PAR Department is mainly engaged in controlling the cadre borne in IAS, WBCS (Executive), West Bengal Secretariat Service, West General Service, West Bengal Assistants & Typists.
Since 2005, there have been many changes in the functioning of the Government requiring modification in Secretarial Procedure. Over time, governance has witnessed a number of reforms. Introduction of e-Office in particular and IT enabled services in general has inculcated changes in office procedure.
Restructuring of W.B.C.S. (Exe) Cadre: Allowing 2 (two) additional increments of W.B.C.S. (Exe) officer in pre-revised scale No. 17 & 18 to all WBCS (Exe) officers who are presently enjoying these Scales.
The West Bengal Group – D Recruitment Board shall be responsible for selecting and recommending candidates for direct recruitment to group D posts via a transparent mechanism.
The Indian Administrative Service officers posted in the various Department in different capacity such as Joint Secretary/ Additional secretary shall now be re-designated in the following manner:
W.B.C.S. (Exe) officers on movement to prerevised scale No. 17 shall be designated as Deputy Secretary while posted in the Secretariat Deptt. or Ex-Officio Deputy Secretary when posted outside the State Secretariat.
Governor has been pleased to create 166 (One hundred and sixty six) additional posts in the rank of OSD/ Registrar/ Special Officer, Assistant Secretary and Deputy Secretary under West Bengal Secretariat Service (WBSS).
DAR and PG started coordinating with different Ministries and Departments of the Government and trying to eliminate the causes of public grievances.
The Preliminary Examination will consist of only one paper, viz., a paper on “General Studies”. The paper will be of objective type consisting of 200 multiple-choice questions.
All the Departments are requested to forward the re-employment cases to Finance Department prior to issue of re-employment order after due observance of guidelines.
Governor is pleased to identify the following organizations, Branches and Sections of Government of West Bengal to which the provisions of The Right to Information Act, 2005 shall not apply under section 24(4) of the said Act.