Retired govt officers to be appointed as Chief Officers in 60 municipalities in Gujarat

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has taken a decision to fill vacant posts of Chief Officers in 60 municipalities by appointing retired deputy mamlatdars, retired mamlatdars and retired collectors on contract basis. The decision was taken today after a meeting between the Chief Minister and Urban Development minister. The appointments will be made for maximum 11 months until GPSC passed candidates are not appointed on the post. Appointed deputy mamlatdar will ge Rs 3,000, mamlatdar Rs 40,000 and deputy collector Rs 60,000 per month on contract based job. Those who retired before 1st January this year and below 62 years age will be given appointment provided that no departmental inquiry is pending against them. A committee of collector, district development officer and road and building department’s superintendent engineer will be given power for making appointments. Power for appointment of retired deputy collectors are given to deputy chief minister and urban development minister.

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