(a) whether a high level Committee on experts, set up by the Union Public Service Commission has found deficiencies in Civil Service Recruitment;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the said Committee has recommended various suggestions to improve the method of recruitment;
(d) if so, whether the Government are considering to implement the recommendations of the said Committees; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES, MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS, MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENTS OF ATOMIC ENERGY AND SPACE. (SMT.VASUNDHARA RAJE)
(a),(b),(c),(d)&(e): A Statement is placed on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN PARTS (a),(b),(c),(d) AND (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1642 FOR 28.11.2001 REGARDING UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION.
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) appoints expert committees from time to time to review the scheme of Civil Services Examination to bring about further improvement in the examination system having regard, inter-alia, to the needs of various services. The present review has been necessitated by changes in administrative environment, liberalization, globalisation, technological advancements and changing role of the State and the bureaucracy. With this end in view, an 8-Member Expert Committee under the Chairmanship of Prof. Y.K. Alagh was constituted by the Commission on 19th July, 2000 to undertake comprehensive review of the present scheme of Civil Services Examination. The Committee submitted its report to the Commission on 22nd October, 2001. The Committee after carrying out a comprehensive review of the present system has made several recommendations on ways to improve the methods of recruitment to the civil services and related issues like induction training etc. The Union Public Service
Commission are at present considering the recommendations made by the Committee. No specific proposals in this regard have been received by the Government from the UPSC so far.