Gadag Pourakarmika Recruitment 2026 Notification Out - Apply Offline for 154 Posts

A total of 154 direct-payment Pourakarmika posts are vacant in the Gadag-Betageri City Municipal Council, out of a total sanctioned strength of 308 Pourakarmika posts (calculated as per the norm of 1 post per 700 population, against a 2024 population of 2,09,474). Of the 154 vacant posts, 15 posts (10%) are reserved for eligible legal heirs (spouse, parents, or children) of persons who died under circumstances covered by the Manual Scavengers Act. If suitable applicants are not available under this reservation, these posts will be filled from other categories as per procedure. The notification clarifies that this direct-payment recruitment process does not fall under the Karnataka Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes (Reservation) Act, so standard caste-based reservation does not apply to this recruitment in the same manner as regular government recruitment, thou

Applicants must be Indian citizens. Only candidates fulfilling the minimum age and language criteria are eligible to apply; there is no relaxation available in age.

Minimum age: 18 years Maximum age: 50 years Age must be substantiated with educational certificates, Aadhaar Card, ration card, voter ID, or other valid age-proof documents. No age relaxation is available under this recruitment.

The application fee must be paid via Demand Draft (DD), drawn in favour of the Project Director, District Urban Development Cell, Deputy Commissioner's Office, Gadag. Applications submitted without the fee, or without the complete set of documents specified in the application form, will not be considered.

Selection is a scrutiny-and-priority-based process (no written examination or interview is conducted): Priority 1: Candidates with at least one year's prior service (before this notification) as Pourakarmika, Loader, UGD (Underground Drainage) Helper, or Cleaner/Helper in the district's local bodies, ranked by seniority in such service. Proof required: ESI/PF salary payment records, bank passbook, or attendance/muster records for the service period. Priority 2: Consideration for family members of Pourakarmikas who died while performing COVID-19 pandemic-related sanitation duty, or who died in service due to other causes. Priority 3: Candidates with at least one year's prior local-body work experience in allied roles - Loaders, UGD Helpers, Cleaners, waste segregation unit workers, or public toilet cleaning staff. Priority 4: 10% of posts reserved for legal heirs (spouse, parents, or chil

This is a public notification only and does not itself constitute an appointment order. Mere submission of the application and fee does not create any entitlement or assurance of appointment; final selection is entirely at the discretion of the appointing authority. Engagement is on a direct-payment/honorarium (Nera Paavati) basis and is temporary in nature - it does not confer any right to regularisation of service or any other employment benefits ordinarily available to regular Pourakarmikas. Wages will be fixed as per the minimum wage notification issued by the Labour Department, revised from time to time, along with ESI and PF benefits. Appointment cannot be made through private contractors - engagement must be direct and cannot be assigned/subcontracted by the appointee to any other individual or organisation. Selected candidates must be in good health; a medical fitness certificate