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However, its limited advisory functions failed to satisfy the
people’s aspirations and the continued stress on this aspect by
the leaders of our freedom movement resulted in the setting up
of the Federal Public Service Commission under the Government of
India Act 1935. Under this Act, for the first time, provision
was also made for the formation of Public Service Commissions at
the provincial level.
The Constituent Assembly, after independence, saw the need for
giving a secure and autonomous status to Public Service
Commissions both at Federal and Provincial levels for ensuring
unbiased recruitment to Civil Services as also for protection of
service interests. With the promulgation of the new Constitution
for independent India on 26th January, 1950, the Federal Public
Service Commission was accorded a constitutional status as an
autonomous entity and given the title - Union Public Service
Commission.
Constitutional Provisions:
The Union Public Service Commission has been established under
Article 315 of the Constitution of India. The Commission
consists of a Chairman and nine Members.
The terms and conditions of service of Chairman and Members of
the Commission are governed by the Union Public Service
Commission (Members) Regulations, 1969.
The Commission is serviced by a Secretariat headed by a
Secretary with two Additional Secretaries, a number of Joint
Secretaries, Deputy Secretaries and other supporting staff.
The Union Public Service Commission have been entrusted with the
following duties and role under the Constitution:
Recruitment to services & posts under the Union through conduct
of competitive examinations; Recruitment to services & posts
under the Central Government by Selection through Interviews;
Advising on the suitability of officers for appointment on
promotion as well as transfer-on-deputation; Advising the
Government on all matters relating to methods of Recruitment to
various services and posts;
Disciplinary cases relating to different civil services; and
Miscellaneous matters relating to grant of extra ordinary
pensions, reimbursement of legal expenses etc.
The major role played by the Commission is to select persons to
man the various Central Civil Services and Posts and the
Services common to the Union and States (viz. All-India
Services).
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