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Pradeep Kumar

06/09/21 11:05 AM IST

Only locals in Ladakh to get ‘Resident Certificate’

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The Ladakh administration has decided to issue “Resident Certificate” only to Permanent Resident Certificate holders of the region unlike J&K, where new domicile laws allowed outsiders too to apply for jobs, land and other facilities.

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  • According to the Ladakh Resident Certificate Order 2021 passed, “any person who possesses a Permanent Resident Certificate (PRC) 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 PRC shall be eligible to receive the ‘Resident Certificate’.”
  • All tehsildars have been authorised as the competent authority to issue the ‘Resident Certificate’.

Age relaxation
  • The administration also enhanced the upper age limit for entry into government services against all posts.
  • 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.” 
Source: The Hindu

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