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.