West Bengal announces recruitment for 7,190 panchayat department posts
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari also detailed plans for a new administrative complex in New Town and expanded rural employment programmes.
West Bengal will recruit 7,190 people for vacant positions in the panchayat department at the block level, including engineers and staff, according to Urban Acres.
The announcement was made by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari during a review meeting of the Panchayat and Rural Development Department in Bidhannagar. The meeting included Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Dilip Ghosh, Agriculture Minister Dudh Kumar Mandal, and Minister of State for Panchayats Shantanu Pramanik.
The state Cabinet has approved approximately 7,200 permanent roles, with the Public Service Commission expected to complete the process by April 2027. An additional 1,000 contractual employees are proposed for one-year terms.
Adhikari also stated that the state will provide five acres in New Town for a new panchayat building to improve departmental coordination. This complex will be situated near the sites intended for the state Assembly and the proposed Calcutta High Court.
Regarding rural employment, the chief minister said the state's VB-G Ramji programme aims to provide daily earnings to 22 lakh people. He noted that the Centre has allocated Rs 22,000 crore to create 22 crore person-days in West Bengal, with Rs 1,200 crore already released.
The state plans to present a recruitment-related Bill during a special Assembly session after the Diwali break. Additionally, Adhikari committed to finishing the construction of 47 lakh houses under the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awas Yojana within the next two financial years.