Country Pakistan No. of positions 1 Chairman + 9 Members | Location Hyderabad Website www.spsc.gov.pk | |
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Established 1926 (as British India Civil Service) Composition method Executive selection (Qualifications imposed) | ||
The Sindh Public Service Commission (SPSC) is a provincial agency of Government of Sindh in Pakistan that is responsible recruiting civil servants and bureaucrats in Government of Sindh.
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In the parliamentary democracy of Pakistan, the ultimate responsibility for running the administration rests with the elected representatives of the people which are the ministers. But the handful of ministers cannot be expected to deal personally with the manifold problems of modern administration. Thus the ministers lay down the policy and it is for the civil servants to carry out this policy. The Sindh province with 45 million population has over 50,000 public service employees including government employees, health care, education institutions, police, firefighters, taxation, etc.
The Government of Sindh appointed Mr Muhammad Saleem Bhounr as its new chairman.
History
The Public Service Commission was set up for the first time in British India in 1926. After independence, the Commission was established in Pakistan in 1947 under the provision of Act 1935. At present, the commission is functioning under article 242 of the constitution of Pakistan. It has been provided autonomy under the Rules of Business, 1973 and FPSC Regulations, 1978 in its working. The Commission has also been given administrative as well as, to some extent, financial autonomy to perform its functions independently.
The Commission consists of a Chairman and Members. The Chairman is appointed by the Governor of Sindh, in his discretion, under Article 242 (IA) of the Constitution of Pakistan, 1973. The members are appointed by the Governor with the advice of Chief Minister. The Commission is assisted by the Secretary who provides a link among the Commission, its Secretariat and the Government Agencies.
Power, purpose and responsibilities
The responsibility of the civil services is to run the administration of Sindh. The province is managed through a number of provincial Government agencies in accordance with the policy directions given by the ministries.
Reforms and corruption
As of 2014, in a duration of two three years over 213 cases are at different stages of investigation by Sindh Police against civil servants including political corruption.
The SPSC is now a controversial body after the resignation of its chairman , Justice Agha Rafiq Ahmed Khan on 14th January 2015 due to immense pressure from the Sindh government to undermine merit . Also there are a number of corruption cases pending with the National Accountability Bureau against former chairmans Muhammad Hasan Bhutto and Syed Irshad Ali Shah .
In 2006 , the Chief Minister Sindh, Arbab Ghulam Rahim opened an enquiry on Muhammad Hasan Bhutto and said that he had proof of nepotism, financial and administrative corruption against Bhutto who as chairman colluded with ill reputed high officials, politicians and touts and tempered with recruitment record of the applicants for the posts of deputy district attorney.He had also recommended the Sindh Governor under Public Service Commission Act and Constitution of Pakistan Article 105 to appoint a judge of the Sindh High Court to carry out through inquiry into the allegations levelled against Bhutto. He said that Bhutto in connivance with Controller of Examination Umer Zainor changed examination and interview records and thus played dirty with the fate of honest applicants.
It is also said that Irshad Ali Shah was involved in the controversy in which he had given his son extra marks as he had failed in the SPSC competitive examination.
Governance
The highest ranking civil servant is the Sindh Cabinet Secretary. He is ex-officio the chief of the Sindh Public Service Commission and head of all civil services under the rules of business of the Government of Sindh. The position holder is accountable for ensuring that the Civil Service is equipped with the skills and capability to meet the everyday challenges it faces and that civil servants work in a fair and decent environment.