Ladakh frames draft rules for GOs’ recruitment

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 23: The administration in Ladakh Union Territory has begun the process to frame Recruitment Rules for Gazetted posts after the Government of India empowered the Lieutenant Governor of the UT to do so.
To begin with, the UT administration has framed draft recruitment rules for engineering posts in the Roads & Buildings department and Public Health Engineering/ Irrigation and Flood Control Department.
According to draft recruitment rules, only natives of Ladakh are eligible to apply for these posts.
The draft proposals state that no person shall be qualified for appointment to the said post unless the person is a resident of Union territory of Ladakh and must possess a resident certificate issued by a competent authority in accordance with the Union Territory of Ladakh, Grant of Resident Certificate (Procedure) Order, 2021.
According to the Union Territory of Ladakh, Grant of Resident Certificate (Procedure) Order, 2021, those who are in possession of a permanent resident certificate in Ladakh UT are eligible to get the resident certificate.