All jobs in the Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh have been reserved for the residents of the region, according to an order issued by Lieutenant-Governor R.K. Mathur.

• No person shall be qualified for appointment to the service unless the person is a resident of the UT of Ladakh.
• The new recruitment rules are mentioned in the Clause 11 of the Union Territory of Ladakh Employment (Subordinate) Service Recruitment Rules, 2021.
• The move has met a long-pending demand of the people of Ladakh, after it was carved out as a UT on August 5, 2019.
• The population of Ladakh, which comprises the districts of Leh and Kargil, is around 2.8 lakh as per the last census.
• Last year, J&K introduced the domicile certificate as eligibility criteria for appointment to government services.

Hence option 2nd is correct.

By: Shubham Tiwari