Urban Development and Municipal Affairs, Recruitment
All recruitments of personnel in the establishments of Urban Local Bodies (Municipal Corporations, Municipalities, Notified Area Authorities, Industrial Township Authorities) shall be made through West Bengal Municipal Service Commission.
Government of West Bengal
Department of Urban Development & Municipal Affairs
“NAGARAYAN”
DF-8, Sector-I, Salt Lake City, Kolkata 700 064
No. 127(Law)/UDMA-15011(16)/191/2024-LS-MA Dated, Kolkata, the 3rd March, 2025
ORDER
WHEREAS the West Bengal Municipal Service Commission Act, 2018 has been in force since 2nd January, 2019 and West Bengal Municipal Service Commission has been constituted with effect from 2nd January, 2019.
AND WHEREAS as per provisions of section 7 of the West Bengal Municipal Service Commission Act, 2018 and Rule 9 of West Bengal Municipal Service Commission (Terms and conditions of service of the Chairman and other Members, appointment and function) Rules, 2022, has been framed envisaging West Bengal Municipal Service Commission to conduct where necessary, examination for appointment to the posts and services in the establishment of Urban Local Bodies including Industrial township Authorities, Development Authorities and also establishment of different organizations under Urban Development and Municipal Affairs Department and the Commission may be consulted as and when necessary on all matters relating to method of recruitment of category A posts, category B posts and category C posts and on the principles to be followed in making appointments to category A and category B posts.
AND WHEREAS this Department has earlier issued a guideline vide No. 34(145)/MA/O/C-4/1A-23/2017 dated 09.01.2019 for recruitment of personnel in Urban Local Bodies and Development Authorities through West Bengal Municipal Commission
AND WHEREAS Hon’ble High Court has pleased to pass an order dated 02.01.2025 in W.P.A. (P) No. 428 of 2024 (Sandipan Khan Vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors.) directing inter-alia the Government to issue appropriate orders reiterating the directions given in the notification dated 9th January, 2019 and ensure that all the Urban Local Bodies and Development Authorities shall henceforth make all recruitments of personnel through the West Bengal Municipal Service Commission
NOW THEREFORE, it is once again reiterated that all recruitments of personnel in the establishments of Urban Local Bodies (Municipal Corporations, Municipalities, Notified Area Authorities, Industrial Township Authorities) and also establishment of different Organizations under Urban Development and Municipal Affairs Department as envisages in the Act shall be made through West Bengal Municipal Service Commission and the municipalities and notified area authorities shall send their requisition of selection of personnel to the West Bengal Municipal Service Commission through Director of Local Bodies, West Bengal and the Municipal Corporations and Development Authorities shall send requisition of selection of personnel to the Commission through Department of Urban Development and Municipal Affairs, Government of West Bengal as and when required.
Special Secretary to the Government of West Bengal