Job profile of a BDO -For WBCS Interview Purpose

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BDO/WBCS Exe Service. (Interview Purpose)
Every person recruited for the WBCS(Executive), shall be appointed to the WBCS Service on probation for a period of two years as Deputy Magistrate and Deputy Collector . The Government of West Bengal have drawn up a sandwich pattern of training for the WBCS Probationers. Their training at the Administrative Training Institute, Kolkata, is carried out in two phases, with an intervening period of 18 months field training at the District levels, in their allotted Districts. WBCS Probationers proceed to the Districts to which they have been posted for training and report to the District Magistrate of the District who is in overall charge of the District training. After completion of training a WBCS probationer will be posted as Block Development Officer (BDO) by Personnel & Administrative Department.
BDO Offices are main operational wing of the Government for the developmental administration of rural Bengal. At the Block Level the Block Development Officer is the Head of the Block Offices.

Job Chart of B.D.O. :
o Office Administration: Disposing Dak, checking attendance, matters related to leave, tours & travels, docketing of papers, files, latest Government Orders on job charts & staff posted in Block, Government Orders on recruitment, Drawing and Disbursing Officer(DDO), maintenance & custodian of cash-books and different registers, giving Annual Confidential Report/Performance Reports of subordinate officers/staff, facing audits.
o Executive Officer of the Panchayat Samity for Developmental Work, Social Welfare: Preparation of Annual Action Plan, implementing developmental and poverty alleviation schemes. BDO has to lead the whole Panchayat Samity. Majority of Panchayat Samiti members and Karmadhyakshas are less qualified, lack leadership qualities and ill-motivated. BDO has to cooperate with them beyond normal limit and enhance their involvement to the Panchayat Samity administration through active participation.
o Executive Magistrate of the Block: A section of the population do not have faith in police administration. As local Magistrate BDO has to listen to their grievances. Maintaining close liaison with police administration, and redressing the grievances of the people, the faith of the people can be reposed on Magistracy. On common Law and Order problems BDOs have to prompt to guide police and people by reaching the troubled spot.
o Inspector of Gram Panchayats: Under section 205 of West Bengal Panchayat Act-1973, BDO has to regular inspection of Gram Panchayats.
o Crisis Manager: As Crisis Manager, BDO has to take prompt and appropriate decision at the appropriate time. Relief and rescue operations during natural calamities, election-related exigencies, serious Law and Order problems along with many other unforeseen grave problems to be handled carefully with utmost precision.
List of Officers/ staff posted at BDO Office:

Extension officers/Junior Engineers & others
Joint Block Development Officers
Inspector of Co-operative Societies (CI)
Inspector of Minimum Wages (I.M.W.)
Industry Development Officer (I.D.O.)
Fishery Extension Officer (F.E.O)
Savings Development Officer (S.Dv.O.)
Social Welfare Officer (S.W.O)
Block Relief Officer (B.R.O.)
Panchayat Development Officer (P.D.O.)
Panchayat Audit & Accounts Officer (P.A & A.O.)
Inspector Backward Class Welfare
Sub-Assistant Engineer [S.A.E.(NREP/BPC/RWS/WRDD/Relief)]
Block Livelihood Development Officer
Assistant Agricultural Extension Officer(Asstt. A.E.O.)
Lady/ Extension Officer of Mass Education( LEOME/EOME)
Staffs
Head Clerk-cum-Accountant
Cashier-cum- store keeper
Correspondence clerk
Accounts clerk
Typist
Gram Sevaks/Gram Sevikas
Driver.
Orderly Peon to BDO
Office Peon
Darwan-cum-Night Guard
Panchayat Samiti Clerk
Panchayat Clerk
Data Entry Operator
Orderly/Office Peon.
Relief Clerk
Typist Relief
Orderly Peon of BRO
Anchal Dev. Worker / Anchal Prog. Worker
Lower Division Clerk (Planning)
Typist (Planning)
Deep tubewell Operator
D.T.W. Asstt. Operator
Water Transmission Assistant
Operator, River Lift Irrigation
Asstt. Operator, R.L.I
Chowkidar, R.L.I.
Mechanic(RWS)
Helper (RWS)
Fishery attendant - 'D' Group
Fisheries Dev. Assistant - 'C' group.
Accounts Clerk (RWP/JRY)
Election Clerk
Other officer at Block Area under Government of West Bengal:
Asst. Director Agriculture ((Erstwhile A.D.O.)
Block Livestock Development officer (BLDO)
Block Land & Land Reforms Officer (B.L. & L.R.O.)
Block Medical Officer of Health(B.M.O.H.)
Sub-Inspector/Inspector of Food & Supplies (S.I.F.S.)
Sub-Inspector of Schools [S.I.(P.E.)]
A.I. of Secondary Schools or his/her representative(S.I.)
Officer-in-charge, Police station (O/C P.S.)
Child Development Project Officer (C.D.P.O.)
Addl. District Sub-Registrar (A.D.S.R.)
Forest Ranger/Beat Officer, Social Forestry /Territorial Forestry Range.
Block Youth Officer (B.Y.O.)
Station Superintendent, W.B.S.E.D.C.L.
Block Sanitary Inspector (B.S.I.)

BDO is the nodal officer of the block. In this regard a Order was issued on 7th October, 2005, by the then Chief Secretary to the Government of West Bengal( No. 615(52)-PAR(AR)/O/1P-1/2005 Dated,7/10/2005).

It should be noted here:
o The most important works as BDO beside office administration, Law & Order are election and disaster management
o Sub Divisional Officer(SDO) is the immediate controlling officer of BDO and it is necessary to inform all important matters to SDO.
o BDO will submit its Self Appraisal Report to SDO.
o Before leaving Block Head Quarter, it is mandatory to obtain station leave permission from SDO.
A brief idea about Panchayat Samiti:
o Panchayat samiti is a local government body at the Block level.
o For every Block the State Government shall constitute a Panchayat Samiti bearing the name of the Block.
o There shall be held a general election for the constitution of a Panchayat Samiti within a period not exceeding five years from the date of the previous general election held for that Panchayat Samiti. BDO will act as Returning Officer for the election of Panchayat Samiti.
o Every Panchayat Samiti shall, at its first meeting at which a quorum is present, elect, in the prescribed manner, one of its members to be the Sabhapati and another member to be the Sahakari Sabhapati of the Panchayat Samiti. One-fourth of the total number of members shall form a quorum for a meeting of a Panchayat Samiti
o Panchayat Samiti shall hold a meeting in its office at least once in every three months on such date and at such hour as the Panchayat Samiti may fix at the immediately preceding meeting. The Sabhapati or in his absence the Sahakari Sabhapati shall preside at the meeting of the Panchayat Samiti and in the absence of both or on the refusal of any or both to preside at a meeting, the members present shall elect one of them to be the President of the meeting.One-fourth of the total number of members shall form a quorum for a meeting of a Panchayat Samiti. Provided that no quorum shall be necessary for an adjourned meeting.
o There shall be an Executive Officer for every Panchayat Samiti and the Block Development Officer shall be the ex officio Executive Officer.There shall be a Joint Executive Officer and Secretary for every Panchayat Samiti and the Joint Block Development Officer of the Block and Panchayat Development Officer shall be the ex officio Joint Executive Officer and ex officio Secretary of the Panchayat Samiti respectively.
o A Panchayat Samiti shall have the following Sthayee Samitis. namely:—

i. Artha, Sanstha, Unnayan O Parikalpana] Sthayee Samiti.

ii. Janasasthya O Paribesh Sthayee Samiti

iii. Purta Karya O Paribahan Sthayee Samiti

iv. Krishi Sech O -Samabaya Sthayee Samiti

v. Shiksha, Sanskriti, Tathya O Krira Sthayee Samiti

vi. Sishu O Nari Unnayan, Janakalyan O Tran Sthayee Samiti

vii. Ban O Bhumi Sanskar Sthayee Samiti

viii. Matsya O Prani Sampad Bikash Sthayee Samiti

ix. Khadya 0 Sarbaraha Sthayee Samiti

x. Khudra Shilpa, Bidyut O Achiracharit Shakti Sthayee Samiti

o The members of a. Sthayee Samiti shall elect, in such manner as may be prescribed, a Chairman, to be called Karmadhyaksha, from among themselves and Sabhapati of the Panchayat Samiti shall be the ex officio Karmadhyaksha of the Artha, Sanstha, Unnayan O Parikalpana] Sthayee Samiti. Panchayat Development Officer shall act as the Secretary to the Artha, Sanstha, Unnayan O Parikalpana] Sthayee Samiti.

o Every Sthayee Samiti shall hold a meeting in the office of the Panchayat Samiti at least once in a month on such date and at such time as may be fixed by the Karmadhyaksha. Two members of a Sthayee Samiti other than the official members appointed shall form a quorum for a meeting of the Sthayee Samiti. If within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting no quorum is present, the meeting shall stand adjourned. Provided that no quorum shall be necessary in an adjourned meeting. All meetings of the Sthayee Samiti shall be presided over by the Karmadhyaksha.

Role of BDO as an Executive Officer:
o The Executive Officer shall exercise general control over all officers and
employees of the Panchayat Samiti and he/she may award any punishment other than dismissal, removal or reduction in rank to an officer or employee of a Panchayat Samiti.
o The Executive Officer of the Panchayat Samiti shall be responsible for taking necessary action on the decisions arrived at in the meetings of the Panchayat Samiti.
o All correspondences of the Panchayat Samiti shall normally be carried on by the Executive Officer.
o The Executive Officer shall have the custody of the records of the Panchayat Samiti.
o The Executive Officer shall exercise administrative control and supervision over the office of the Panchayat Samiti, the staff borne on the establishment of the Panchayat Samiti.
o The Executive Officer shall sign the cash book and examine the Panchayat Samiti Pass issued by the Treasury/Bank from time to time.
o The Executive Officer shall be responsible for the proper maintenance of accounts of the Panchayat Samiti.
o The Executive Officer shall be responsible for securing co-ordination among the Block level officers in all matters relating to the execution of schemes and works approved by the Panchayat Samiti and its Sthayee Samitis
o The Executive Officer shall attend the meetings of the Panchayat Samiti. He shall also attend the meetings of the Sthayee Samitis of the Panchayat Samiti as far as possible.
o The Executive Officer shall draw up a draft budget in the prescribed form with explanatory notes and circulate copies thereof to the members of the -Artha-O-Sanstha Sthayee Samiti at least three days in advance of the date fixed for consideration of the draft budget by the Artha-O-Sanstha Sthayee Samiti.
o The Executive Officer shall be responsible to the Panchayat Samiti and its Sthayee Samitis through the Sabhapati in all matters relating to—
a. Budget
b. Contributions and grants made by the Central or the State Government or by any local authority.
c. loans
d. custody of the Panchayat Samiti fund in Treasury/Bank
e. receipts on account of tolls, rates and fees levied by the Panchayat Samiti and all other sums received by or on behalf of the Panchayat Samiti
f. progress of expenditure
g. creation of posts.
h. framing of by-laws, and
i. imposition of fines and penalties by the Panchayat Samiti.
o Executive Officer may, by order in writing, delegate all or any of his powers and functions to the Secretary of the Panchayat Samiti(PDO). Provided that the Executive Officer may at any time withdraw all or any of such powers and functions delegated to the Secretary.

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