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Recruitment of Food Safety Officer (179 Openings) through WBHRB under Health & Family Welfare Department

 

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The Department of Health & Family Welfare is committed to provide proper delivery of health care services on a 24 X 7 basis to all citizens of the state through the different institutions and establishments under its control.
With a view to see that health care delivery system at the desired level shall run effectively and smoothly with the required number of Medical/ Paramedical and other Staff belonging to various categories at different level, Department of Health & Family Welfare Government of West Bengal has constituted "West Bengal Health Recruitment Board".

Post : Food Safety Officer

Online applications are invited from Indian Citizen and such other national as declared eligible by Government of India for recruitment to the post of Food Safety Officer in the cadre of West Bengal General Service, under Commissioner of Food Safety, Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal.

Scale of Pay:  Rs. 9000/— Rs. 40,500/-, [ Grade Pay - Rs. 4400/- ]. Other allowances will also be admissible as per Government order in force.

No of Posts : 179
Unreserved : (UR-62, UR EC-29)
SC : (SC-28, SC EC-12)
ST : (ST-08, ST EC-03)
BC Category A : (OBC A - 12, OBC A(EC)-06)
BC Category B : (OBC B - 09, OBC B(EC)-04)
PWD : 06

Qualification :
A. Essential:

i) Holder of a degree in Food Technology or Dairy Technology or Biotechnology or Oil Technology or Agricultural Science or Veterinary Sciences or Bio-Chemistry or Microbiology or Masters Degree in Chemistry or Degree in Medicine from a recognized University.

(However, no person who has any financial interest in the manufacture, import or Sale of any article of food shall be appointed to be a Food Safety Officer under the Food & Safety and standard rules, 2011)

OR

ii) Holder of any other equivalent/ recognized qualification notified by the Central Government.

 

iii) Has successfully completed training as specified by the Food Authority in a recognized institute or institution approved for the purpose. 

Age : Shall not be less than 21 Years and not more than 36 years as on 1st. January, 2017, relaxable for SC/ ST/ OBC/ PH candidates as per existing rules of Govt, of West Bengal provided that the upper age limit may be relaxed by the State Govt., by order.

NOTE:
1) Reservation for exempted category shall be considered only when supported by Certificate issued by appropriate Authority, as defined by Directorate of Employment, Labour Department, Government of West Bengal.

2) Candidates have to submit a declaration that he/ She has no financial interest in the manufacture, import or Sale of any article of food

3) Knowledge of Bengali and other languages as per the Government Order for the time being in force-Spoken & Written.

4) The applicant must be a citizen of India or such a person of other nationality as declared eligible by Govt, of India.

5) Age ,as recorded in Madhyamik or equivalent certificate will only be acceptable;

Explanation :
Following categories of persons have been included in “ Exempted Category’:
i) Dependents of employees dying in harness,

ii) Dependents of employees retiring incapacitated

iii) Persons belonging to the families of Land Losers

iv) Election job workers/ Enumerators

v) Meritorious Sports Persons

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Fee : Candidates must submit the application fee amounting to Rs. 160/- (Rupees one hundred sixty only) through Bank Counter in any branch of Banks participating in the GRIPS ( Govt. Receipt Portal System ), Govt, of West Bengal through duplicate challan, as generated after filling up the online application form with basic information. Govt. Receipt Head of Account is ‘ 0051-00-104-002-16'.

It may please be noted that after making payment to Bank, Candidates have to log in to the website with the log in ID & Password, already provided to them after registration through SMS/ Email for payment verification and filling up page 2 of the application form.
Money order, Cheque, Bank Draft. Cash etc. will not be acceptable

No application will be considered unless accompanied with the requisite application fee excepting Candidates belonging to SC/ST category of West Bengal and persons with disabilities specified under disabilities rule, 1999 (certificates obtained before the Advertisement date) who do not require to pay any fee Such exemption of fee is, however, not applicable to any OBC (category A or B) candidate.

No claim for refund of the fee will be entertained nor will it be held in reserved for any other examination.

Application shall be made in the format, as available, in the West Bengal Health Recruitment Board Website (wbhrb.in)

Application received after the closing date shall be rejected.

In case, any of the statement made in the application be subsequently found to be false within the knowledge of the candidatpsjiis/ her candidature will be liable to cancellation, and even if appointed to a post on the results of this examination/ her appointment will be liable to be terminated. Willful suppression of any material fact will also be similarly dealt with.

Candidates should take particular note that entries in their application submitted to the Board must be made correctly against all the items which will be treated as final and no alteration and addition in this regard will be entertained after full submission of the application. Application not duly filled in or found incomplete or defective in any respect or without fee will be liable to rejection.

Candidates must fulfill the essential qualification by the closing date

All information regarding recruitment (how to apply, how to make payment, date of examination/ interview etc.) to the post, will be available from time to time in the Board Website.

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Particulars and Certificates required:
(a)  A candidate claiming to be S.C./S.T./O.B.C. must have a certificate in support of his/her claim from a competent authority of West Bengal as specified below [vide the West Bengal SCs and STs (Identification) Act, 1994 and SCs /STs Welfare Department order No. 261 -TW/EC/MR-103/94 dated 06.04.1995 read with B.C.W. Deptt. Order No. 6320-BCH/MR-84/10 dated 24.09.2010]:

•  In the District, the Sub-Divisional Officer of the Sub-Division concerned, and

• iIn Kolkata, Collector of Kolkata, 11 N.S. Road, Kolkata - 700001
No claim for being a member of the SC, ST and OBC or a Person with Disability will be entertained after submission of the application.

(b) Persons with Disabilities (Physically handicapped) [ 40% and above ] must have a certificate from an appropriate Medical Board [vide West Bengal Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Rules, 1999]

(c) The West Bengal Health Recruitment Board (WBHRB), may require such further proof or particulars from the candidates as it may consider necessary and may make enquiries regarding eligibility.

Original Certificates relating to citizenship (by registration), age, qualifications, caste (SC/ST/BC), Physical disability (40% and above) will have to be submitted when the WBHRB asks for them, tf any candidate fails to furnish any certificate or any other relevant document or information relating to his/her candidature within the time specified by the Board, his/her claim for allotment may be passed over without further reference to him/her.
A candidate should note that his/ her admission to the Examination/ Interview will be deemed provisional subject to determination of his/ her eligibility in all respects. If at any stage, even after issue of the letter of appointment a candidate is found ineligible for admission to this Examination, his/ her candidature will be cancelled without further reference to him/her.

Canvassing: Any attempt on the part of candidate to enlist support for his/ her application will disqualify him/ her for appointment.

CLOSING DATE FOR ONLINE REGISTRATION OF APPLICATION (including printing of Govt. Challan, where applicable): 11.12.2017 (before 8 PM).

Important Dates:
Payment of Fees at Bank Branches (Offline) : 02.12.2017 to 18.12.2017 ( up to banking hours).

Last date of full submission of Form : 19.12.2017

Note: - Candidates are advised in their own interest to apply using Online Application Form much before the closing date and not to wait till the last date to avoid congestion on Web-Server on account of heavy load on internet/website

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