Section 5 in The West Bengal Factories (Welfare Officers) Rules, 1971
5. Qualifications.
- A person shall not be eligible for appointment as a Welfare Officer unless he(a)possesses a degree of recognized University.(b)has thorough knowledge of Bengali acquired through an institution which is under a Board of Secondary Education or affiliated to a University or recognized by the State Government;(c)can speak Hindi;(d)has obtained a degree or diploma in Labour and Social Welfare recognized by the Government of West Bengal or has passed Labour Welfare Officer's Training Course of the Labour Department of the Government of West Bengal.(e)has qualified at a viva-voce test conducted by a Board constituted by the Labour Department of the Government of West Bengal for the purpose and,(f)is not less than 21 years of age :Provided that in case of persons already in service as Welfare Officers in factories, the qualifications prescribed in Clause (b), (c) and (d) above may be relaxed subject to such conditions as the State Government may specify.
