State Public Service Commission

• It is the State recruiting agency in India.
  
• It is an independent constitutional body.
  
• Articles 315 to 323 in Part XIV of the Constitution deals with the SPSC.
  
• The SPSC chairman and other members appointed by the governor of a state.
  
• The Commission consists of the chairman and the members.
  
• The chairman and members of the Commission hold office for a term of six years (Retirement age is 62).
  
• The president can remove the chairman and members. He can refer the matter to the Supreme Court for an enquiry. The advice tendered by the Supreme Court in this regard is binding on the president.
  
• It conducts examinations for appointments to the state services also called as the ‘watch-dog of merit system’ in the state.
  
• SPSC can be extended by an act made by the state Legislature.
  
• The SPSC and the JPSC submit their annual report to the Governor and the Governor places this report before both the Houses of Legislature.
  
• The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC – 1964) affected the role of SPSC in disciplinary matters.
  
• The Constitution makes a provision for the establishment of a Joint State Public Service Commission (JSPSC) for two or more states.
  
• A JSPSC is a statutory and not a constitutional body.
  
• The number of members of a JSPSC and their conditions of service are determined by the president.
  
• The Government of India Act of 1919 established a Central Public Service Commission (set up in 1926).
  
• The Government of India Act of 1935 provided for the establishment of a Federal Public Service Commission and a Provincial Public Service Commission and Joint Public Service Commission for two or more provinces.

Important Articles -

• 315 Public Service Commissions for the Union and for the states
  
• 320 Functions of Public Service Commissions
  
• 322 Expenses of Public Service Commissions
  
• 323 Reports of Public Service Commissions