# Jharkhand opens 1,038 community health officer posts 2026-10-29T01:46:50+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Jharkhand Rural Health Mission Society (JRHMS) has announced 1,038 Community Health Officer vacancies on a one-year renewable contract. Online applications open on 31 October 2026 and close on 22 November 2026. Selected candidates will receive a fixed monthly remuneration of Rs 25,000 plus a performance-based incentive of up to Rs 15,000, taking potential monthly earnings to Rs 40,000. Candidates must hold B.Sc. Nursing or Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing with the integrated Certificate Program in Community Health, passed in 2016 or later. The age limit as of 22 November 2026 is 35 years for unreserved candidates, 37 for OBC, 38 for unreserved women, and 40 for SC/ST, with additional relaxation for persons with disabilities. Category-wise distribution reserves 288 posts for SC, 280 for ST, 253 for UR, 104 for EWS, 58 for BC-II and 55 for BC-I. Selection will be based on eligibility and document verification. Applications must be submitted online through the official Jharkhand recruitment portal. Candidates are advised to verify eligibility before applying. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The 1,038 CHO vacancies address Jharkhand's rural primary-care gap by placing nurses with community health training in health sub-centres. The contractual, one-year renewable term with a ₹40,000 maximum monthly earning means job security is limited. The application window closes on 22 November 2026, and selection hinges on eligibility verification and document scrutiny rather than a written test. Candidates should check the detailed notification for category-specific reservation data and confirm that their B.Sc. Nursing or Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing degree was obtained in 2016 or later, as the notification requires. ## Coverage - adda247.com Facts-only listing of vacancies, dates and eligibility, no slant This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Community Health Officer, Jharkhand, Jharkhand Rural Health Mission Society Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/jharkhand-opens-1038-community-health-officer-posts/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/jharkhand-opens-1038-community-health-officer-posts/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/