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*The Chairman and members of the UPSC and
JSPSC can resign by writing resignation letter to the President.
*The Chairman and members of the State Public Service Commission give their resignation letter to the Governor of the State.
*Union Public Service Commission is the watchdog of merit system in India.
*UPSC is the central recruiting agency in India.
*The main functions of the UPSC are
(a)to conduct examinations for appointments to All India Services and Central Services.
(b)to advise the President regarding claims of civil servants for costs incurred in the course of execution of their duties.
(c )to advise the President regarding disciplinary actions against civil servants.
*The first Chairman of UPSC
Ans : Sir Ross Barker (1926-1932)
*The first woman Chairperson of UPSC
Ans : Rose Milen Bethew
*Travancore Public Service Commission established in
Ans : 1936
*First Commissioner of Travancore Public Service Commission
Ans : G.D. Nokes
*Travancore Public Service Commission was transformed into Kerala Public Service Commission in
Ans : 1956
* The first Chairman of Kerala Public Service Commission
Ans : E.K. Velayudhan
*Staff Selection Commission (SSC) was established on 4th November 1975..It is a centralised agency responsible for recruiting personnal to middle and lower level services of Central Government.
FINANCE COMMISSION (Article-280)
*Article 280 of the Constitution deals with Finance Commission. It is a Constitutional Body appointed by the President every five years.
*It functions as a quasi-judicial body.
*Finance Commission consists of a chairman and four other members.
*Finance commission recommends to thePresident relating to
(1)the distribution of the net proceeds of
taxes to be shared between the centre and the states.
(2)the principles which should govern the Grants-in-aid to the states by the Centre.
(3)the measures needed to augment the Consolidated Fund of a State to supplement the resources of the Panchayats and the Municipalities in the State on the basis of the recommendations made by the State
*The President lays the reports of the Finance Commission before both the Houses of the Parliament.
*In India, the government’s financial year runs from 1st April to 31st March next year.
Rare Info
*A heavy rush of expenditure towards the close of financial year in India popularly called as
Ans : March rush
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*Chairman of the first Finance Commission
Ans : K.C. Neyogi (1951)
*The first Malayalee to become a member of Finance Commission
Ans : V.P. Menon
*First Malayalee to become the member secretary of Finance Commission
Ans : P.C. Mathew
*Chairman of 13th Finance Commission (2010-2015)
Ans : Vijay Kelkar
*Chairman of 14th Finance Commission
Ans : Y.V. Reddy
