West Bengal Revenue Service

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West Bengal Revenue Service (WBRS) is one of the Group A services under West Bengal Civil Services, recruited through a competitive examination conducted by West Bengal Public Service Commission. The service was created in 2017 merging four erstwhile services concerning revenue matter and revenue collection. [1] It functions under the Revenue Branch and overall administrative control of Department of Finance.

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Recruitment [2]

WBRS officers are recruited through W.B.C.S.(Exe.) etc examination held in 3 stages: Preliminary, Mains and Personality Test. The examination is conducted and administered by West Bengal Public Service Commission. WBRS officers recruited in this way are called direct recruits. Some officers are also recruited from sub-ordinate services through promotion. However, all WBRS officers, regardless of their mode of entry, are Group A Gazetted Officer (India) and appointed by the Governor of West Bengal.

Training

WBRS officers are mainly trained at their respective directorates, Netaji Subhash Administrative Training Institute (NSATI), Kolkata, Swami Vivekananda State Police Academy (SVSPA), Barrackpore and Analysis, Research and Training Institute (ARTI), Salboni. [3]

Designations

Sl No.Previous Pay ScalePay Level in West Bengal (ROPA, 2019)DesignationEquivalent Post in Secretariat
11616Assistant Commissioner of RevenueAssistant Secretary
21717Deputy Commissioner of RevenueDeputy Secretary
31819Joint Commissioner of RevenueSenior Deputy Secretary
41921Senior Joint Commissioner of RevenueJoint Secretary
51921Additional Commissioner of RevenueJoint Secretary
62022No post, promotion to Pay Level available through MCAS after 2 years of service in previous scaleAdditional Secretary
72124Special Commissioner of RevenueSpecial Secretary

Functions [4]

In 2017, West Bengal government merged four departments associated with revenue to form a single department 'West Bengal Revenue Service' (WBRS) to improve better service to the taxpayers. The four departments are West Bengal Commercial Tax Service, West Bengal Excise Service, West Bengal Agricultural Income Tax Service and West Bengal Registration and Stamp Revenue Service. The cadre management of the West Bengal Revenue Service is done by the Finance Department. The officers are initially appointed as Assistant commissioner of Revenue and then promoted to Deputy commissioner of Revenue, Joint Commissioner of Revenue, Senior Joint Commissioner of Revenue, Additional Commissioner of Revenue and Special Commissioner of Revenue. Like the WBCS(Exe) cadre, WBRS officers also get a chance to be promoted to Indian Administrative Service cadre at a later phase of their career.

WBRS officers play a pivotal role in revenue collection, administration and mobilisation in the state. Many aspirants select WBRS as their first service preference over WBCS(Exe) and WBPS due to better work life balance, urban posting and less political interference leading to comfortable work culture. WBRS officers can be posted as Assistant commissioner in Commercial tax department, or as Deputy Excise Collector in Excise Directorate or as an Additional District Sub-Registrar in Directorate of Registration and Stamp Revenue. Officers recruited at a young age can get promoted up to Commissioner rank which is an IAS cadre post.

WBRS officers, as Assistant commissioner of Revenue are tasked with collection of State GST and prevent tax evasion through search and raids; as Deputy Excise Collector, they are tasked with collection of Excise duty on alcoholic drinks and take preventive measures against illicit sources of drugs through regulatory and enforcement actions; and as ADSR they are tasked with registration and valuation of immovable properties during sale or purchase and collect Stamp duty and Registration fee.

Organisation Hierarchy for WBRS Officers

Previous Pay ScaleDirectorate of Commercial TaxesExcise DirectorateDirectorate of Registration and Stamp Revenue
16Assistant Commissioner/Commercial Tax Officer (CTO)Deputy Excise CollectorAdditional District Sub-Registrar (ADSR) and District Sub-Registrar (DSR)
17Deputy CommissionerAdditional Superintendent of ExciseDistrict Registrar (DR)
18Joint CommissionerSuperintendent of ExciseDeputy Inspector General of Registration (DIGR)
19Senior Joint CommissionerDeputy Commissioner of ExciseJoint Inspector General of Registration and Joint Commissioner of Stamp Revenue
19Additional CommissionerAdditional Commissioner of ExciseAdditional Inspector General of Registration and Additional Commissioner of Stamp Revenue
21Special CommissionerSpecial Commissioner of ExciseSpecial Commissioner of Stamp revenue
IAS CadreCommissioner of Commercial Taxes (CCT)Excise CommissionerInspector General of Registration and Commissioner of Stamp Revenue (IGR & CSR)

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References

  1. ↑ "Constitution of West Bengal Revenue Service – WBXPress". 2022-08-24. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  2. ↑ https://wbpsc.gov.in/Download?param1=20230225142430_Syllabus.pdf&param2=advertisement
  3. ↑ "SVSPA | Home". svspa.in. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  4. ↑ "Constitution of West Bengal Revenue Service – WBXPress". 2022-08-24. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
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