Koppal Pourakarmika Recruitment 2026 Notification Out - Apply Offline for 48 Municipal Sanitation Worker Posts

A total of 48 direct-payment Pourakarmika posts are vacant across the two City Municipal Councils of Koppal district. Of the total posts, 6 posts (2 in Koppal + 4 in Gangavati) 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.

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Applicants must be Indian citizens. There is no relaxation available in age.

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

The application fee must be paid via Demand Draft (DD). For candidates applying against Nagarasabhe Koppal posts, the DD should be drawn in favour of Nagarasabhe Koppal; for candidates applying against Nagarasabhe Gangavati posts, the DD should be drawn in favour of Nagarasabhe Gangavati. 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 in the local bodies, 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 (spou

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. A Notary Affidavit (approximate value ₹1,000) undertaking this may be req