Bihar Revenue Service (BRS) and Bihar Rural Development Service (BRDS) an Introduction

With the objective to improve governance, Bihar government has created two new state level services  including Bihar Revenue Service (BRS) and Bihar Rural Development Service (BRDS).

These services are going to met the shortage of the Block Development Officers (BDOs) and Circle Officers (COs) in the Bihar who plays pivotal role in the development.

The land related cases are disposes by the CO’s in the state. The Bihar Public Service Commission will make the recruitment to the services through the combined competitive examinations.

The total strength of in the basic cadre of Circle Officers and equivalent grade officers in Bihar is 886.

According to the service circular 75% of the vacancy in basic cadre will be filled directly while the remaining 25% will be filled through promotion from lower ranks of “Kanungo” and “Land Solution Officer”.

The successful candidates will not get direct appointment as CO after passing the BPSC examination but it will be appointed after the first promotion , followed by district land reform officer (DCLR) in second promotion for three years.

The total sanctioned post of COs and equivalent grade is 801 and that DCLRs and equivalent grade is 134 in the Bihar.

However in ongoing 53rd -55th Bihar Public Service Commission combined competitive examination no post for the Revenue Services will be recruited.

Similarly another important services Bihar Rural Development Service (BRDS) the successful candidate of Bihar Rural Development Service will be appointed as Block Development Officer (BDOs) or Executive Magistrate after three years of service as rural development officer (RDO).

The pay scale of BDO and RDO will be same as Rs. 9300- 34800 in pay band II but their grade pay wil be different.

The BDO can be promoted to the post of assistant project officer (APO) and they can go up to the rank of assistant director.

The promotion posts have been categorized in five groups and a person can move up to the post of additional director.

Promotion Sequence of Bihar Rural Development Service:

Rural Development Officer (RDO)-----Block Development Officer (BDO) or Executive Magistrates-----Assistant Project Officer----Assistant Director----Additional Director.