Panchayats and Rural Development
Panchayats and Rural Development Department is entrusted with the responsibility of constitution and framing policy related to functioning of the rural local self-government, i.e. the Panchayats.
The West Bengal Panchayat (Gram Panchayat Accounts, Audit and Budget) Rules, 2007 published vide No. 4396-PN dated 27th September, 2007.
Unskilled worker working in MGNREGS in West Bengal shall get Rs. 169.00 for a day’s work. Likewise a semi-skilled and skilled worker shall get wages at the rate of Rs. 253.50 and Rs. 338.00 respectively.
Memo no. 3105/DP/IR-1/2011 dated 01.11.11 of the Directorate of Panchayats & Rural Developement seeking reports for Casual/ Daily rated/ Contractual Workers who are engaged in DPRDO/BDO/ZP/PS/GP Offices prior to 01.04.2010.
The Candidate must have retired as UDC or above rank preferably having past working experience in rural set up from any State Govt. department for GP Secretary.
State Government has notified dates of Panchayat General Elections which will be held in 17 districts of West Bengal (except the district of Darjeeling).
Scheme regulating all rural unskilled workers, who are registered under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS through Job Cards, are eligible to get employment under the scheme Karmashree through various departmental works.
Financial limit for technical vetting of any scheme for Sub-Assistant Engineers, Assistant Engineers, Executive Engineers and Superintendent Engineers will remain unchanged.
The unemployment allowance payable shall be paid to the applicant of a household subject to the entitlement of the household at a rate equal to one-fourth of the prevailing wage of the scheme for the first thirty (30) days during the financial year and at a rate equal to half of the wage rate for the remaining period of the financial year.
Scheme regulating the medical benefits on reimbursement mode for the serving employees and pensioners including family pensioners of Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti, Zilla Parishad and Mahakuma Parishad and the dependent family members thereto.
West Bengal Panchayat (Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti) Accounts and Financial Rules, 2003 published vide No. 4272-PN dated 14th November, 2003.