Personnel & Administration Department

The Personnel & Administration Department of DMC supports the corporation’s operations by managing human resources, administrative services and internal oversight functions. Our goal is to ensure that the municipal workforce is competent, motivated and aligned with the corporation’s mission, while administrative processes run smoothly and effectively.

Key Functions

• Recruitment, deployment and career-management of municipal staff: overseeing job postings, selections, appointments, transfers and retirements in accordance with relevant service rules and municipal bylaws.

• Administration of employee services: payroll/salary processing, leave/attendance management, performance appraisals, training & capacity building, and welfare of staff.

• Maintenance of organizational records: staff registers, service books, office orders, administrative files and departmental documentation to ensure reliability, transparency and compliance.

• Coordination of administrative support functions: office management, procurement of non-technical services, property/asset inventory for administrative use, managing municipal headquarters facilities and general services.

• Policy formulation and implementation: assisting in drafting administrative orders, service rules, standard operating procedures, and ensuring departments adhere to internal controls and procedural norms.

• Liaison and support for senior leadership: facilitating coordination between the Mayor’s office, Commissioner, Executive Officer and Heads of Departments; scheduling meetings, documentation of decisions, follow-up on action items and ensuring timely implementation.

Vision

We envision a Dibrugarh Municipal Corporation where the workforce is professional, the administration is efficient and responsive, and internal systems enable smooth service delivery to citizens. By strengthening our human-resource base and administration framework, we support the broader goal of a well-governed, citizen-focused city.

Our Commitment

• To provide efficient and transparent HR services—clear job-descriptions, consistent performance reviews, timely promotion and training opportunities.

• To ensure administrative processes are streamlined—reducing delays in approvals, maintaining updated records, and simplifying procedures for staff and departments alike.

• To foster a professional, accountable and inclusive work culture: equal opportunities, capacity-building programmes, staff engagement and grievance-redressal for employees.

• To support other departments with robust administrative backbone—making sure that staff, logistics, facilities and documentation are in place so that departmental service-delivery is uninterrupted.

• To maintain compliance and good governance: adhering to municipal service rules, maintaining audit-ready records, and supporting transparency in administrative functioning of DMC.