Leh, September 4: The administration today issued an order to temporarily define ‘Resident of UT of Ladakh’ for the purpose of appointments to all non-Gazetted posts and enhanced the upper age limit for entry into Government services against all posts meant for direct recruitment other than the Gazetted officers.
According to the Ladakh Resident Certificate Order 2021, any person who possesses a Permanent Resident Certificate issued by the competent authority in the districts of Leh and Kargil or belongs to a category of persons who would have been eligible to be issued Permanent Resident Certificate by the competent authority in the districts of Leh and Kargil shall be eligible to receive the Resident Certificate.
The order copy with Cross Town News further reads that children of persons possessing a Permanent Resident Certificate or children of persons who belong to a category of persons who would have been eligible to be issued Permanent Resident Certificate by the competent authority in the districts of Leh and Kargil shall also be eligible to receive the Resident Certificate.
It authorized the Tehsildar or any other officer notified by the administration as the competent authority to issue the Resident Certificate.
It has also enhanced the upper age limit for entry into Government services against all posts meant for direct recruitment other than those pertaining to Gazetted officers.
The upper age limit has been enhanced for the reserved category candidates from 43 years to 45 years, for the general category candidates from 40 to 42 years and for the physically challenged candidates from 42 to 44 years.
The order further stated that this age relaxation would be a one-time exception and this relaxation shall remain in force for a period of two years.
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