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Major Administrative Shake-up in School Service Commission: WBCS Officers Take Charge Ahead of Recruitment
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News18•21-09-2026, 12:31
Major Administrative Shake-up in School Service Commission: WBCS Officers Take Charge Ahead of Recruitment
- •Significant administrative changes have been implemented in the regional School Service Commission ahead of the recruitment process.
- •WBCS officers have been appointed as chairmen of the five regional commissions, replacing the previous system of appointing education sector personalities or political affiliates.
- •Pralay Roy Chowdhury (Malda), Mithu Sarkar (Bankura), Purnima Dey (Burdwan), Kasberi Ghosh (Kolkata), and Srabanti Das (Barasat) will now head these commissions.
- •The reshuffle follows the resignation of previous chairmen in June and aims to resolve administrative deadlocks.
- •This move, announced on September 1st, signifies increased responsibility for government officials at the SSC's administrative level, following reforms at the secretary level.
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The state government appointed WBCS officers to head the five regional School Service Commissions as chairmen-in-charge, shifting away from the previous practice of appointing political figures or professors.
Pralay Roy Chowdhury takes charge in Malda, Mithu Sarkar in Bankura, Purnima Dey in Burdwan, Kasberi Ghosh in Kolkata, and Srabanti Das in Barasat.
District school inspectors were given temporary additional charge to resolve the administrative deadlock that occurred after the chairmen of the five regional commissions resigned last June.
