West Bengal authorities seeks extra IAS, IPS officers from Centre as variety of districts to rise

By PTI

KOLKATA: The West Bengal authorities on Monday determined to jot down to the Centre urging it to extend the allotment of IAS and IPS officers because the state administration is planning to boost the variety of districts and that may require extra such officers.

State Industry Minister Partha Chatterjee claimed that some neighbouring states which are smaller than West Bengal have extra IAS and IPS officers in comparison with what this state has.

The state Cabinet on Monday okayed a proposal to represent a panel of officers to recruit extra West Bengal Civil Service (WBCS) and Police Service (WBPS) officers to run the administration extra effectively, Chatterjee stated.

“We have 23 districts and restructuring of the districts is being done. Some neighbouring smaller states with 20-22 districts have more IAS and IPS officers compared to what our state has. The CM has asked the chief secretary to write a letter to the USPC to increase the allotment of fresh IAS and IPS cadres for West Bengal because we will be having more districts,” he stated.

The Cabinet additionally determined to replenish a complete of 11,551 vacancies within the well being division with contractual non permanent employees primarily for the infrastructure improvement in city and rural areas, Chatterjee stated. There may even be recruitment for 342 vacancies for knowledge entry operators within the meals and provides departments, he added.

The trade minister stated {that a} choice was additionally taken to allot land to chip and semiconductor producers on the state’s Silicon Valley Hub within the metropolis. Chatterjee stated the state Cabinet additionally determined to supply authorities jobs to the members of the family of 26 individuals who have been killed in lightning strikes in Hooghly and Murshidabad districts final 12 months.

Transport Minister Firhad Hakim stated that the Cabinet determined to streamline the charge construction of the vans used for exports. “We have noticed that the fee structure for trucks taking goods across the border is abnormal. We have decided to streamline this,” he stated.

Hakim additionally stated that it was additionally determined to permit the motion of automobiles carrying perishable items on a precedence foundation in order that exporters can keep away from loss. He stated that the division will quickly be issuing a notification on this regard.

Hakim stated that the state Cabinet additionally okayed recruitment of workers on contractual foundation for parking heaps in land ports. The state authorities has taken direct management of the parking heaps that have been below the respective native our bodies.

He stated that the transport division pays the wage of the workers.