Municipal Cadres in Telangana—A Case Study
| DOI | 10.1177/0019556120150406 |
| Author | D.V. Rao |
| Date | 01 October 2015 |
| Published date | 01 October 2015 |
| Subject Matter | Article |
MUNICIPAL CADRES IN
TELANGANA-A
CASE
STUDY
D.V.RAO
Jawaharlal Nehru National
Urban
Renewal Mission (JNNURM)
which was launched by Government
of
India during 2005
for
integrated development
of
Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)
envisaged infrastructural services
and
reforms. One
of
the
reforms was 'creation
of
cadre
of
municipal stafjfor different
disciplines' and it was expected
to
lead
(i)
ULBs
to
have full- time
staff
with
specialised skills within the hierarchy
of
municipal set-
up;
(ii)
clear career-growth path; and
(iii)
experience-sharing
across cities through movement
of
personnel. Telangana State
has been created as the
29'h
State in India in June, 2014.
It
has been carved out
of
Andhra Pradesh. The municipalities
in
Telangana are governed under Andhra Pradesh Municipalities
Act,
1965.
Well-established municipal cadres exist
in
Telangana.
As
per
the Municipal Act, a municipality has to perform various
functions through multiple fanctionaries.
There
is we/I-structured
functional hierarchy (staff model)
in
the municipal system
in
the State. There are three services which cater
to
the personnel
requirements
of
municipalities
in
Telangana,
viz.
(i)
State Service,
(ii)
State Municipal Service, and
(iii)
Municipal Service. Under
State Service, senior officers working
in
municipalities like
Commissioner, Municipal Engineer, Municipal Health Officer
and
Town
Planning Officer belong to this service.
They
work
both
in
municipalities and government departments. Secondly,
middle-level officers
or
employees
of
municipalities
in
the State
are constituted
as
State Municipal Service with a common seniority
to make them eligible
for
various posts
in
municipalities across
the State. All other posts belong
to
Municipal Service.
They
are
basically
in
the lower level
of
hierarchy and each Municipality
is a unit
of
appointment. There
is
an organic linkage among the
three Services.
Further,
Government has power to transfer any
officer
or
employee
of
a municipality to the service
of
any other
municipality.
The
refonn contemplated under JNNURM aimed at
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