<span style="color: #222222;">In Ladakh , the Social & Tribal Welfare Department Secretary Padma Angmo has issued new rules for reservations for Economically Weaker Sections, EWS, in the jobs. The persons belonging to EWS and not covered under the scheme of reservations for SCs, STs and Actual Line of Control, ALCs of bordering villages, shall get Ten percent reservation in direct recruitment in civil posts and services in the administration of Ladakh.<br />''<br />''Under the new rules, those who are not covered under SC, ST and Socially and Educationally Backward classes, whose family gross annual income is below Eight lakh rupees and whose family does not possess other assets as mentioned under clause eight of rule 21, shall be treated as EWS.<br />''<br />''However, if the family holds above Five acres of agriculture land, a residential flat of Thousand square feet and above, residential plot of 100 sq yards and above in notified municipalities and residential plot of 200 sq yards and above in other than the notified municipalities, shall be excluded from EWS irrespective of their family income.<br />'' <br />''EWS certificate can be availed by producing income and asset certificate from the competent authority</span><br />