Dehradun: Chairman of Uttarakhand Public Service Commission (UKPSC) Dr Rakesh Kumar on Monday said that the Commission will issue its examination calendar within a week.
"The responsibility of conducting 23 UKSSSC examinations has been entrusted to UKPSC in the light of which various further actions have been taken by the Commission on a war footing," Dr Kumar said.
Notably, the Uttarakhand Cabinet on Friday passed a resolution regarding the transfer of the ongoing recruitment process for about 7,000 posts by the Uttarakhand State Subordinate Services Selection Commission (SSSC) to the State Public Service Commission (SPSC). "The situation was reviewed in the convened meeting of the UKPSC and UKSSSC officers and it was brainstormed that the above 23 examinations along with them should be speeded up without disrupting the examinations being conducted by the Uttarakhand Public Service Commission to be executed in a parallel manner," he further said.
He also informed about the examination calendar and said that it will be issued within a week.
"In the month of October-November this year, the release of 3-4 important examinations will be issued on a priority basis and the conduct of 3-4 examinations will be ensured in the month of December 2022 and January 2023," he said.
The Chairman of the Public Service Commission said that after examining the examination courses, recruitment rules, advertisements etc. of the respective recruitments, action will be ensured so that any legal hurdles can be avoided in future.
"With a view to maintaining the full confidence of the general public and candidates in respect of a dignified constitutional institution like UKPSC, a Public Grievance Redressal Cell (PGRC) has been established in the Commission for the redressal of their queries or doubts, if any, etc. Its detailed description (contact number, email and social media handle etc.) etc. will be issued separately," he added.
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister of the state Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday ordered a vigilance inquiry against six people including top officials in the alleged irregularities in Uttarakhand Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UKSSSC) examination.
According to the Chief Minister's Office (CMO), after the consent of CM Pushkar orders for vigilance inquiry was issued against six people including former secretary of Uttarakhand Subordinate Services Selection Commission, Santosh Badoni, former controller of examination Narayan Singh Dangi, three section officers of the commission and the owner of RMS company. Vigilance will register a case against them soon.
After the question was raised on several examinations of the selection commission, the government had sought a report from the STF on the role of the commission officials in this matter, in which it came to light that the contract of the exam conducting company RMS Technosolutions ended in October 2019 itself. Despite this, not only the work was taken from the company but the payment was also made. The STF also clarified the role of the officers responsible for this. On the basis of this report, after taking approval from the CM, the Vigilance Department has issued orders for vigilance inquiry against six people, including the then Secretary of the Commission, and the Controller of Examinations.
—ANI