5619809/2025/LAW SEC(H&FW) — The West Bengal State Health Service Act, 1990

4 5619809/2025/LAW SEC(H&FW) ' 61 ' " « SRAVANA 29] (kata Extraordinary Published by Authority FRIDAY . AUGUST 20 . 2004 No . WB(Part-1)/2004/SAR-251 [SAKA 1926 PART I -Orders and Notifications by the Governor of West Bengal , the High Court , Government Treasury , etc . GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH &: FAMILY WELFARE NOTIFICATION / No . H/MA/1623/Z-46/1999 . -Dated: Kolkata . the 20th August . 2004 . -In exercise of the power conferred by section 21 of the West Bengal State Health Service Act 1990 (West Ben . Act VII of 1990) (as subsequently amended) . the Governor is pleased hereby to make the following rules , namely . - Rules Short title and commencement . -(I) These rules may be called the West Bengal Public Health-cumAdministrative Service (Option) Rules , 2004 . They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Ga::.eue. e. 2 . Application . These rules shall apply to the following categories of persons . - (a) Persons who hold posts connected with Public Health-cum-Administration Unit in the former West Bengal Health Service immediately before the coming into force of the West Bengal Health Service (Second Amendment) Act , 2003: Provided that such persons who are presently prosecuting post-graduate courses directly related to Public Health or Administration being nominated or sponsored by tht: State Government before coming into force of these rules , and have held posts included in the Public Health-cum-Administration Unit of the former West Bengal Health Service immediately prior to proceeding to prosecute such course . shall also be allowed to exercise options under these rules , and upon exercising such option be absorbed in the Trainee Reserve posts included in the cadre ofWest Bengal Public Health-cum-Administrat