type test with speed of not

less than 30 words per minute:

Provided that a person appointed by

direct recruitment or by promotion shall

have

undergo

and

qualify

the

Secretariat Assistant Training Course

Examination / Training during the period

of probation.

Level- SL 1

(14800-

47100)

Orderly/

Helper

Matriculation / Std. X pass from

a recognised Board of Secondary

Education or equivalent.

100% by direct recruitment

Schedule-II (B)

Pay Level

Structure

Designation

Minimum qualification for direct

recruitment

Method of recruitment

Level–6D

(35600-

112800)

Assistant Survey

Officer

100% by promotion from Field

Assistant/Inspector having not less

than 3 years substantive as Field

Assistant/Inspector

and

also

passed by Soil Conservation/

Forestry

Training

Course

examination.

Level-6

(35400-

112400)

Field Assistant/

Inspector

1. ESSENTIAL

QUALIFICATION-

A Bachelor's Degree with two or more

of the following subjects:

Mathematics.

ii.

Physics.

iii.

Chemistry.

iv.

Botany.

Zoology.

vi.

Forestry.

vii.

Geology.

viii.

Agriculture.

ix.

Statistics.

Horticulture.

xi.

Environment.

Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture OR

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Bachelor's

degree

Veterinary

Science from a University established

100% by direct recruitment

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 7

by Law in India or possess a

qualification

recognized

the

Government as equivalent thereto.

2) Physical Standards as follows;

i) Height,-

a) Male.- Minimum 162 cms.

b) Female.- Minimum 152 cms.

ii) Physical fitness- 25 kms walk to

be completed in four (04) hours,

iii)

Physical Fitness Certificate from

Chief Medical Officer.

Sd/-

Amarjeet Kujur, IFS

Deputy Conservator of Forests (Hqrs)

O/o Additional PCCF/Chief Wildlife Warden,

UT of Ladakh.

Email: [email protected]

“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.”

ANUPAM

BHARDW

Digitally signed

by ANUPAM

BHARDWAJ

Date: 2026.08.19

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P T RUDRA

GOUD

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Date: 2026.08.19

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