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Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission

हिमाचल प्रदेश लोक सेवा आयोग HPPSC
Constitutional body overview
Formed	8 April 1971; 53 years ago (1971-04-08)
Jurisdiction	Government of Himachal Pradesh
Headquarters	Circular Rd, Nigam Vihar, Chotta Shimla, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
Constitutional body executive	Capt. Rameshwar Singh Thakur, IPS (Retd.), (Chairman) Devinder Kumar Rattan, IAS (Secretary)
Website	hppsc.hp.gov.in

The Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (HPPSC) is a government agency of the state of Himachal Pradesh, India, established on 8 April 1971 by the provisions of the Constitution of India. It is responsible for the recruitment of candidates for various government jobs under the Government of Himachal Pradesh through competitive examinations.

History

The foundation of HPPSC came into existence on 1 November 1966 when the state governor requested President of India to establish a recruiting body for the Himachal Pradesh state. It was originally established under the provisions of Act, 318 of Constitution of India which authorized the state government to form state public service commission.

Functions and responsibilities

As amended in Article 320 of the Constitution of India, the State Public Service Commission is granted to perform the following functions:

• To conduct examinations for appointments to the services in its respective state.
• If Union Public Service Commission requested by two or more state commissions in assisting framing, or operating schemes of joint recruitment for any service for which candidates possessing special qualifications are required.
• To make appointments to state civil services.
• To promote and transfer from one service to another and to check the suitability of candidates for such decisions.

Commission profile

HPPSC consists of various members and a chairman that are appointed or removed by the state governor. Their term of service is set to fixed period which starts from the date of appointment.

See also

• List of Public service commissions in India

References

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2. "State Public Service Commissions". UPSC. 2017-06-29. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
3. Kumar, Manish (2020-01-22). "HPPSC Combined Competitive Exam 2019 Recruitment Notification Released for 26 Vacancies @hppsc.hp.gov.in/". Jagranjosh.com. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
4. "Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (HPPSC)". News18. 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
5. ^ "-PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION". Home Page - Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission, Government of Himachal. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
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