Karnataka Panchayat Administrative Service

Karnataka Panchayat Administrative Service,[1] popularly known as KPAS, is the civil service of Karnataka state in India. The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department conducts exams to recruit candidates for the service. The KPAS officers are usually appointed as Panchayat Development Officers known as PDO.[2][3] They are trained under the Abdul Nazeer Sab State Institute of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (ANSSIRD PR), Mysuru[4]

THE KARNATAKA 1[GRAM SWARAJ AND PANCHAYAT RAJ]1 ACT, 1993[5] 1. Substituted by Act 44 of 2015 w.e.f. 25.02.2016.

CHAPTER XVI 1[Administration, inspection, supervision and creation of commissionerate of Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj]1

Section 232B Constitution of the Karnataka Panchayat Administrative Service, – The Government shall constitute a Karnataka panchayat administrative service consisting of such category of posts from the rural development and panchayat raj department, the number of posts, scale of pay, method of recruitment and minimum qualifications shall be such as may be prescribed]1 1. Inserted by Act 44 of 2015 w.e.f. 25.02.2016 [6]

References

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  1. ^ Sivanandan, T. V. "A separate Panchayat administrative service mooted". The Hindu.
  2. ^ "Karnataka PDO GPS Grade 1 Answer Key 2016 Cutoff Marks For Panchayath Development Officer 29th Jan Exam". All India Roundup. 30 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Karnataka Examination Authority is hiring: Apply for 1624 Development Officer, Panchayat Secretary posts : Government Jobs". indiatoday.intoday.in.
  4. ^ The Abdul Nazeer Sab State Institute for Rural Development & Panchayat Raj (ANSSIRD & PR), Government of Karnataka. "ANSSIRD Mysuru". sirdmysore.gov.in.
  5. ^ THE KARNATAKA 1[GRAM SWARAJI AND PANCHAYAT RAJ]1 ACT, 1993 (PDF).
  6. ^ Department of Parliamentary Affairs & Legislation, Government of Karnataka. "THE KARNATAKA 1[GRAM SWARAJI AND PANCHAYAT RAJ]1 ACT, 1993". dpal.kar.nic.in. Department of Parliamentary Affairs & Legislation. Retrieved 10 February 2017.