Right to Information Act - Administration Branch
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INTRODUCTION
Indianisation
of the superior Civil Services became one of the major demands of the political
movement compelling the British Indian Government to consider setting up of a
Public Service Commission for recruitment to its services in the territory.
The first Public Service Commission was set up on October 1st,
1926. However, its limited advisory
functions failed to satisfy the people’s aspirations and the continued stress
on this aspect by the leaders of our freedom movement resulted in the setting up
of the Federal Public Service Commission under the Government of India Act,
1935. Under this Act, for the first
time, provision was also made for the formation of Public Service Commissions at
the provincial level.
The Constituent Assembly, after independence, saw the need for giving a
secure and autonomous status to Public Service Commissions both at Federal and
Provincial levels for ensuring unbiased recruitment to Civil Services as also
for protection of service interests. With
the promulgation of the new Constitution for independent
As per the provisions of the recently enacted Right to Information Act, 2005, which is intended for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access to information, to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority, the Union Public Service Commission has taken all possible pro-active measures to meet the goal of expedient furnishing of information to citizens regarding the matters which come under the functioning of the Commission.