Karnataka Public Service Commission,[1] chiefly known as KPSC is a government agency of Karnataka state, aimed to make recruitments to various civil services through competitive and departmental examinations in its jurisdiction under the area of 191,791 km2 (74,051 sq mi).[2]
Karnataka state was initially serving without having any recruitment agency. But on 16 May 1921, the government laid the foundation of the Central Recruitment Board. It was headed by a commissioner secretary on 19 January 1940 when the country was under British rule. After 5 years of the independence, the Public Service Commission was constituted on 18 May 1951 under the provisions of the Constitution of India and Public Service Commission Regulations 1950. H.B. Gundappa Gowda, was appointed as the first Chairman and Sri George Matthan, and Sri H.M. Mallikarjunappa, as Members of the Commission in May 1951. Starting with Sri H.B. Gundappa Gowda, 13 Chairmen and 67 Members have been appointed to the Commission by Government.[3]
Duties and functionsedit
The commission perform its duties and functions in accordance with the Article-320 and Government of India act 1935.[4] In case, the commission lack recruitment transparency or perform its duties arbitrarily, it is responsible to follow the judicial proceedings in order to determine and enforce legal rights.[5][6]
To conduct examinations including civil and departmental for appointments in the state.
To advise the state government on all matters relating to the methods of recruitment.
To make appointments to civil services and promotions.
To advise the state government in transferring the officers from one service to another.
To grant pensions and awards in respect of injuries sustained by a person while serving under the Government in a civil capacity.
^"Article-320. Functions of Public Service Commissions". UPSC. 2016-08-08. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
^"Karnataka Public Service Commission". Karnataka Public Service Commission (in Kannada). Retrieved 2020-02-15.
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karnataka, public, service, commission, chiefly, known, kpsc, government, agency, karnataka, state, aimed, make, recruitments, various, civil, services, through, competitive, departmental, examinations, jurisdiction, under, area, ಕರ, ಟಕ, ಆಯ, karnāṭaka, lōkasēv. Karnataka Public Service Commission 1 chiefly known as KPSC is a government agency of Karnataka state aimed to make recruitments to various civil services through competitive and departmental examinations in its jurisdiction under the area of 191 791 km2 74 051 sq mi 2 Karnataka Public Service Commissionಕರ ನ ಟಕ ಲ ಕ ಸ ವ ಆಯ ಗ Karnaṭaka LōkaSeva AyōgaState Commission overviewFormed18 May 1951 72 years ago 1951 05 18 JurisdictionKarnatakaHeadquartersUdyog Souda Ambedkar Veedhi Bengaluru KarnatakaMinister responsibleC N Ashwath Narayan Minister of Higher Education DepartmentState Commission executivesShivashankarappa S Sahukar ChairmanDr Rakesh Kumar K IAS SecretaryNalini Atul Examination ControllerRaghunandan Ramanna MemberLaxmi Narasaiah MemberParent departmentUnion Public Service CommissionParent State CommissionUnion Public Service CommissionWebsitekpsc wbr kar wbr nic wbr in Contents 1 History 2 Duties and functions 3 Commission profile 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory editKarnataka state was initially serving without having any recruitment agency But on 16 May 1921 the government laid the foundation of the Central Recruitment Board It was headed by a commissioner secretary on 19 January 1940 when the country was under British rule After 5 years of the independence the Public Service Commission was constituted on 18 May 1951 under the provisions of the Constitution of India and Public Service Commission Regulations 1950 H B Gundappa Gowda was appointed as the first Chairman and Sri George Matthan and Sri H M Mallikarjunappa as Members of the Commission in May 1951 Starting with Sri H B Gundappa Gowda 13 Chairmen and 67 Members have been appointed to the Commission by Government 3 Duties and functions editThe commission perform its duties and functions in accordance with the Article 320 and Government of India act 1935 4 In case the commission lack recruitment transparency or perform its duties arbitrarily it is responsible to follow the judicial proceedings in order to determine and enforce legal rights 5 6 To conduct examinations including civil and departmental for appointments in the state To advise the state government on all matters relating to the methods of recruitment To make appointments to civil services and promotions To advise the state government in transferring the officers from one service to another To grant pensions and awards in respect of injuries sustained by a person while serving under the Government in a civil capacity To consult the Union Public Service Commission in framing the rules and recruitment procedures 7 8 Commission profile editThe KPS Commission is headed by a Chairman Secretary and other members for their specific roles 9 Name Designation Shivashankarappa S Sahukar Chairman Latha kumari IAS Secretary Nalini Atul IAS Examination Controller Dr Chandrakant D Shivakeri Member Dr H Ravikumar Member Dr Ronald Anil Fernandes Member Sri Vijaya Kumar D Kuchanure Member R Girish Member Prof Rangaraj Member Dr M B Heggannavar Member Dr B Prabhudev Member Dr Shanta Hosamani Member Dr H S Narendra Member H G Pavithra Member B V Geetha MemberSee also editList of Public service commissions in IndiaReferences edit State Public Service Commissions UPSC 2017 06 29 Retrieved 2020 02 13 Karnataka Public Service Commission News18 2012 07 16 Retrieved 2020 02 15 About Us English KPSC official website KPSC Official website 24 December 2020 State Public Service Commission Jagranjosh com in Latin 2015 07 31 Retrieved 2020 02 15 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announces probe into Public Service irregularities scam NDTV com 2013 06 10 Retrieved 2020 02 15 Bharadwaj K V Aditya 2020 01 21 Irregularities alleged in selection list of gazetted probationers The Hindu Retrieved 2020 02 15 Untitled KPSC Kar NIC PDF Article 320 Functions of Public Service Commissions UPSC 2016 08 08 Retrieved 2020 02 15 Karnataka Public Service Commission Karnataka Public Service Commission in Kannada Retrieved 2020 02 15 KPSC HOME Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Karnataka Public Service Commission amp oldid 1221158845, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
