Subhendu cabinet’s big action against the appointed officers of Mamata government, all nominated posts dismissed

New Delhi: After the change of power in West Bengal, the new government has started taking many major administrative and policy decisions. The government led by Chief Minister Subhendu Adhikari has issued an order terminating the services of all nominated officials appointed in non-statutory boards and public sector undertakings of the state.

In a major administrative step, the West Bengal government on Monday, under the leadership of Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, issued instructions to terminate the tenure of all nominated members, directors and chairpersons appointed in non-statutory bodies, boards, organizations and public sector undertakings functioning under the state government with immediate effect. Apart from this, the state government has also ordered to immediately terminate the services of those officers and employees who are currently working on extension or reappointment after the normal retirement age of 60 years.

Another big cabinet decision of Shubhendu

In the official order issued by the Bengal Government, all Additional Chief Secretaries, Principal Secretaries and Departmental Secretaries have been directed to take necessary action in this regard. A senior bureaucrat of the Bengal government said that this decision has been taken after the approval of the competent authority.

The government has not yet clarified how many appointments and service extensions will actually be affected by this decision. West Bengal Chief Minister Subhendu Adhikari announced several major decisions after the first cabinet meeting held on Monday. The process is scheduled to begin on May 11 and is expected to be completed within 45 days.

The Chief Minister also announced that the Central Government’s ‘Ayushman Bharat Yojana’ will be implemented in the state. Apart from this, it has also been decided to implement other schemes of the Central Government in the state.

All nominated officers were removed

The Cabinet of Bengal Government has also approved increase of five years in the upper age limit for applicants seeking jobs in government schools. This promise was made by Union Home Minister Amit Shah during the election campaign. The Cabinet has empowered the Chief Secretary to issue instructions to start training programs of the Central Government for national and state cadre officers.

Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said that the previous TMC government led by Mamata Banerjee had failed to implement the ‘Indian Civil Code’ (BNS) in the state, which violated the Constitution. Now the state government has decided to implement it. He further said that the previous government had ignored the notification of the Union Home Ministry regarding the June 2025 census.