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. 556 No. 556 ¨sÁUÀ – 4ಎ Part – IVA
Government of Karnataka
No:UDD 77 MNE 2018 Karnataka Government Secretariat
Dr. B.R Ambedkar Veedi, Vikasa Soudha, Bengaluru, Date:24.07.2026.
NOTIFICATION
Karnataka Municipal Corporation Act, 1976 under sections 429, 89 and 91. Municipal corporation (Except Greater Bangalore Authority) (special Recruitment Rules 2026 Regarding making of rules As required by sub-section (1) of section 421 of the said Act, so that Notification number for receiving objections/suggestions from persons likely to be aggrieved UDD:77:MNE:2018 Published on 27.05.2026, 15 days ago objections Was requested to submit.
This notification has been made available to the public from date:27.05.2026. Karnataka To exercise the powers conferred by sections 429, 89 and 91 of the Municipal Corporation Act, 1976. The following rules have been created.
RULES
1. Title, Commencement and application: (1) These rules may be called the Karnataka Municipal Corporations (Recruitment of UGD Helpers in city Corporations) other than GBA (Special) Rules, 2026
(2) These rules shall come in to force from the date of its final Notification published in the official Gazette.
(3) Not withstanding anything contained in the Karnataka Civil Services (General Recruitment) Rules 1977 or in the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Recruitment of Officers and Employees) Rules 2011 or in any other rules of recruitment relating to the (1)2 categories of posts specified in the schedule made or deemed to have been made, under the Karnataka State Civil Services Act, 1978 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1990) and the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act 1976 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1977), the provisions of these rules shall apply to recruitment of UGD Helpers posts direct recruitment vacancies in the categories of post of Loaders, Cleaners & UGD Helpers in the Municipal Corporations services as specified in the scheduleProvided that, nothing in these rules shall apply to more than one recruitment
2. Definitions: (1) In these rules unless the context otherwise requires, -
(a) "Appointing Authority" means, The City Corporation Commissioner of the concerned CC's, as per the powers delegated in Notification No. UDD 188 MNE 2022, Dated:20.12.2022 in respect of City Corporations (other than GBA)
(b) "UGD Helpers" means a person working in the City Corporations of Karnataka State either on Kshemabhivrudhi or on Daily wages or on Contract or on Equal pay for equal work or on Outsource system and has served for not less than 2 years and continues to work as such on the date of commencement of these rules,
(c) "Schedule" means a Schedule appended to these rules,
(d) "Vacancies" means the number of vacant posts as specified in the scheduled provided under these rules.
(2) Other words and expressions used but not defined in these rules, shall have the same meaning assigned to them in the Karnataka Municipal Corporations (Recruitment of Officers and Employees) rules, 2011.
3. Age Limit: -
1. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Karnataka Civil Services (General Recruitment) Rules, 1977 or in the Karnataka Corporations (Recruitment of Officers and Employees) Rules, 2011, the maximum age limit shall not exceed 55 yearsas on the date of commencement of these rules.
2. Age of the applicant will be determined based on the document such as Academic / Educational document / Adhar Card/Ration Card / Voter Identity Card.
4. Method of Recruitment:
(1) The Appointing authority shall, after taking into consideration the vacancies to be filled up under these rules, advertise the vacancies in the Official Gazette specifying the conditions of eligibility, nature of selection, number of vacancies to be filled and classification in accordance with reservation of posts provided by or under any law or any order for the time being in force, invite applications from the intending candidates.
3An abstract of such advertisement shall also be published at least in two daily newspapers having wide circulation of which one shall be in Kannada:
(2) The Appointing authority shall, from among the candidates who have applied in pursuance to the publication made under sub-rule(1), prepare in the order of length of service (i.e. length of service of Direct paid system, Kshemabhivrudhi or Daily wages or Contract or on equal pay for equal work or on outsource), a selection list of candidates eligible for appointment under these rules subject to reservation of posts (Vertical and Horizontal) provided by or under any law or any order for the time being in force:Provided that, preference shall be given to persons who are working as Direct paid system, Kshemabhivrudhi or daily wage or Contract or Equal pay for equal work or Outsource or loader or cleaner in the City Corporation continuously for not less than two years.Provided further that, a person who has worked for more number of years shall be preferred against a person who has worked for less number of years. The preference shall be in the order of Direct paid system, Kshemabhivrudhi, Daily wages, Contract, equal pay for equal work and outsource. They shall produce evidence for working and being paid for at least two years in the respective Municipal Corporations. The documents of PF, ESI and salary remittance by the outsourcing agency are mandatory for persons working on outsource system.
(3) The number of candidates to be selected under sub-rule (2) shall be equal to the number of Vacancies notified
(4) If the length of service of two or more candidates is equal, then the order of precedence in respect of such candidates shall be fixed on the basis of their age, the older in age being placed above the younger in age. If both age and length of service of the candidates are same, then the selection shall be by lot
(5) The Appointing Authority shall also prepare an additional list of such of the candidates not included in the main list prepared under sub-rule (2). The number of candidates to be included in the additional list shall be as far as possible twenty percent of the number of candidates in each of the reservation category (horizontal and vertical), in the list under sub-rule (2). There shall be at least one candidate in the additional list belonging to each of the reservation categories (horizontal and vertical) representing the list under sub-rule (2). If a candidate whose name is included in the list under sub-rule (2), fails to report for duty within the specified period, to that extent a candidate belonging to the same reservation category as that of the candidate who has failed to report for duty shall be appointed from the additional list R.N.I. No. KARBIL/2001/47147 POSTAL REGN. No. RNP/KA/BGS/2202/2017-19Licensed to post without prepayment WPP No. 297 4 (7) The list of candidates selected by the Appointing authority shall be valid till all the notified vacancies are filled or till the next selection list of the cadre of the UGD Helpers is published, whichever is earlier.
Rule - 5. Appointment of candidates.
(1) Candidates whose names are included in the selection list prepared under rule 4, may be appointed by the Appointing Authority in the vacancies in the order of which their names are found in the list, after satisfying itself through such verification as it may consider necessary that each of the candidate is suitable in all respects for appointment.
(2) The inclusion of name of a candidate in the list published under sub-rule (6) of rule 4 shall not confer any right of appointment.
SCHEDULE
| Category of post and scale of pay | No. of posts to be filled | Minimum Qualification |
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| UGD Helpers (Rs.27000-46675) | 477 (City Municipal Corporations) | Must have knowledge of Spoken Kannada. |
By order and in the name of the Governor of Karnataka
(Nagesh K.) Under Secretary to the Government Urban Development Department ( Corporation -2)