Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level : UPSC and other constitutional bodies
Mains level : NA
The President of India has appointed Pradeep Kumar Joshi as Chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
Try this PYQ:
Q.Consider the following statements:
- The Executive Power of the Union of India is vested in the Prime Minister.
- The Prime Minister is the ex-officio Chairman of the Civil Services Board.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (CSP 2015)
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Backgrounder: UPSC
- Established on 1 October 1926 as Public Service Commission, it was later reconstituted as Federal Public Service Commission by the GoI Act 1935; only to be renamed as today’s UPSC after the independence.
- The UPSC is India’s premier central recruiting agency responsible for appointments to and examinations for All India services and group A & group B of Central services.
- The Department of Personnel and Training is the central personnel agency in India.
- It is also required to be consulted by the Government in matters relating to the appointment, transfer, promotion and disciplinary matters.
Appointments to the UPSC
- As per Article 316 of the constitution, the Chairman and other members of UPSC shall be appointed by the President.
- In case the office of the Chairman becomes vacant his duties shall be performed by one of the other members of the Commission as the President may appoint for the purpose.
- Under Art. 318, the President is empowered to determine the number of members of the Commission and their conditions of service.
- As per Art 319, a person who holds office as Chairman shall, on the expiration of his term of office, be ineligible for re-appointment to that office.
- But, a member other than the Chairman shall be eligible for appointment as the Chairman of the UPSC.
- Also, the Chairman of a State PSC shall be eligible for appointment as the Chairman or any other member of the UPSC.
Removal of members/chairman
- As per Art. 317, the Chairman or any other member of a UPSC shall only be removed from their office by order of the President on the ground of “misbehaviour” after the Supreme Court inquiry report.
- The President may suspend the Chairman or other member of the Commission until a report of the Supreme Court is received.
Distinguishing features
- The commission reports directly to the President and can advise the Government through him.
- Although, such advice is not binding on the Government.
- Being a constitutional authority, UPSC is amongst the few institutions which function with both autonomy and freedom, along with the country’s higher judiciary and lately the Election Commission.
new chairman is prof. pradeep kumar joshi. president of india appoint arvind saxena to take a ought to pradeep kumar saini…..there is a mistake ,i think so
Yup Bharat. We have corrected that.
Pradeep Kumar Joshi has been appointed as the new Chairman of the UPSC, succeeding the outgoing Chairman Arvind Saxena