Urban Development Department Secretariat,

NOTIFICATION
UDD 52 BMS 2009, Bangalore, Dated :13-01-2011

Whereas, the draft of the Karnataka Municipalities (Recruitment of

Officers and Employees) Rules, 2010 which the Government of Karnataka
proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (g) of sub-
section (2) of section 323 of the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964
(Karnataka Act 22 of 1964) and in supercession of Notification No.UDD 8
BMS 2004 dated 8th July 2004, was hereby published in Notification No.
UDD 52 BMS 2009, Dated 21-4-2010, inviting objections and suggestions
from all persons likely to be affected thereby within thirty days from the date
of its publication in the Official Gazette;

And whereas, the said Gazette was made available to the public on
21-4-2010;

And whereas, the objections and suggestions received in respect of the

said draft have been considered by the State Government;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 323 of

the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964(Karnataka Act 22 of 1964). the
Government of Karnataka hereby makes the following rules, namely:-

RULES

1. Title, commencement and application.- (1) These rules may be

called the Karnataka Municipalities (Recruitment of Officers and Employees)
Rules, 2010.

(2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the
official Gazette.

(3) These rules shall apply to the recruitment of officers and

employees to all posts in connection with the affairs of the urban local
bodies in the State of Karnataka, except recruitment to the Karnataka
Municipal Administrative Service and the persons employed in work charged
establishment or menial establishment or on daily wages or on contract or
consolidated pay or in casual employment.

PART - I
PRELIMINARY

2. Definitions:- In these rules unless the context otherwise

requires,-

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(a) „Act‟ means the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964, (Karnataka
Act 22 of 1964);

(b) „Appointed on probation‟ or „Appointed on officiating basis‟

means appointed on trial;

(c) „Appointing Authority‟ means the authority specified in rule 4;

(d) „Commission‟ means the Karnataka Public Service Commission;

(e) „Deputy Commissioner‟ means Deputy Commissioner of a

Revenue District;

(f) „Director of Municipal Administration‟ means the Director of

Municipal Administration functioning as Head of the
Department;

(g) „Direct recruitment‟ in relation to any service or post means

appointment otherwise than by promotion or transfer or on
deputation;

(h) „District‟ means a revenue district;

(i) „Division‟ means any division specified in the headings and

comprising of the districts, mentioned there under, namely:-

I. BANGALORE DIVISION: II. MYSORE DIVISION

1. Bangalore (Rural) 1. Mysore

2. Bangalore 2. Mandya
3. Kolar 3. Chamarajnagar
4. Shimoga 4. Chikamagalur
5. Chitradurga 5. Madikeri
6. Davangere 6. Dakshina Kannada
7. Tumkur 7. Udupi
8. Ramanagara 8. Hassan
9. Chikkaballapura

III. BELGAUM DIVISION IV. GULBARGA DIVISION

1. Belgaum 1. Gulbarga
2. Dharwad 2. Bidar
3. Bagalkote 3. Bellary
4. Gadag 4. Raichur
5. Haveri 5. Koppal
6. Bijapur 6. Yadgir
7. Uttara Kannada.
(j) „Employee‟ or „Municipal Employee‟ means officer or employee
appointed under these rules;

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(k) „Form‟ means a form appended to these rules;

(l) „Government‟ means the Government of Karnataka;

(m) „Local candidate‟ means temporary officer or employee not

appointed regularly as per rules of recruitment to that service;

(n) „Local Employment Exchange‟ means the employment exchange,

which is notified by the Government in the official Gazette as
having jurisdiction over municipal area under the Employment
Exchange (Compulsory Notification of vacancies) Rules, 1960;

(o) „Officer or servant‟ means an officer or employee employed in an

administrative, executive or ministerial capacity in
municipalities, other than those borne on the Karnataka
Municipal Administrative Service and does not include persons
employed in work charged establishment or menial
establishment or on daily wages or on contract or consolidated
pay or in casual employment;

(p) „Probationer‟ means an officer or employee appointed on

probation;

(q) „Promotion‟ means the appointment of an officer or employee

from a post or grade of service or class of service to a higher
post or higher grade of service or higher class of service;

(r) „Schedule‟ means Schedule appended to these rules;

(s) „Section‟ means the section of the Act;

(t) „Selection‟ means selection in accordance with the provisions of

these rules,-

(1) After consulting the Commission where such consultation

is necessary, or

(2) By the recruitment or selection committee if any

appointed for the purpose by the Government, or

(3) By the appointing authority where no recruitment or

selection committee has been appointed, or

(4) By any other authority which the Government may

empower from time to time;

(u) „Service Examinations‟ means an examination which a

Municipal Officer or employee is required to pass under these
rules;

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 (v) „Unit‟ means all City Municipal Councils, Town Municipal
Councils and Town Panchayats which are within the
jurisdiction of any particular appointing authority;

(w) „Urban Local Body‟ means City Municipal council or Town

Municipal Councils or Town Panchayats.

PART - II

GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RECRUITMENT

3. Categories and allocation of posts to urban local bodies.- The

category of posts and number of posts allocated to urban local bodies shall
be as specified in Schedule-I.

4. Appointing Authorities.- (1) Classification of various category of

posts in Urban Local Bodies shall be,-

(a) All the posts having pay scale of Rs.14050-25050 and

above are classified as Group A.

(b) All the posts having pay scale of Rs.10800-20025,

Rs.11400-21600 and Rs.12000-22050 and above but
below the pay scale of Rs.14050-25050 are classified
as Group B.

(c) All the posts having pay scale of pay above Rs.4800-
7275 to pay scale of Rs.10000-18150 but below the
pay scale of Rs.10800-20025 are classified as Group
C.

(d) All the posts having pay scale of Rs.4800-7275 is

classified as Group D.

(2) For various categories of posts, in the Urban local bodies, the
appointing authorities shall be, -

(a) Government, in the case of Group-A posts;

(b) Director of Municipal Administration or an Officer

empowered by the Government, in the case of Group-B
and C posts;

(c) Deputy Commissioner or an Officer empowered by

Government, in the case of Group-D posts;

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(3) For the purpose of seniority:-

(a) In respect of Group-A and B, it shall be state-wise

Cadre;

(b) In respect of Managers, Revenue Officers, Senior Health

Inspectors and Junior Engineers in the Group-C Cadre, it
shall be division wise cadre;

(c) In respect of other Group-C cadres it shall be Division-

wise Cadre, except for Second Division Assistant, and
other equivalent posts carrying pay scale upto Rs.5800-
10500;

(d) In respect of Second Division Assistant or equivalent

posts carrying pay scale upto Rs. 5800-10500 and Group-
D, it shall be District-wise cadre1, except Sanitary
Supervisors, Pourakarmikas and Loaders;

(e) In respect of Sanitary Supervisors, Pourakarmikas and

Loaders it shall be urban local body wise cadre;

5. Method of recruitment and minimum qualifications.- In

respect of each category of posts, scales of pay specified in column (2) of
Schedule-II, their number, the method of recruitment and minimum
qualifications shall be as specified in the corresponding entries in columns
(3), (4) and (5) thereof.

6. Appointment by direct recruitment for Group A, B and C

posts.- Subject to the provisions of the Karnataka Public Service
Commission (Conduct of Business and Additional Functions) Act, 1959 and
the rules and orders made there under and the special or general orders of
the Government, wherever, direct recruitment is specified, as a method of
appointment it shall be done through the Karnataka Public Service
Commission or by the Directorate of Municipal Administration as the
Government may decide from time to time.

7. Recruitment of Group D employees and Pourakarmikas.- The

Government may by special order authorise the Deputy Commissioner of the
District to recruit Group D posts in urban local bodies by calling
applications from employment exchange or by such other method as
Government may specify from time to time.

8. Application of Pension rules:- The existing pension and family

pension rules as specified in Karnataka Civil Service Rules and Karnataka
Government Servants (Family Pension) Rules, shall not be applicable for
the employees appointed after 1.4.2006.

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 9. Leave sanctioning authority.- The authorities specified in
column (1) of Schedule V shall be competent to sanction leave to the class of
employees and for the period specified in columns (2), (3) and (4) thereof.

10. Appointment by promotion. - (1) Save as otherwise provided,

all promotions shall be on the basis of seniority cum merit subject to,-

(a) Reservation in promotion for persons belonging to various

categories as provided by the Government in its orders;

(b) Possession of the minimum qualifications specified in

Schedule-II;

(c) Completion of the minimum period of qualifying service

and satisfactorily completion of probation or officiating
period; and

(d) Passing of the Service Examinations prescribed for the

promotional post under these rules as specified in
Schedule IV.

(2) All appointments by promotion shall be on an officiating basis for a

period of one year, which may for reasons to be recorded in writing be
extended by the appointing authority for a further period not exceeding one
year.

(3) All appointments by promotion shall be subject to the following

conditions, namely: -

(a) At the end of the period of officiation or the extended period of

officiation, as the case may be, the appointing authority shall
consider the suitability of the person so promoted to hold the post
to which he was promoted;

(b) If the appointing authority considers that the work of the person so
promoted during the period of officiation or extended period of
officiation is satisfactory, it shall, as soon as possible, issue an
order declaring the person to have satisfactorily completed the
period of officiation. Such an order, shall have effect from the date
of expiry of the period of officiation or extended period of officiation
as the case may be;

(c) If at the end of the period of officiation or the extended period of

officiation, as the case may be, the appointing authority considers
that the person is not suitable for the post to which he is promoted
it shall, by order, revert the person to the post which he held prior
to his promotion;

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 (d) A person shall not be considered to have satisfactorily completed
the period of officiation, unless a specific order to that effect is
passed. If such an order is not passed or the period of officiation is
not extended or if the order of reversion is not passed within three
months under clause (b) or clause (c) then he shall be deemed to
have satisfactorily completed the period of officiation;
(e) A person who has been declared to have satisfactorily completed
his officiation under clause (b) or deemed to have satisfactorily
completed the period of officiation under clause (d), shall be
continued as a full member of the service and confirmed in the
class or category for which he was promoted at the earliest
opportunity in any substantive vacancy which may exist or arise in
the permanent cadre of such class or category, provided that where
the appointment is made by promotion to a temporary post in any
service, the person shall be continued on an officiating basis in the
temporary post in any service;
(f) Not withstanding anything contained in these rules or special rules
or orders of the Government, no person shall be eligible for
promotion till the period of officiation is declared or deemed to have
been satisfactorily completed.

11. Application of certain other rules:- Without prejudice to these

rules, the provisions of,–

(1) The Karnataka Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal)

Rules, 1957 shall apply subject to modifications specified in
Schedule III.

(2) The Karnataka Civil Services (Seniority) Rules, 1957.

(3) The Karnataka Civil Services Rules.

(4) The Karnataka Government Servants (Family Pension) Rules, 2002.

(5) The Karnataka Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1966.

(6) The Karnataka Civil Services (Direct Recruitment by Competitive

Examinations and Selection) (General) Rules, 2006.

(7) The Karnataka Civil Services (Service and Kannada Language

Examinations) Rules, 1974.

(8) The Karnataka Civil Services (Determination of Age) Act, 1974.

(9) The Karnataka Civil Services (General Recruitment) Rules, 1977.

(10) The Karnataka Civil Services (Probation) Rules, 1977

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 (11) The Karnataka Civil Services (Regulation of Promotion, Pay and
Pension) Rules, 1978.

(12) The Karnataka Civil Services (Performance Reports) Rules, 2000.

(13) The Karnataka Civil Services (Appointment on Compassionate

Grounds) Rules, 1996.

(14) The Karnataka Reservation of Appointment of Posts (in the Civil

Services of the State) for Rural candidates Act, 2000.

(15) The Karnataka Determination of Seniority of the Government

Servants promoted on the basis of Reservation (to the Posts in the
Civil Services of the State) Act, 2002

and other rules, made or deemed to have been made under the
Karnataka State Civil Services Act, 1978, orders and special orders of
Government issued from time to time, and adopted in those rules shall
mutatis mutandis apply to the employees appointed under these rules
subject to modifications made in these rules. Provided that the expressions
“ Government servant(s)”, “Head of the Department/s”, “Head of the Offices”,
“the Government” or/and “the Governor”, wherever they occur in the Acts
and Rules enumerated above, shall respectively mean “Municipal
Employee(s)”, “Deputy Commissioner or Director of Municipal
Administration or any of his subordinates notified by Government from time
to time, as the case may be”, “Municipal Commissioner in respect of City
Municipal Council and Chief Officer in respect of Town Municipal
Council and Town Panchayat in the State”, and “Government in Urban
Development Department”

12. Application of the Karnataka Government Servants (Medical

Attendance) Rules, 1963.- A Urban Local body may, by a resolution
passed at its general meeting decide to extend the benefit of the provisions
of the Karnataka Government Servants (Medical Attendance) Rules, 1963 to
any class of employees of the municipality and their dependents, subjects to
any restrictions and conditions as may be specified in the resolution and on
passing such resolution, provisions of the said rules as amended from time
to time shall apply to such employees and their dependents.

Provided that, no financial assistance would be given to Urban Local

Body by the Government and that the concerned Urban Local Body shall
meet such expenditure out of its own resources.

13. Salaries, Pension, Gratuity etc., of employee. - (1)

Notwithstanding anything contained in any of the rules enumerated in rule
4, the expenditure on account of salaries, allowances, traveling allowances
etc., of the employees shall be debitable to the funds of the municipality and
no financial assistance shall be provided by the Government of Karnataka.

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 (2) Every Urban Local body shall pay to the Government a
contribution of one –eighth of the sanctioned salaries of the several
appointments, for the purpose of payment of pension, gratuity and
compassionate gratuity. Cheques towards pensionary contribution shall be
drawn from the funds of the Urban Local body concerned and paid by
transfer credit to the consolidated fund of the State at the beginning of each
month:

Provided that, pension shall be sanctioned in respect of employees

even though pension contribution has not been credited to Government in
their cases.

(3) In case of employee of Panchayat who become an employee of a

Urban Local body either by conversion of the Panchayat into a municipality
by absorption of the whole or part of the panchayat area into a municipality,
the pension contribution in respect of each individual employee prior to the
date of the conversion or absorption shall be calculated and credited to the
Government by the Municipality concerned:

Provided that pension shall be sanctioned in respect of employees

absorbed in the municipal service as a consequence of conversion, their
pension shall be sanctioned pending contribution by the Urban Local body
towards the consolidated fund of the State.

(4) The contribution is fixed on the basis of details given in the

Establishment Returns received from the Urban Local body. The amount
recoverable shall be communicated by the Controller, State Accounts
Department to the concerned Treasury Officer with whom the Urban Local
body has its accounts and he shall be asked to effect the necessary
adjustments every month at the rate of one-twelfth of the yearly contribution
recoverable. If the Establishment Returns are not received promptly from
the Urban Local body the Controller, State Accounts Department shall
issue instructions for the adjustment of the contribution at the rates for the
previous year, necessary adjustments being made later to collect the arrears
or to refund the excess amount collected as soon as the establishment
returns are received and the revised rate of contribution fixed. The
Controller, State Accounts Department shall send intimations to the
Accountant General so as to enable him to watch the recoveries.

(5) Where a Urban Local body has failed to credit the pension
contribution, the Director of Municipal Administration or any other officer
authorized in this behalf shall recover the same under section 314 of the
Act.

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 PART –III

CHANGE OF CADRE IN CERTAIN CASES

14. Change of Cadre:- Notwithstanding anything contained in these

rules, –

(1) A Manager possessing qualification for the post of Revenue Officer

may change his Cadre to that of Revenue Officer.

(2) A Revenue Officer possessing qualification for the post of Manager

may change his Cadres to that of Manager.

(3) The persons holding the posts of Chemists, in some Urban local
bodies who do not have sufficient work in the Urban local bodies may
change the cadre either to that of the Manager or Revenue Officer
subject to the conditions as stipulated in rule 9.

(4) A First Grade Revenue Inspector possessing qualification for the post
of First Division Assistant may change his Cadre to that of First
Division Assistant.

(5) A First Division Assistant possessing qualification for the post of First
Grade Revenue Inspector may change his Cadre to that of First Grade
Revenue Inspector.

(6) A stenographer possessing qualification specified for the post of First

Division Assistant/First Grade Revenue Inspector may change his
cadre to that of a First Division Assistant /First Grade Revenue
Inspector.

(7) First Division Assistant/First Grade Revenue Inspector possessing a

qualification prescribed for the post of Stenographer may change his
cadre to that of a Stenographer.

(8) A Second Division Assistant possessing qualification for the post of

Bill Collector/Second Grade Revenue Inspector/Tax Collector/Water
Supply Meter Reader may change his Cadre to that of Bill
Collector/Second Grade Revenue Inspector/Tax Collector/Water
Supply Meter Reader.

(9) Bill Collector/Second Grade Revenue Inspector/Tax Collector/Water

Supply Meter Reader and driver possessing qualification for the post
of Second Division Assistant may change his Cadre to that of Second
Division Assistant:

Provided that such person shall not be promoted till he has put in not
less than one year of service in the changed cadre.

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 15. Procedure for change of cadre.- (1) Persons desiring for
change of cadre under rule 13 shall make an application to the appointing
authority requesting for a change of cadre by exercising an irrevocable
option to change the cadre.

(2) On receipt of the application under sub-rule (1) the appointing

authority keeping in view the seniority of the applicant in that cadre and if
satisfied that the applicant is entitled to change the cadre may pass orders
granting the request, provided the work load in the existing cadre is less and
there is adequate work in the opted cadre:

Provided that an employee shall not be entitled to change the cadre

under rule 13 more than once in the entire service.

16. Effect of change of cadre:- Notwithstanding anything

contained in the Karnataka Municipalities (Conditions of Service of Officers
and Servants) Rules, 1987 or such other rules framed or made applicable,
the previous service rendered by persons permitted to change their cadre
shall count for purpose of pay, pension and seniority, in accordance with
rule 6 of the Karnataka Government Servants (Seniority) Rules, 1957 read
with rule 16 of the Karnataka Civil Services (General Recruitment) Rules,
1977:

Provided that no person shall be eligible to change his cadre unless he

has put in not less than five years of service excluding the period of
probation in the original cadre:

Provided further that because of bar of promotion for a period of one

year as provided in rule 13, an employee gets promotion later than his
juniors in the changed cadre, the seniority in the promoted post shall be
counted only from the dates of such promotion orders and he shall become
junior to those promoted earlier than him.

PART - IV

17. Conduct of examinations.- The Commission shall conduct the

Kannada language and Service Examinations specified in Schedule-IV under
these rules.

18. Restriction on increments, promotions and confirmation.-

No employee shall be eligible,-

(i) For promotion to any higher post unless he has passed if not
exempted under the Karnataka Civil Services (Service and
Kannada language examinations) Rules, 1974, specified
service examinations for the promotional post;

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 (ii) For earning annual increment and for confirmation against
the substantive vacancy held by him unless he has passed, if
not exempted under the Karnataka Civil Services (Service
and Kannada language examinations) Rules, 1974, specified
service examinations for the cadre to which he has been
appointed. This condition shall not be applicable to the
employees those who have attained the age of 55 years;

19. Abolition of posts:- The posts specified in Annexure-I existing in the

Urban local bodies shall be abolished.

Provided that:-

(i) No such posts shall be abolished unless such posts become vacant
due to death, retirement, promotion or otherwise of persons
already working; and
(ii) The posts existing in Education/Medical or Health institution in the
Urban Local Bodies shall not be abolished till such Institution is
handed over to concerned Government Departments.

20. Repeal and savings:- (1) The Karnataka Municipalities

(Recruitment of Officers and Servants) Rules, 2004 and the Karnataka
Municipalities (Conditions of Service) Rules, 1987 are hereby repealed:

Provided that such repeal shall not affect;-

(a) The previous operation of the said rules or anything duly done
or suffered thereunder; or

(b) Any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or

incurred under the said rules.

(2) Any reference in any rule or order to the rules repealed by sub-rule
(1) shall be constructed as a reference to these rules.

(3) All proceedings commenced under the rules repealed by sub-rule

(1), and pending on the date of commencement of these rules shall
be continued and disposed off in accordance with the provisions of
these rules.

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 Schedule I
[see rule 3]
The category of posts and cadre strength allocated to different categories of Urban Local
Bodies
Sl.No. Designation of Post Pay Scale Grade-I Grade-II TMC TP
CMC CMC
1 Municipal Commissioner Grade-I 20025-28275 1
2 Municipal Commissioner Grade-II 14050-25050 1
3 Assistant Executive Engineer 14050-25050 1 1
4 Senior Programmer 14050-25050 1 1
5 Assistant Engineer 11400-21600 1 1
6 Environment Engineer 11400-21600 1 1 1
7 Chief Officer-I 10800-20025 1
a_ _
8 Accounts Superintendent 10800-20025 1 1
9 Community Affairs Officer 10800-20025 1 1 1 1
10 Office Manager 10000-18150 1 1 1
11 Revenue Officer 10000-18150 1 1 1
12 Chief Officer-II 8825-16000 1
b _
13 Accountant 8000-14800 1 1 1
14 Junior Engineer 8825-16000 3 3 2 1
15 Senior Health Inspector 8000-14800 3 3 1
16 First Division Assistant 7275-13350 4 3 2 1
17 Stenographer 7275-13350 2 2 1
18 Junior Programmer 7275-13350 1
19 First Grade Revenue Inspector ¹ 7275-13350 3 2 1 1
20 Community Organiser 7275-13350 3 2 1 1
4 4 5 6
21 Water Supply Operator 6250-12000 8 8 4 1
22 Computer Operator/Data Entry 6250-12000 4 3 2 1
Operator#
23 Junior Health Inspector 6250-12000 3 3 2 1
24 Electrician Grade-I 6250-12000 1 1
25 Second Division Assistant 5800-10500 14 7 3 3
26 Bill Collector ¹ 5800-10500 9 4 2 1
27 Driver 5800-10500 10 5 3 1
28 Electrician Grade-II 5800-10500 1 1
4 4 5 6
29 Assistant Water Supply Operator 5800-10500 8 8 4 1
30 Lab Technician 5800-10500 1 1
a. Deleted by Corrigendum No.UDD8BMS2004 dt.20.8.2004.
b. Substituted by Corrigendum No.UDD8BMS2004 dt.20.8.2004.

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 31 Plumber 5200-8200 1 1 1
32 Sanitary Supervisor ² 5200-8200 9 4 2 1
33 Head Gardner 5200-8200 1 1
34 Senior Valveman 5200-8200 2 2 2 1
35 Pourakarmikas ³ * 4800-7275 225 100 35 15
36 Attenders 4800-7275 8 8 3 1
37 Loaders* 4800-7275 24 16 8 4
38 Cleaners* 4800-7275 6 4 2
39 Gardner 4800-7275 5 4 1
7*
40 Helper/Water Supply Valveman 4800-7275 50 30 8 3

1. The numbers are indicative, actual numbers shall be based at the rate of one FGRI per 15000 properties
and one Bill Collector per 5000 properties.
2. The numbers are indicative, actual numbers shall be based at the rate of one per 25 Pourakarmikas.
3. The numbers are indicative, actual numbers shall be based at the ratio of one per 1000 population
4. The numbers are indicative, actual numbers shall be based at the rate of two per shift for three shifts and a
reliever for an existing water supply scheme.
5. The numbers are indicative, actual numbers shall be based at the rate of one per shift for three shifts and a
reliever for an existing water supply scheme.

6. The numbers are indicative, actual numbers shall be based at the rate of one per existing water supply
scheme.
7. The numbers are indicative actual numbers shall be based at the rate of one per 500 connections or 3000
population.
*50% of the posts shown in the table outsourced for CMCs (both Grades). # 100% of the posts outsourced in
all cases.

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 SCHEDULE - II
(See rule 5)

Method of Recruitment and Minimum Qualifications

Sl. Category of posts Number Method of Minimum Qualification
No. and scale of the of posts Recruitment
pay
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
1. Assistant Executive XX Forty percent by direct For Direct Recruitment.-
Engineer recruitment and ten Must be holder of a Bachelor
14050-25050 (Here percent by deputation of Degree in Engineering (Civil)
specify an officer in the or AMIE (Civil) from an
the equivalent cadre from the institution recognized by the
sanctioned Public Works Government.
cadre Engineering Service For Promotion.- (1) In the
strength) Department or any other case of Assistant Engineers,
Departments of the State must have put in a service of
Government or Boards; not less than three years in the
and cadre of Assistant Engineers.
Fifty percent by (2) In the case of Junior
promotion from the cadre Engineers,-
of Assistant Engineer and (i) Must have put in a service
Junior Engineer in the of not less than five years in
ratio of 40:60. the cadre of Junior Engineer;
and
(3) Must have passed
Diploma in Civil or Electrical
Engineering from an
institution recognized by the
Government.
2. Senior Programmer 1/3rd by direct recruitment For Direct Recruitment.-
14050-25050 and 1/3rd by promotion Must be holder of a Bachelor
from the post of Junior Degree in Engineering
programmer and the (Computer science/
remaining posts by Information Technology)/
deputation. Master of Computer
Application(MCA) from an
institution recognized by the
Government.
For Promotion.- Must have
put in a service of not less
than three years in the cadre
of Junior Programmer.

3. Assistant Engineer Ninety percent by direct For Direct Recruitment.-

11400-21600 recruitment; and Must be holder of a Bachelor
Ten percent by deputation Degree in Civil Engineering
from PWD or other or AMIE in Civil from an
departments of the institution recognized by the
Government or Board. Government.

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4. Environmental By direct recruitment Must be holder of a Bachelor
Engineer Degree in Engineering in
11400-21600 Environmental or Chemical
Engineering from an
institution recognized by the
Government.
5. Accounts Seventy five percent by For promotion.- (1) Must
Superintendent promotion from the cadre have put in a service of not
10800-20025 of Accountants; and less than three years in the
Twenty five percent by cadre of Accountant; and
deputation of an Accounts (2) Must have Bachelor’s
Superintendent from the degree in Commerce and
State Accounts must have passed the S.A.S
Department. examination.

6. Community Affairs Seventy five percent by For Direct Recruitment.-

Officer direct recruitment; and Must possess Masters degree
10800-20025 Twenty five percent by in Social Work/or Master's
As per the G.O.FD promotion from the cadre Degree in Sociology from an
20 SRP 2010, of Community Organizer. institution recognised by
dt.03.06.2010. Government.
For Promotion.- Must have
put in a service of not less
than three years in the cadre
of Community Organizer.

7. Revenue Officer By promotion from the For Promotion.- 1)Must

10000-18150 cadre of First Grade have put in a service of not
Revenue Inspector. less than three years in the
cadre of First Grade Revenue
Inspector.
2) Must have passed S.S.L.C
or its equivalent examination.
8. Office Manager Ninety percent by For Promotion.- Must have
10000-18150 promotion from the cadre put in a service of not less
of First Division than three years in the cadre
Assistant; and of First Division Assistant or
Ten percent by promotion Stenographers as the case
from the cadre of may be and must have passed
Stenographers. SSLC or its equivalent
examination.
9 Accountant Seventy five percent by Direct Recruitment. - Must
8000-14800 direct recruitment; and have passed Bachelors degree
Twenty five percent by in Commerce (B.Com) with
promotion from the cadre Accountancy and Commerce
of First Division from an institution recognized
Assistant. by the Government.
If no suitable person is For Promotion. - (1) Must
available for promotion, have put in a service of not
by direct recruitment. less than three years in the

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 cadre of First Division
Assistant and,
(2) Must have passed B.Com.
With Accountancy and
Commerce.
10. Junior Engineer Eighty five percent by For Direct Recruitment.-
8825-16000 direct recruitment from Must have passed Diploma in
holders of Diploma in Civil or Electrical
Civil and diploma in Engineering from a
Electrical Engineering in Government recognized
the ratio of 75:25; and Institution.

Ten percent by deputation For Promotion.- (1) (i) Must

of an officer in the have put in a service of not
equivalent cadre from the less than three years in cadres
Public Works of Electrician Grade-I, Water
Engineering Service Supply Operator.
Department or any Board (ii) Must have put in a service
or Corporation of of not less than five years in
Government subject to cadre of FDC.
that they hold (iii) Must have put in a
qualification as prescribed service of not less than
for direct recruitment. seven years in cadre of
SDC; and
If no suitable persons are (2) Must have passed
available for deputation Diploma in Civil or Electrical
then the posts shall be Engineering from a
filled by direct Government recognized
recruitment. institution.

Five percent by
promotion from the cadre
of Electrician Grade-I,
Water Supply Operator,
FDC, SDC on the basis of
combined seniority.

If no suitable person is
available for promotion
then by direct
recruitment.
11. Senior Health Ninety percent by For Promotion. - (1) Must
Inspector promotion from the cadre have put in a service of not
8000-14800 of Junior Health less than three years in the
Inspector. cadre of Junior Health
Ten percent by deputation Inspector; and
of an officer from an (2) Must have passed S.S.L.C
equivalent cadre from or its equivalent examination.
Health and Family
Welfare Department.

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 If no suitable person is
available for deputation,
then by promotion from
the cadre of Junior Health
Inspector.
12. First Division Fifty percent by direct For Direct Recruitment:
Assistant recruitment on the lines of Must be holder of a Bachelor
7275-13350 the method laid down in Degree from an institution
the Karnataka Civil recognised by Government.
Services (Recruitment to
the Ministerial Posts) For Promotion.- Must have
Rules, 1978”; and put in a service of not less
than three years in the cadre
Fifty percent by of Second Division Assistant .
promotion from the cadre
of Second Division
Assistant.
13. First Grade Revenue Fifty percent by direct For Direct Recruitment.-
Inspector recruitment; and Must be holder of a Bachelor
7275-13350 Degree from an institution
Fifty percent by recognised by Government.
promotion from the cadre
of Second Grade Revenue For Promotion.- (1) Must
Inspector/Bill Collector/ have put in a service of not
Water Supply Meter less than three years in the
Reader on the basis of cadre of Bill Collector/Second
combined seniority. Division Revenue Inspector/
Water Supply Meter Reader;
and
(2) Must have passed SSLC
or its equivalent examination.
14. Stenographer Ninety percent by direct For promotion: Must have
7275-13350 recruitment on the lines of put in a service of not less
the method laid down in than 3 years in cadre of
the Karnataka Civil Typist.
Services (Recruitment to
the Ministerial Posts)
Rules, 1978”; and

Ten percent by promotion

from the cadre of Typist
in accordance with the
Karnataka Civil Services
(Recruitment to the posts
of Stenographers and
Typists) Rules, 1983.
15. Junior Programmer Fifty percent by direct Must be holder of a
7275-13350 recruitment and Bachelor Degree in
remaining posts by Computer Application
deputation. (BCA) or Bachelor of
Science (Computer Science)

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 from an institution
recognised by Government.
16. Community By direct recruitment. Must be holder of a
Organiser Bachelor Degree in Social
7275-13350 Work (BSW) or Bachelor
Degree in Sociology.
17. Computer Operator/ By deputation. -
Data Entry Operator
6250-12000
18. Water Supply Fifty percent by direct For Direct Recruitment.- (1)
Operator recruitment; and Must have passed SSLC or its
6250-12000 equivalent examination; and
Fifty percent by
promotion from the cadre (2) Must be holder of an ITI
of Assistant Water Supply two years course Certificate
Operator. in Electrical or Fitter Trade
from an Industrial Training
Institute recognized by
Government resulting in
National Trade Certificate
(NTC) ; and

(3) Must have completed one

year Apprenticeship Training
in any industry resulting in
National Apprenticeship
Certificate (NAC).

For Promotion.- (1) Must

have put in a service not less
than three years in the cadre
of Assistant water supply
operator; and

(2) Must have passed SSLC

or its equivalent examination;
and

(3) Must have passed a two

years course in Electrical or
Fitter trade from an ITI
recognized by Government
resulting in National Trade
Certificate (NTC).
19. Electrician Grade-I Seventy five percent by For Direct Recruitment: (1)
direct recruitment; and Must have passed SSLC or
6250-12000 Twenty five Percent by any equivalent examination;
promotion from the cadre and
of Electrician Grade-II.
(2) Must have passed a two
years course in Electrical

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 Trade from an Industrial
Training Institute recognized
by the Government resulting
in National Trade Certificate
(NTC).

(3) Must have completed one

year Apprenticeship Training
in any industry resulting in
National Apprenticeship
Certificate (NAC).

For Promotion.- (1) Must

have put in a service of not
less than three years in the
cadre of Electrician Grade-II.

(2) Must have passed S.S.L.C.

or equivalent examination;
and

(3) Must have passed two

years course in electrical trade
from an ITI recognized by
Government resulting in
National Trade Certificate
(NTC).
20. Junior Health Seventy five percent by For Direct Recruitment.- (1)
Inspector direct recruitment; and Must have passed SSLC or
twenty five percent by equivalent examinations, and
6250-12000 promotion from the cadre (2) Must have passed a three
of Second Division years diploma course in
Assistant /Sanitary Sanitary Health
Supervisor in the ratio of Inspector/Health Inspector
75:25 respectively: conducted by Para Medical
Board of Government of
Provided that a Second Karnataka.
Division Assistant / OR
Sanitary Supervisor shall II. (1) Must have passed PUC
exercise an irrevocable or its equivalent examination;
option before promotion and
as Junior Health (2) Must have passed a two
Inspector. years diploma course in
Sanitary Health
Inspector/health Inspector
conducted by Para Medical
Board of Government of
Karnataka.
OR
III. (1) Must have passed
SSLC or equivalent

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 examination; and
(2) Must have passed the
course in Sanitary Inspector
Diploma conducted by All
India Institute of Local Self
Government.
For Promotion.- (1) Must
have put in a service of not
less than three years in the
cadre of Second division
Assistant/Sanitary
Supervisors.
(2) Must have passed SSLC;
and
(3) Must have passed the
Diploma course in Sanitary
Health Inspector/Health
Inspector conducted by the
All India Institute of Local
Self Government or by the
Para Medical Board of
Government of Karnataka.
21. Driver Seventy five Percent by For Direct Recruitment. -
5800-10500 direct recruitment; and (1) Must have passed VII
Twenty five percent by Standard examination with
promotion from any Kannada as a Language.
Group D cadre on the
basis of combined (2) Must be holder of a
seniority. Seniority Current Driving Licence for
among persons holding Medium and Heavy Vehicles.
same scale of pay being
determined on the basis of (3) Must have Experience of
length of service. not less than three years in
Seniority interse among Driving/ First Aid Training
persons in a cadre is being Certificate granted by an
maintained. institution recognized by the
Government.

For Promotion.- (1) Must

have put in a service of not
less than three years in the
cadre of Group 'D'.
(2) Must have passed VII
Standard with Kannada as a
language.
(3) Must be holder of a
Current Driving Licence for
medium and heavy vehicles;
and
(4) Must have obtained First
Aid Training Certificate

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 granted by an institution
recognized by the
Government.
22. Second Division Seventy five percent by For Direct Recruitment:
Assistant Direct Recruitment and Must have passed SSLC or its
5800-10500 twenty five percent by equivalent examination.
promotion from the
cadres of Attenders. If no For Promotion: (1) Must
suitable person is have passed SSLC or its
available for promotion equivalent examination.
from the cadre of
Attenders then by (2) Must have put in a service
promotion from any of not less than 3 years in the
Group ‘D’ cadre on the cadre of Attenders.
basis of combined
seniority list. Seniority
among persons holding
same scale of pay being
determined on the basis of
length of service.
Seniority interse among
persons in a cadre is being
maintained.
23. Bill Collectors/Tax Seventy five percent by For Direct Recruitment. -
Collectors/Water direct recruitment & Must have passed SSLC or its
Supply Meter Twenty percent by equivalent examination.
Readers promotion from the cadre
5800-10500 of Sanitary Supervisor For Promotion. - (1) Must
and Five percent by have passed SSLC or its
promotion from the cadre equivalent examination; and
of Senior Valveman. If no
suitable person is (2) Must have put in not less
available for promotion than three years of service in
from the cadre of Sanitary the cadre of Sanitary
Supervisor then by Supervisor/ Group ‘D’ cadre.
promotion from any
Group ‘D’ cadre on the
basis of combined
seniority. Szeniority
among persons holding
same scale of pay being
determined on the basis of
length of service.
Seniority interse among
persons in a cadre is being
maintained.
Note: A Sanitary
Supervisor shall exercise
an irrevocable option at
the time of his
consideration for

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24. Electrician Grade II By direct recruitment (1) Must have passed SSLC
5800-10500 examination. Or its equivalent
examination; and

(2) Must have passed a two

years course in Electrical
Trade from an Industrial
Training Institute recognized
by Government resulting in
National Trade Certificate
(NTC).
25. Assistant Water Ninety percent by direct For Direct Recruitment. -
Supply Operator recruitment; and (1) Must have passed SSLC
5800-10500 Ten percent by promotion or its equivalent examination;
from the cadre of and
Plumber. (2) Must have passed a two
years course in Electrical or
Fitter Trade from an
Industrial Training Institute
(ITI) recognized by
Government resulting in
National Trade Certificate
(NTC).

For Promotion. - (1) Must

have put in a service of three
years in the cadre of plumber;
and

(2) Must have passed a course

in plumbing trade from an ITI
recognized by the
Government resulting NTC.
26. Lab Technician By direct recruitment (1) Must have passed SSLC
5800-10500 or its equivalent examination;
and
(2) Must have completed Lab
Technician Course conducted
by an institution recognized
by the Government.
27. Plumber By direct recruitment. (1) Must have passed SSLC
5200-8200 or its equivalent examination;
and
(2) Must have passed one-
year course in Plumbing trade
from an Industrial Training
Institute (ITI) recognized by
the Government resulting in

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 National Trade Certificate
(NTC).
28. Senior Valveman By promotion from the Must have put in a service of
5200-8200 cadre of Water Supply not less than three years in the
Helper/Valve man. cadre of Water Supply
Helper/Valve man.
29. Sanitary Supervisor By promotion from the (1) Must have put in a service
5200-8200 cadre of of not less than three years in
Pourakarmikas/Loaders. the cadre of Pourakarmikas
/Loaders.
(2) Must have passed VII
Standard with Kannada as a
language.
30. Head Gardner By promotion from the Must have put in a service of
5200-8200 cadre of Gardner not less than three years in the
cadre of Gardner.
31. Attender By direct recruitment Must have passed VII
4800-7275 Standard examination with
Kannada as a language.
32. Water Supply By direct recruitment Must have passed VII
Helper/ Valvemen Standard Examination with
4800-7275 Kannada as a language.
33. Pourakarmika/Loader By direct recruitment (1) Must have passed VII
4800-7275 Standard Examination with
Kannada language.
(2) Must have knowledge of
spoken Kannada.
34. Gardner By direct recruitment 1. Must have passed VII
4800-7275 Standard Examination.
2. Must be holder of a
certificate for having
completed training in
Horticulture issued by the
Department of Horticulture or
any training course
recognized by Horticulture
department.

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 SCHEDULE III
(See Rule 11(i)

Authorities competent to impose penalties under rule 8 of the Karnataka

Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1957 and the
authority to whom an appeal lies against such order of imposition of
penalties.

Classes Authority empowered to impose penalties which he may impose

of post
Authority As specified in rule 5 of the Appellate
Karnataka Civil Services Authorities
(Classification, Control and
Appeal) Rules, 1957
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Group „A‟ Government (ii) to (viii) -
Group „B‟ Deputy Commissioner (ii) to (iva) Director of
Municipal
Administration
Director of Municipal (v) to (viii) Government
Administration
Group „C‟ Deputy Commissioner (ii) to (iva) Director of
Municipal
Administration
Director of Municipal (v) to (viii) Government
Administration
Group „D‟ Municipal (i) to (iva) Deputy
Commissioner or Chief Commissioner
Officer of concerned
City Municipal
Council/Town
Municipal Council
City Municipal (v) to (viii) Director of
Council/Town Municipal
Municipal Council Administration

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 SCHEDULE IV
(see rule 17,18)
SERVICE EXAMINATIONS
Sl. Service Examinations
Category of Posts
No.
I Senior Programmer
Office Manager 1) Municipal & Local Boards

Revenue Officer 2) Accounts Higher

Accounts Superintendent 3) General Law Part-I and II

4) Revenue Higher Part I & II

Accountant
Community Affairs Officer

II Assistant Executive Engineer 1) Municipal & Local Boards,

Assistant Engineer 2) Public Works Engineering

Part-1 & Part-II
Junior Engineer 3) Accounts Higher

Environmental Engineer 4) General Law Part -I and II

III Senior Health Inspector 1) Municipal & Local Boards

2) Accounts Higher
1
3) General Law Part-I and II

IV Junior Programmer
First Division Assistant 1) Municipal & Local Boards
Examination
Stenographers 2) Accounts Higher

First Grade Revenue Inspector 3) General Law Part-I and II

Community Organiser 4) Revenue Higher Part I & II

V Second Division Assistant 1) Accounts Lower,

Computer Operator/Data Entry Operator

Electrician Grade I & II 2) Municipal and Local Boards

Junior Health Inspector

Lab Technician

Bill Collectors

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Note: For new Appointments done after publication of these rules : Service Examination
will also include Basic Level Computer Course prescribed by Directorate of Municipal
Administration for all cadres shown in Schedule IV.
1 Health Manual word is deleted by Corrigendum No.UDD8BMS2004 dt.3.2.2005.

SCHEDULE V
(See Rule 9)
PART I

Authorities competent to sanction leave to the municipal employees are indicated below:

Authorities Categories of employees to whom leave can be sanctioned

competent to and the maximum duration thereof
sanction leave
In the pay scale of In the pay scale In the pay scale
Rs.14050-25050 and of Rs.7275- of Rs.5200-8200
above 13350 and below or above but
Rs. 14050-25050 below Rs.7275-
In the pay 13350
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Deputy 4 months 6 months Full powers
Commissioner
Municipal 1 month 2 months 3 months
Commissioner or
Chief Officer the -- -- 2 months
case may be

PART II

1. The Assistant Controller, Local Audit Circle, State Accounts Department

is competent to authorize the payment of pension/family pension and
commutation of pension.

2. The Deputy Commissioner of the District shall countersign the T.A.Bills of

municipal employees

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Karnataka

(C.R. RAVINDRA)
Under Secretary to Government,
Urban Development Department.

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 ANNEXURE – 1
Details of posts abolished

Sl.
Name of the Post
No.
1 Assistant Revenue Officer
2 Draughtsman Grade-II
3 Tracer
4 Junior Surveyor
5 Health Officer cum Assistant Surgeon (existing cadre of Health Officer
redeisgnated as Health Officer-cum-Assistant Surgeon)
6 Surgeon
7 Deputy Surgeon
8 Assistant Surgeon
9 Physician Grade-I
10 Physician Grade-II
11 Physician Grade-III
12 Medical Officer Grade-II
13 Ayurvedic Doctor or Physician Grade-I
14 Ayurvedic Doctor or Physician Grade-II
15 Senior Pharmacist (Allopathy)
16 Senior Pharmacist (Indian System of Medicine)
17 Pharmacist (Allopathy/Compounder/Junior Chemist)
18 Pharmacist (Indian System of Medicine)
19 Compounder Grade - I
20 Compounder Grade – II
21 Pubic Analyst
22 Laboratory Assistant
23 Nurse
24 Midwife/Maternity/Assistant
25 Ayah
26 Conductress Peon
27 Principal (Degree College)
28 Professor (Degree College)
29 Lecturer (Degree College)
30 Part time Lecturer Accounts Auditing Mercantile, Law of Business
Management
31 Principal (Junior College)
32 Lecturer (Junior College)
33 Physical Culture Instructor Grade I
34 Physical Culture Instructor Grade II
35 Physical Culture Instructor Grade III
36 Senior Librarian
37 Assistant Librarian
38 Laboratory Assistant
39 Head Master / Head Mistress Secondary School / High School
40 Secondary School Assistant
41 Secondary School Language Assistant
42 Craft Teacher
43 Dance, Drama, Music Teacher

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44 Primary School Teacher / Vyayamashala Teacher / Trained Instructor of
Shishuvihara Balawadies / Trained Teacher for Mahila Tailoriing Classes
45 Nursery School Teacher
46 Music Teacher
47 Tailoring Teacher
48 Women Welfare Organiser
49 Field Assistant / Untrained & Instructor of Shishuvihara / Balawadi Untrained
Teacher for Mahila Tailoring Classes
50 Horticultural Inspector Grade I
51 Fire Brigadier
52 Rota Printer
53 Radio Operator
54 Council Secretary
55 Typist
56 Work Inspector
57 Bus stand Sargent
58 Fitter
59 Pound keeper
60 Electric Assistant
61 Pump Operator
62 Vaccinator
63 Peon & Attender
64 Grade –III Clerk
65 Water supply Mechanic
66 Senior work inspector
67 Borewell Mechanic
68 Office Dafedar
69 Work Inspector Grade –II
70 Park attender /Peon
71 Octroi Pygasthi
72 Handpump Mechanic
73 Street Light Worker
74 Asst. Pump Operator

Sd/-
(C.R. RAVINDRA)
Under Secretary to Government,
Urban Development Department.

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