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| name = Provincial Development Service | | name = Provincial Development Service | ||
| native_name = Prāntīya Vikāsa Sevā | | native_name = Prāntīya Vikāsa Sevā | ||
| type = [[ | | type = [[Civil Service|State Civil Service]] | ||
| seal = File:Seal of Uttar Pradesh.svg | | seal = File:Seal of Uttar Pradesh.svg | ||
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==Recruitment== | ==Recruitment== | ||
PDS officers are recruited from a pool of applicants who take a competitive examination conducted by the [[Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission]]. Currently, half of PDS officers are hired directly, while the other half are transferred from other departments. PDS officers, regardless of their mode of entry, are appointed by the [[List of governors of Uttar Pradesh| | PDS officers are recruited from a pool of applicants who take a competitive examination conducted by the [[Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission]]. Currently, half of PDS officers are hired directly, while the other half are transferred from other departments. PDS officers, regardless of their mode of entry, are appointed by the [[List of governors of Uttar Pradesh|governor of Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name="2012 PRDS Cadre" /> Hundreds of BDO officer posts remain vacant, putting a greater workload on PDS officers and officers from other departments. | ||
== Career progression == | == Career progression == | ||
After completing their training, a PDS officer generally serves as [[block development officer | After completing their training, a PDS officer generally serves as [[block development officer]] in blocks<ref name="List of Blocks in Uttar Pradesh">{{cite web|title=List of Blocks in Uttar Pradeshs|url=http://rd.up.nic.in/List_of_Blocks_as_on_01_11_2017.pdf|website=[[Department of Rural Development (Uttar Pradesh)|Department of Rural Development]], [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]|accessdate=16 October 2018}}</ref> in a district. After that, they get promoted as district development officer or as project director of [[District Rural Development Agencies|District Rural Development Agency]] or deputy commissioners of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (popularly known as DC MGNREGA) or deputy commissioners of National Rural Livelihood Mission (popularly known as DC NRLM) and later, [[Chief Development Officer (India)|chief development officer]] in districts or as joint development commissioners in divisions and as joint commissioners in Commissionerate of Rural Development.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://rd.up.nic.in/performance_budget1819.pdf|title=Performance Budget of Rural Development Department of Uttar Pradesh |website=[[Department of Rural Development (Uttar Pradesh)|Department of Rural Development]], [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]] |access-date=October 16, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://shasanadesh.up.nic.in/GO/ViewGOPDF_list_user.aspx?id1=NDAyNDA5OCM0MCMxIzIwMTM=|title=Role, Functions & Responsibilities of PDS officers |website=[[Commissionerate of Rural Development (Uttar Pradesh)|Commissionerate of Rural Development]], [[Department of Rural Development (Uttar Pradesh)|Department of Rural Development]], [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]] |access-date=October 15, 2018}}</ref> | ||
=== Salary structure === | === Salary structure === |