भारत सरकार
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
एस.जी.-एल.डी.-अ.-14092026-1827
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
प्राधिकार से प्रकाशित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
लद्दाख, 14 सितंबर, 2026
LADAKH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER, 14, 2026
Part II - Section 3
के न्द्र-शासित प्रदेश लद्दाख प्रशासन ADMINISTRATION OF UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH
REVENUE DEPARTMENT
N O T I F I C A T I O N
Leh, the 31 August of 2026
S.O. 258 — In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 13 of the Jammu and Kashmir Agrarian Reforms Act, 1976, read with Section 133-A of the Jammu & Kashmir Land Revenue Act, Samvat 1996, and in continuation of Order No. 36 of 2026 dated 12.07.2026 and S.O. 218 dated 12.07.2026, the following SOP in hereby notified for change of land use in Ladakh. 1. The applicant shall apply for change of land use online through the Ladakh Land Records (LaLR) Portal at https://landrecords.ladakh.gov.in/lalr.
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 22. The applicant shall provide the prescribed details of the land, including the name of the landowner, District, Tehsil, Village, Khasra/Survey Number, area, existing land use and proposed land use, along with the required documents:
a. ID Proof
b. Title Deed (Jamabandi/ Mutation document (if available))
c. Site plan
3. The Deputy Commissioner of the concerned district shall verify the land records and, wherever necessary, conduct ground verification. After verification, the Deputy Commissioner shall provide the land ownership and other relevant land details.
4. The competent authority shall take a decision on the application for change of land use on the basis of the report furnished by the concerned Deputy Commissioner.
5. On approval of the change of land use, the competent authority shall issue the Land Use Change Certificate to the applicant.
6. Rate of charges for change in land use—The charges payable for change of land use shall be calculated as follows: —
CLU=1/5* (Land Value *Land Area * Use Type) Where:
a. CLU is charges for permission for change in Land use;
b. Land Value is the highest value, in hundreds of rupees, of land for that usage type i. e. residential for residential usage type, and commercial for other usage types, as notified for the current year. Market value will be conveyed by Divisional Valuation Board of UT Ladakh under Sub-Rule 2(C) of Rule 4 of Jammu and Kashmir, Preparation and Revision of Market Value Guidelines Rule-2011 (SRO-303 of 2011 dated 04 10.2011) through circulars;
c. Land Area is the area of the land in Kanals;
d. Use Type is the purpose for which the land is sought to be used which shall be
i. 1 for residential use;
ii. 1.5 for use other than residential land use
7. The Land Use Change Certificate shall only authorise the approved change of land use and shall not be treated as permission for construction or development on the land.
Any construction or development on the land shall require the applicant to obtain the necessary permissions, approvals and No Objection Certificates from the concerned department(s)/competent authorities under the relevant laws, rules and guidelines.
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 38. The applicant has to ensure compliance with all regulatory guidelines for construction or development on the land.
By Order of Administration of Union territory of Ladakh.
Sd/-
(Shurbir Singh, IAS)
Commissioner/ Secretary, Revenue,
UT of Ladakh.
Copy to:
1. Additional Secretary, J&K Affairs, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, for information.
2. Administrative Secretaries (All), UT of Ladakh, for information.
3. Secretary to the Hon'ble Lieutenant Governor, UT of Ladakh, for information of the Hon'ble Lieutenant Governor, UT of Ladakh.
4. Deputy Commissioners (All), UT of Ladakh, for information.
5. OSD to the Chief Secretary, UT of Ladakh, for information of the Chief Secretary, UT of Ladakh.
6. Technical Director, NIC, for uploading on the UT website and for information and necessary action.
7. Superintendent, Archives, UT of Ladakh, for information.
8. Order file.