The State Government has directed officials to draft a proposal to promote revenue officers to the post of Tehsildars within a month and send the same to Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission (CPSC) for its consideration.
State Revenue and Disaster Management Minister, Prem Prakash Pandey issued the aforesaid instructions in a review meeting of the Revenue Department held here on Friday.
Secretary, Revenue and Disaster Management, KR Pisda informed in the meeting that there are 209 posts of Tehsildar in the State. Out of this, 122 are filled while the process of promoting 'Nayab Tehsildars' to fill 94 posts
is underway.
likewise, out of 292 posts of Nayab Tehsildars sanctioned in the State, 223 posts are filled up while 69 posts are vacant, he said. Pisda informed the meeting of assigning Chhattisgarh State Professional Examination Board the task of filling the vacant posts by holding an exam. The Board has already announced July 20, 2014 as the exam date.
During the meeting, it was learnt that out 73 posts sanctioned for lands Record Superintendent, 32 are filled while rest 41 are yet to be filled.
likewise, out of 670 posts sanctioned for Revenue inspectors in the State, as many as 370 posts are filled while rest 300 posts are vacant.
There are 4841 posts sanctioned for Patwaris in the State, out of this, 3026 are filled while the district collectors have initiated the process of filling rest 1305 vacant posts.
Following this, Pandey issued instructions to complete the process of promoting the revenue inspectors and selecting eligible candidates on the vacant posts of Patwaris, within a month.
He further stressed on giving priority to fill the revenue officers' posts, vacant in tribal areas.