Q. With reference to different types of municipal personnel systems in India, consider the following pairs:
Types of Municipal Personnel System Feature/ description
1. Separate Personnel System State government appoints, administers, and controls municipal personnel for every local body.
2. United Personnel System Personnel are transferable between the local bodies in the state.
3. Integrated Personnel System Each local body appoints, administers, and controls its own personnel
How many of the above given pairs are correctly matched?
Exp) Option a is the correct answer.
There are three types of municipal personnel systems in India. The personnel working in the urban governments may belong to any one or all the three types. These are Separate Personnel System, United Personnel System, Integrated Personnel System.
Pair 1 is incorrectly matched: Under Separate Personnel System, each local body appoints, administers, and controls its own personnel. They are not transferable to other local bodies.
Pair 2 is correctly matched: Under United Personnel System, the state government appoints, administers, and controls the municipal personnel. They are transferable between the local bodies in the state.
Pair 3 is incorrectly matched: Under the Integrated Personnel System, the personnel of the state government and those of the local bodies form part of the same service. They are transferable not only between the local bodies in the state but also between local bodies and departments of state government.
