## Report on the Ladakh Civil Services Decentralization and Recruitment Amendment Regulation, 2025 - Domicile Certificate Procedure Rules, 2025
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes the "Ladakh Civil Services Decentralization and Recruitment Amendment Regulation, 2025 - Grant of Domicile Certificate Procedure Rules, 2025" based on the provided government policy text. This policy establishes the rules and procedures for granting Domicile Certificates in the Union Territory of Ladakh for the purpose of appointment to posts within the Union Territory. Key aspects include defining eligibility criteria, outlining application processes, specifying required documentation, designating competent and appellate authorities, and detailing the certificate issuance process. The core purpose is to decentralize and regulate the recruitment process in Ladakh by defining and streamlining the process for obtaining Domicile Certificates.
**2. Introduction:**
The purpose of this report is to provide an informative overview of the "Ladakh Civil Services Decentralization and Recruitment Amendment Regulation, 2025 - Grant of Domicile Certificate Procedure Rules, 2025," based solely on the provided policy text. The report will analyze the policy's objectives, key provisions, affected parties, and potential impact.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* **Amendment:** This policy is an amendment to the "Ladakh Civil Services Decentralization and Recruitment Amendment Regulation, 2025."
* **Core Objective(s):** The core objective, as inferred from the text, is to establish a clear and standardized procedure for granting Domicile Certificates in the Union Territory of Ladakh. This facilitates the decentralization and regulation of recruitment processes for civil service positions by defining who qualifies as a domicile and how they can prove it.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
* **Amendment Rationale:** The amendment likely addresses a need for clarity and structure in the process of determining domicile status for civil service recruitment in Ladakh. The *provided text* suggests a prior absence of a formalized application, documentation, and appeal process, leading to potential inconsistencies or ambiguities. This amendment aims to rectify these issues by providing a detailed framework for Domicile Certificate issuance.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
The amendment introduces specific rules and procedures for obtaining a Domicile Certificate in Ladakh. Key changes include:
* **Definitions:** Clear definitions for "Competent Authority," "Domicile," and "Domicile Certificate" are provided within the context of the overarching "Ladakh Civil Services Decentralization and Recruitment Amendment Regulation, 2025". This establishes a shared understanding of key terms.
* **Application Process:** The amendment mandates a formal application process to the "Competent Authority" (Tehsildar or designated officer) for Domicile Certificates. Applications can be submitted physically or electronically.
* **Eligibility Criteria and Documentation:** A detailed table specifies eligibility categories based on Section 3A of the parent Regulation, along with required supporting documents. These categories include Ladakh Residents, children of those residents, long-term residents (15+ years), individuals who have studied in Ladakh for 7+ years and appeared in class 10th or 12th exams, and children of Central Government employees who have served in Ladakh for 10+ years. Specific documents like Ladakh Resident Certificates, birth certificates, ration cards, property records, educational records, voter lists, utility bills, and employer certificates are listed.
* **Appellate Authority:** A process for appealing decisions made by the Competent Authority is established, with the Deputy Commissioner serving as the Appellate Authority.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary target audience consists of:
* Individuals seeking employment in the Union Territory of Ladakh civil services.
* Residents of Ladakh who need to establish their domicile status.
* Children of residents and government employees who meet the criteria outlined.
* Competent Authorities (Tehsildars and designated officers) responsible for processing applications.
* The Appellate Authority (Deputy Commissioner) responsible for reviewing appeals.
* The Administration of Ladakh who will create the application format.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible agency/bodies:** The Tehsildar (or another officer notified by the Administration) acts as the "Competent Authority" for receiving and processing applications. The Deputy Commissioner serves as the "Appellate Authority" for appeals. The Administration of Ladakh is responsible for creating the application format.
* **Timelines or procedures:** The policy mandates a formal application and document submission process. The Appellate Authority must provide a hearing to all parties involved in an appeal. While the amendment text does not specify exact timelines, it establishes a structured process.
* **Changes implementation:** The competent authority needs to be educated on the new domicile rules and the various categories and documents required. This will likely require training.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The likely intended outcomes of these changes include:
* **Streamlined Domicile Certification:** A more efficient and transparent process for obtaining Domicile Certificates in Ladakh.
* **Clearer Eligibility Criteria:** A standardized and well-defined set of criteria for determining domicile status, reducing ambiguity and potential disputes.
* **Improved Recruitment Processes:** Facilitating the decentralization and regulation of civil service recruitment by ensuring that only eligible candidates are considered for positions.
* **Reduced Administrative Burden:** While initially requiring effort for implementation, the standardized procedures should eventually reduce the administrative burden on government officials involved in the process.
**9. Conclusion:**
The "Ladakh Civil Services Decentralization and Recruitment Amendment Regulation, 2025 - Grant of Domicile Certificate Procedure Rules, 2025" represents a significant step towards establishing a clear, structured, and transparent system for Domicile Certificate issuance in the Union Territory of Ladakh. The changes provide a framework for determining domicile status for civil service recruitment, benefiting both potential applicants and the administrative bodies responsible for implementing the regulations. The increased clarity should improve the efficiency and fairness of the recruitment process.
Key Entities Referenced
NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 2025: Publication details, indicating the place, day, and date of the Gazette of India issue.
Ladakh Civil Services Decentralization and Recruitment Amendment Regulation, 2025: A key regulation that defines domicile and is amended by the rules described in the notification. This is the basis of the rules.
Ladakh Civil Services Decentralization and RecruitmentGrant of Domicile Certificate Procedure Rules, 2025: The formal name of the rules established in this notification.
Official Gazette: The publication in which the rules will be officially published and come into effect.
Competent Authority: Defined as the Tehsildar within his territorial jurisdiction, or any other officer notified by the Administration for issuing Domicile Certificates.
Domicile Certificate: A certificate issued under rule 5 for appointment to any post under the Union territory of Ladakh.
Union territory of Ladakh: The geographical area to which these rules and the Domicile Certificate apply.
Administration of Ladakh: The governing body responsible for creating the application format for the Domicile Certificate.
Tehsildar: An authority designated as a Competent Authority for issuing Domicile Certificates within their jurisdiction.
Deputy Commissioner: Designated as the Appellate Authority for certain categories of Domicile Certificate applications.
Deputy Labour Commissioner: An authority whose verification of employer certificates is required as proof of residence.
Director of Industries and Commerce: An authority whose verification of employer certificates is required as proof of residence.
31st day of October, 2019: The date of formation of the Union territory of Ladakh, used as a reference point for calculating residency periods.
Chief Education Officer: An authority responsible for verifying certificates of education issued by the Head of the Institute.
School Department: Department of the concerned District that the Chief Education Officer is associated with.
Secretary to the Government: An officer nominated by the Central service to issue Certificate of service.
Administrator: The individual with the power to specify the Competent Authority for documents and to whom interpretation questions are referred.
G.S.R. 363E: The Gazette of India number for this notification.
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS: The government ministry issuing the notification.
PRASHANT LOKHANDE, Jt. Secy.: The Joint Secretary who signed the notification.
Government of India: The government that the Dte. of Printing is part of.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण्ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 320] नई दिल्ली, मगं लिार, िनू 3, 2025/ज्य ेष्ठ 13, 1947
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गहृ मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 3 िून, 2025
सा.का.जन. 363(अ).— लद्दाख जसजिल सेिा जिकेंद्रीकरण और भती (संिोधन) जिजनयम, 2025 की धारा
राष्ट्रपति,
15 द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाती ह,ैं अर्ाात:् -
1. सजं िप्त नाम, जिस्ट्तार और प्रारंभ: - (1) इन जनयमों का सजं िप्त नाम लद्दाख जसजिल सेिा जिकेंद्रीकरण और
भती-अजधिास प्रमाण पत्र प्रिान दकया िाना (प्रदिया) जनयम, 2025 ह।ै
(2) य ेरािपत्र म ें इनके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रिृत होंगे।
2. पररभाषा.- (1) इन जनयमों म,ें िब तक दक संिभा स ेअन्यर्ा अपेजित न हो,
क) "सिम प्राजधकारी" स,े अपनी िेत्रीय अजधकाररता के भीतर तहसीलिार, या कोई अन्य अजधकारी जिसे
प्रिासन द्वारा समय-समय पर अजधिास प्रमाण पत्र िारी करने के प्रयोिनों के जलए अजधसूजचत दकया िाए
अजभप्रेत ह ै;
ख) "जनिास" से लद्दाख जसजिल सिे ा जिकेंद्रीकरण एिं भती (संिोधन) जिजनयम, 2025 की धारा 3क म ें यर्ा
पररभाजषत जनिासअजभप्रेत ह;ै
3630 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
ग) "अजधिास प्रमाण पत्र" स े लद्दाख संघ राज्य िेत्र के अधीन दकसी भी पि पर जनयुजि के प्रयोिनों के जलए
जनयम 5 के अधीन िारी दकया गया प्रमाण पत्र, अजभप्रेत ह;ै
घ) "जिजनयम" स े लद्दाख जसजिल सिे ा जिकेंद्रीकरण और भती (संिोधन) जिजनयम, 2025 अजभप्रेत ह ै ।
(2) इसमें प्रयुि िब्ि और पि जिन्ह ें पररभाजषत नहीं दकया गया है, दकन्तु जिजनयम में पररभाजषत ह,ैं का िही अर् ा
होगा िो जिजनयम में िमिः उनके जलए दिया गया ह।ै
3. अजधिास प्रमाण पत्र प्रिान करन े के जलए आििे न.- (1) कोई भी व्यजि िो अजधिास प्रमाण पत्र प्रिान दकये िान े
के जलए पात्र ह,ै िह लद्दाख प्रिासन द्वारा बनाए िान े िाल े रूपजिधान में अजधिास प्रमाण पत्र प्रिान दकय े िान े के जलए
सिम प्राजधकारी को या तो भौजतक रूप स े या इलेक्ट्रॉजनक रूप स े , िैसा भी प्रिासन द्वारा जिजनजित दकया िाए, आिेिन
कर सकेगा ।
(2) नाबाजलग और दिव्यांग व्यजियों के मामल े म,ें प्रमाण पत्र प्रिान दकये िान े और अन्य कृत्यों के जलए यर्ाजस्ट्र्जत
उनके माता-जपता या अजभभािकों में स े दकसी एक द्वारा आिेिन दकया िा सकेगा।
(3) उपजनयम (1) और उपजनयम (2) के अधीन दकए गए प्रत्येक आिेिन के सार् ऐसे िस्ट्तािेि संलग्न दकए िाएंग,े िो
इन जनयमों के अधीन जिजनर्िष्टा ह।ैं
4. व्यजियों का िग,ा अपजे ित िस्ट्ताििे , अजधिास प्रमाण-पत्र िारी करन े के जलए सिम प्राजधकारी और अपील
प्राजधकारी.- (1) नीच ेिी गई सारणी के स्ट्तंभ-II में जिजनर्िष्टा जिजभन्न प्रिगों के अधीन अजधिास प्रमाण-पत्र के जलए पात्र कोई
भी व्यजि, अजधिास प्रमाण-पत्र िारी दकये िाने के जलए उि सारणी के प्रत्येक प्रिग ाके समि स्ट्तंभ-V में जिजनर्िष्टा िस्ट्तािेिों
के सार् स्ट्तंभ-IV में जिजनर्िष्टा सिम प्राजधकारी को आिेिन करेगा, अर्ाता ्:-
सारणी
I II III IV V VI
िमाकं अजधिास का लद्दाख जसजिल सिे ा अजधिास आििे न के सार् उपाबद्ध दकए अपील
सख्ं या प्रिग ा जिकेंद्रीकरण और प्रमाण पत्र िान ेिाल ेिस्ट्ताििे प्राजधकारी
भती (सिं ोधन) िारी करन े
जिजनयम, 2025 की के जलए
सिम
ससु गं त धारा
प्राजधकारी
1 (क) लद्दाख धारा 3क (1) (क) तहसीलिार लद्दाख सघं राज्यिेत्र द्वारा उपायुि
जनिासी प्रमाण िारी जनिासी प्रमाण पत्र या
पत्र पात्रता का प्रमाण
(एल.आर.सी.)
धारक या िो
एल.आर.सी. के
जलए पात्र ह ैं
(ख) जिजनयम धारा 3क (2) (ख) के तहसीलिार (क) लद्दाख संघ राज्यिेत्र द्वारा उपायुि
की धारा 3क सार् परठत धारा िारी माता-जपता का लद्दाख
(1) (क) में 3क (1) (क) जनिासी प्रमाण पत्र या पात्रता
उजल्लजखत का प्रमाण; और
व्यजियों के बच्च े
(ख) सिम प्राजधकारी द्वारा
िारी िन्म प्रमाण पत्र[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
2 संघ राज्यिेत्र धारा 3क(2)(ग) तहसीलिार िम संख्या 1(क) और 1(ख) म ें उपायुि
लद्दाख के ऐसे जिजनर्िष्टा िस्ट्तािेि, िैसा भी
जनिाजसयों के
मामला हो।
बच्चे िो
रोिगार,
व्यिसाय या
अन्य
व्यािसाजयक
कारणों से संघ
राज्यिेत्र से
बाहर रहत ेह ैं
3 (क) कोई व्यजि धारा 3क (1) (क) तहसीलिार कोई भी िस्ट्तािेि िैस े रािन उपायुि
जिसने लद्दाख काडा, अचल संपजत्त अजभलेख;
संघ राज्यिेत्र म ें
िैजिक अजभलेख, मतिाता
पंद्रह िषों की
सूची, जबिली उपयोजगता जबल,
अिजध के जलए
जनिास दकया ह ै या संबंजधत प्रभाग के उप श्रम
आयुि या उद्योग और िाजणज्य
जनिेिक द्वारा सत्याजपत
जनयोिा प्रमाण पत्र, या, प्रमाण
का कोई अन्य िस्ट्तािेि, िो संघ
राज्यिेत्र लद्दाख के गठन की
तारीख, अर्ाात 31 अक्ट्टूबर,
2019 स े संघ राज्यिेत्र लद्दाख
में पंद्रह िषा की जनिास की
अिजध को उपिर्िता करता हो।
(ख) उस व्यजि धारा 3क (1) (क) के तहसीलिार (क) माता-जपता का कोई भी उपायुि
के बच्चे िो संघ सार् परठत धारा
िस्ट्तािेि िैसे रािन काड,ा
राज्यिेत्र लद्दाख 3क (2) (ख)
अचल संपजत्त ररकॉड,ा िैजिक
में पंद्रह िष ा की
अिजध के जलए ररकॉडा, मतिाता सूची, जबिली
जनिास कर
उपयोजगता जबल, या संबंजधत
चुके ह ैं
प्रभाग के उप श्रम आयुि या
उद्योग जनिेिक द्वारा सत्याजपत
जनयोिा प्रमाण पत्र, या, कोई
अन्य प्रमाण िस्ट्तािेि, िो संघ
राज्यिेत्र लद्दाख के गठन की
अर्ाात, 31 अक्ट्टूबर, 2019 स े
संघ राज्यिेत्र लद्दाख में पद्रं ह
िषा की अिजध के जनिास का
संकेत िेता ह,ै और
(ख) सिम प्राजधकारी द्वारा
िारी िन्म प्रमाण पत्र l4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
4 कोई व्यजि धारा 3क (1) तहसीलिार संस्ट्र्ान के प्रमुख द्वारा िारी उपायुि
जिसने संघ (ख) और संबंजधत जिल े के स्ट्कूल
राज्यिेत्र लद्दाख जिभाग के मख्ु य जििा
में जस्ट्र्त अजधकारी द्वारा सत्याजपत
िैिजणक संस्ट्र्ान जििा प्रमाण पत्र, जिसमें संघ
में सात िषा की
राज्यिेत्र लद्दाख के गठन की
अिजध के जलए
अर्ाात, 31 अक्ट्टूबर, 2019 स े
अध्ययन दकया
संघ राज्यिेत्र लद्दाख में सात
हो और किा
िषा की अध्ययन अिजध
10िीं या 12िीं
उपिर्िात गई हो और किा
की परीिा म ें
10िीं या 12िीं की उपजस्ट्र्जत
िाजमल हुआ हो।
का प्रमाण पत्र।
5 केंद्रीय सरकार के धारा 3क(2)(क) प्रिासक (क) जनयंत्रक प्राजधकारी सरकार के
अजधकाररयों, द्वारा द्वारा िारी सेिा प्रमाण पत्र िो सजचि
सािािजनक िेत्र नामजनर्िष्टा संघ राज्य िेत्र लद्दाख के गठन (सामान्य
अजधकारी की तारीख, अर्ाात, 31 प्रिासन
के उपिमों,
जिभाग)
अक्ट्टूबर, 2019 से लद्दाख संघ
केंद्रीय सरकार के
राज्य िेत्र म ें जस्ट्र्त केंद्रीय
स्ट्िायत्त जनकाय,
सरकार के कायाालयों या
सािािजनक िेत्र
संगठनों म ें िस िष ा की सेिा की
के बैंकों, केंद्रीय
अिजध उपिर्िात करने िाला
जिश्वजिद्यालयों
सेिा प्रमाण पत्र , और
और केंद्रीय
सरकार के
(ख) सिम प्राजधकारी
मान्यता प्राप्त
द्वारा िारी िन्म प्रमाण पत्र l
अनुसंधान
संस्ट्र्ानों के
अजधकाररयों के
बच्चे जिन्होंने
कुल िस िषों की
अिजध के जलए
संघ राज्य िेत्र
लद्दाख म ेंसेिा
की होगी।
(2) प्रिासक अजधसूचना द्वारा उपजनयम (1) के अधीन सारणी म ें जिजनर्िष्टा िस्ट्तािेिों के जलए सिम प्राजधकारी को
जिजनर्िष्टा कर सकेगा।
(3) सिम प्राजधकारी के आिेि से व्यजर्त कोई भी व्यजि स्ट्तंभ-6 में जिजनर्िष्टा अपील प्राजधकारी के समि अपील फाइल
कर सकेगा:
परंतुक अपील प्राजधकारी पिकारों को सुनिाई का अिसर िेन ेके पिात अपील का जनणाय करेगा।
5. अजधिास प्रमाण-पत्र प्रिान करना - (1) आिेिक द्वारा जनयम 4 के अधीन प्रस्ट्तुत िस्ट्तािेिों के आधार पर तर्ा ऐसी
िांच करने के पिात, जिसे सिम प्राजधकारी आिश्यक समझे, सिम प्राजधकारी आिेिक को जनयम 3 म ें जनर्िष्टा रूपजिधान
में अपनी मुहर तर्ा हस्ट्तािर सजहत अजधिास प्रमाण-पत्र िारी करेगा अर्िा आिेिन को अस्ट्िीकार कर िगे ा।[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
(2) रूपजिधान में स्ट्पष्ट रूप से उल्लेख दकया िाएगा दक अजधिास प्रमाण पत्र केिल लद्दाख जसजिल सेिा जिकेंद्रीकरण
और भती (संिोधन) जिजनयम, 2025 में पररभाजषत सघं राज्य िेत्र लद्दाख के अधीन पिों पर जनयुजि के प्रयोिन के जलए
िैध ह।ै
(3) सिम प्राजधकारी सरकार द्वारा जिजनजित दकए गए अनुसार इलेक्ट्रॉजनक रूप स े अजधिास प्रमाण पत्र भी िारी कर
सकेगा।
6. पनु रीिण - अपील प्राजधकारी स्ट्िप्रेरणा से या उसके समि दकए गए आिेिन पर, दकसी सिम प्राजधकारी द्वारा की
गई कायािाही या दिए गए आििे ों के अजभलेखों को ऐसी कायािाही या आििे ों की िैधता और औजचत्य के बारे म ें स्ट्िय ं को
संतुष्ट करने के प्रयोिनों के जलए मंगा सकता ह ैऔर उसके संिभा में ऐसे आिेि पाररत कर सकता ह ैिैसा िह उजचत समझे:
परंतुक दकसी व्यजि को सुनिाई का उजचत अिसर दिए जबना उसके जिरुद्ध कोई आिेि नहीं दिया िाएगा।
7. जनिचा न- यदि इन जनयमों के दकसी उपबंध के जनिाचन का कोई प्रश्न उठता ह,ै तो उसे उस पर जनणाय के जलए सघं
राज्य िेत्र लद्दाख के प्रिासक को भेिा िा सकेगा।
[फा. सं. 11012/01/2025-एसआरए]
प्रिांत लोखंडे, संयक्ु ि सजचि
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 3rd June, 2025
G.S.R. 363(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 15 of the Ladakh Civil Services
Decentralization and Recruitment (Amendment) Regulation, 2025, the President hereby makes the following rules,
namely:-
1. Short title, extent and commencement: - (1) These rules may be called the Ladakh Civil Services
Decentralization and Recruitment-Grant of Domicile Certificate (Procedure) Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Definition.- (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,
a) "Competent Authority" means Tehsildar within his territorial jurisdiction, or any other officer as may be
notified by the Administration from time to time in this regard for the purposes of issuance of Domicile
Certificate;
b) "Domicile" means domicile as defined in section 3A of the Ladakh Civil Services Decentralization and
Recruitment (Amendment) Regulation, 2025;
c) "Domicile Certificate" means a certificate issued under rule 5 for the purposes of appointment to any post
under the Union territory of Ladakh;
d) "Regulation" means the Ladakh Civil Services Decentralization and Recruitment (Amendment) Regulation,
2025.
(2) Words and expressions used herein, and not defined but defined in the Regulation, shall have the same meanings as
respectively assigned to them in the Regulation.
3. Application for grant of Domicile Certificate.- (1) Any person who is eligible for grant of Domicile
Certificate may apply to the Competent Authority for grant of Domicile Certificate in the format to be made by the
Administration of Ladakh, either physically or electronically, as may be decided by the Administration.
(2) In case of minors and persons of disability, the application for grant of certificate may be made and other acts
to be performed by either of their parents or guardians, as the case may be.
(3) Every application made under sub-rules (1) and (2) shall be accompanied by such documents as are specified
under these rules.6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
4. Class of persons, documents required, Authority Competent and Appellate Authority for issuance of
Domicile Certificate.- (1) Any person eligible for Domicile Certificate under various categories specified in column-II
of the Table below, shall apply to the Competent Authority as specified in column-IV, along with documents specified
in column-V against each category of the said Table, for issuance of Domicile Certificate, namely :-
TABLE
I II III IV V VI
Sl.No. Category of Relevant section of Competent Documents to be Appellate
Domicile the Ladakh Civil Authority for annexed with Authority
Services issuance of application
Decentralization Domicile
and Recruitment Certificate
(Amendment)
Regulation, 2025
1 (a)Ladakh Section 3A (1)(a) Tehsildar Ladakh Resident Deputy
Resident Certificate issued by Commissioner
Certificate the Union territory of
(L.R.C.) Holder or Ladakh or proof of
those eligible for eligibility
L.R.C.
(b) Children of Section 3A(2)(b) Tehsildar (a)Ladakh Resident Deputy
persons mentioned read with section Certificate of the Commissioner
in section 3A(1)(a) parent issued by the
3A(1)(a) of the Union territory of
Regulation Ladakh or proof of
eligibility; and
(b) Birth certificate
issued by the
Competent Authority
2 Children of such Section 3A(2)(c) Tehsildar The documents as Deputy
residents of the specified at sl. nos. Commissioner
Union territory of 1(a) and 1(b), as the
Ladakh as resided case may be.
outside the Union
territory in
connection with
employment of
business or other
professional
vocational reasons
3 (a) A person who Section 3A(1) (a) Tehsildar Any document such Deputy
has resided for a as Ration Card, Commissioner
period of fifteen immovable property
years in the Union records; educational
territory of records, voter list,
Ladakh electricity utility
bills, or employer
certificate verified
by the Deputy
Labour
Commissioner or the
Director of
Industries and
Commerce of the
concerned Division,
or, any other
document of proof
residence indicating
period of fifteen
years of residence in
the Union territory[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 7
of Ladakh from the
date of formation of
the Union territory
of Ladakh, that is,
the 31st day of
October, 2019.
(b) Children of a Section 3A(2)(b) Tehsildar (a)Any document of Deputy
person who has read with section the parent such as Commissioner
resided for a 3A(1)(a) Ration Card,
period of fifteen immovable property
years in the Union records, educational
territory of records, voter list,
Ladakh electricity utility
bills, or employer
certificate verified
by the Deputy
Labour
Commissioner or the
Director of
Industries of the
Concerned Division,
or, any other
document of proof of
residence indicating
period of fifteen
years of residence in
the Union territory
of Ladakh, from the
date of formation of
the Union territory
of Ladakh, that is,
the 31st day of
October, 2019 ,and
(b) Birth Certificate
issued by the
Competent
Authority.
4 A person who has Section 3A(1)(b) Tehsildar Certificate of Deputy
studied for a education issued by Commissioner
period of seven the Head of the
years and Institute and verified
appeared in class by Chief Education
10th or 12th Officer of the
examination in an School Department
educational of the concerned
institution located District indicating
in the Union period of seven
territory of years of study in the
Ladakh Union territory of
Ladakh from the
date of formation of
the Union territory
of Ladakh, that is,
the 31st day of
October, 2019 and
class 10th or 12th
appearance
certificate.8 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
5 Children of Section 3A(2)(a) An officer to be (a) Certificate of Secretary to the
Central nominated by the service issued by the Government
Government Administrator Controlling (General
officers, Officials Authority indicating Administration
of Public Sector period of ten years Department)
Undertakings, served in the Central
Autonomous Government offices
Body of Central or organisations
Government, located in the Union
Public sector territory of Ladakh
Banks, Officials from the date of
of Central formation of the
Universities and Union territory of
recognized Ladakh, that is, the
Research 31st day of October,
Institution of 2019 ,
Central and
Government who
shall have served (b) Birth Certificate
the Union issued by the
territory of Competent
Ladakh for a total Authority.
period of ten
years.
(2) The Administrator may, by notification, specify the Competent Authority for documents as specified in the Table
under sub rule (1).
(3) Any person aggrieved by an order of the Competent Authority may file an appeal before the Appellate Authority as
specified in column VI:
Provided that the Appellate Authority shall decide the appeal after giving an opportunity of being heard to
the parties.
5. Grant of Domicile Certificate.- (1) On the basis of documents furnished by the applicant under rule 4 and
after holding such enquiry as the Competent Authority may deem necessary, the Competent Authority shall either issue
Domicile Certificate in the format referred to in Rule 3, to the applicant bearing its seal and signatures or reject the
application.
(2) The format shall clearly mention that the domicile certificate is valid only for the purpose of appointment to
the posts under the Union territory of Ladakh as defined in Ladakh Civil Services Decentralization and Recruitment
(Amendment) Regulation, 2025.
(3) The Competent Authority may also issue Domicile Certificate electronically, as may be decided by the Government.
6. Revision.- The Appellate Authority may, suo motu or on an application made to it, call for the records of the
proceedings taken, or orders made, by any Competent Authority for the purposes of satisfying itself as to the legality
and propriety of such proceedings or orders and may pass such orders in reference thereto as it deems fit:
Provided that no order shall be made against any person without giving him a reasonable opportunity of
being heard.
7. Interpretation.- If any question of interpretation of any of the provisions of these rules arises, the same may
be referred to the Administrator of the Union territory of Ladakh for decision thereon.
[F. No. 11012/01/2025-SRA]
PRASHANT LOKHANDE, Jt. Secy.
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