Karnataka State Civil Services (Regulation of Transfers of Senior Panchayath Development Officers, Panchayath Development Officers, Gram Panchayath Secretaries and Rural Development Assistant (Grade I and II) and Second Division Accounts Assistants) (Amendment) Rules, 2025
NOTIFICATION
Whereas the draft of the following rules Karnataka State Civil Services (Regulation of Transfers of Senior Panchayath Development Officers, Panchayath Development Officers, Gram Panchayath Secretaries and Rural Development Assistant (Grade I and II) and Second Division Accounts Assistants) (Amendment) Rules, 2025 was published as required by sub section (1) of section 3 read with section 8 of the Karnataka State Civil Services Act, 1978 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1990) in Notification No. RDPR 57 GPK 2021 (E), Dated:17-07-2025 in Part IV-A in Karnataka Extraordinary Gazette dated: 17-07-2025 inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby by within fifteen days from the date of its publication of the draft in the Official Gazette.
Whereas, the said Gazette was made available to the public on 17-07-2025;
And whereas the objections and suggestions not received in respect of the said draft rules have been considered by the State Government;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 3 read with Section 8 of the Karnataka State Civil Services Act, 1978 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1990), the Government hereby makes the following rules, namely -
RULES
1. Title and commencement (1) These rules may be called the Karnataka State Civil Services (Regulation of Transfers of Senior Panchayath Development Officers, Panchayath Development Officers, Gram Panchayath Secretaries and Rural Development Assistant (Grade I and II) and Second Division Accounts Assistants) (Amendment) Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force from the date of its publication in the official Gazette.
2. Amendment of Rule 4.- In the Karnataka State Civil Services (Regulation of Transfers of Senior Panchayath Development Officers, Panchayath Development Officers, Gram Panchayath Secretaries and Rural Development Assistant (Grade I and II) and Second Division Accounts Assistants) Rules, 2024, in rule 4, after the proviso and entries relating thereunder the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"Provided further that, from the date of commencement of the the Karnataka State Civil Services (Regulation of Transfers of Senior Panchayath Development Officers, Panchayath Development Officers, Gram Panchayath Secretaries and Rural Development Assistant (Grade I and II) and Second Division Accounts Assistants) Rules, 2024, all the Panchayat Development Officers with service of five years in the Grama Panchayats shall be compulsorily transferred as one time measure."
By Order and in the Name of Governor of Karnataka.
(Dr N. Nomesh Kumar)
Director (Panchayat Raj) and Ex-Officio Deputy Secretary to Government Rural Development & Panchayath Raj Department.
