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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
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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.
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An 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
(6) The lists so prepared under sub-rules (2) and (5) shall be published on the
respective notice board of the office of the City corporation Commissioner, the City
Corporations
and
shall
also
be
intimated
to
the
candidate
and
published
on
the
website
of
the
respective
City
Corporations.
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(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)
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