The Union Public Service Commission, UPSC will conduct its Preliminary Examination for the first time in the city of Leh. The Minister for the Department of Personnel and Training has announced on Wednesday.

The decision will address a long-pending of the youth from the Ladakh region said, Minister Jitender Singh. Earlier about five years ago, the demand for a UPSC examination center had been taken up by the DoPT, but it could not be carried further. With the intercession of PM Narendra Modi, Ladakh has been given the status of a separate Union Territory. It was considered in the fitness of things to open an exclusive and self-reliant facility for the convenience of the civil service aspirants from the region. The announcement came shortly after the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, R.K. Mathur, called on Singh in the North Block to discuss the placement of IAS officers and other service-related matters in the context of Ladak

The monetary benefits in the form of 'Special Allowances for All India Services Officers' from the northeast cadres have also been put out to AIS Officers working in the UT vide an order dated April 12 this year. In addition, the special allowance is 20% of the basic pay to the AIS Officers in the North-East region.   

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