West Bengal Government Relieves 243 Officials, Ends Post-Retirement Extensions

PTI, May 12, 2026, Kolkata : The West Bengal government on Tuesday released a list of 243 officials and nominated individuals who have now been relieved of their responsibilities, marking a sweeping administrative move to end post-retirement continuance in various government bodies, boards and organisations, a senior official said.

The development comes a day after the new BJP government on Monday directed all departments to immediately terminate the tenures of nominated members, directors and chairpersons of various non-statutory bodies, boards, organisations and public sector undertakings under their control.

In an official order, the state government also instructed departments to end the re-employment and extension of service of officers and officials who have continued in service beyond the normal age of superannuation of 60 years.

Following these directives, the Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department at Nabanna on Tuesday published the list of 243 individuals who have been relieved of their duties with immediate effect.

Officials said the list includes persons associated with several key departments such as North Bengal Development, Finance, Home, Hill Affairs, Land and Land Reforms, Transport, Urban Development and Public Health Engineering.

Official sources said the decision follows a review of post-retirement appointments and extensions granted over the years across departments and state-run bodies during the TMC regime.

“Those who had continued in service beyond retirement have been relieved in line with the new directive,” the bureaucrat said.

Officials also indicated that the exercise is part of a broader effort to restructure governance mechanisms in state-run bodies and bring uniformity in service rules regarding retirement age and extensions.