The State Cabinet on Sunday approved a proposal to restructure the framework of the Directorate of Municipal Administration (DMA) through creation of more posts at the State and district levels.
The Cabinet approved creation of 550 posts — 105 at the directorate level, followed by 117 and 325 at divisional and district level respectively.
The current framework of the department limits the total strength to 274.
There are 240 nagar parishads (municipal councils) and 129 nagar panchayats in the State, which are regulated by the DMA.
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