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The State authorities connected Wednesday (March 18) announced a six-point betterment program successful the Legislative Assembly, including an yearly recruitment rhythm with a fixed timeline and a five-year recruitment roadmap, to overhaul the alleged scam-hit Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC).
The Opposition BJP demanded a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into alleged irregularities successful the gazetted probationers’ introspection conducted by the KPSC and called for re-examination of the main trial to guarantee transparency and to curb corruption.
Members from some the Treasury and Opposition benches, however, agreed connected constituting a House committee to urge reforms aimed astatine ensuring transparency successful KPSC recruitments.
Replying to a statement connected allegations of corruption and nepotism successful recruitment to gazetted probationary and different posts, Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda expressed the government’s dissatisfaction with the functioning of the KPSC, a statutory body, and outlined measures to betterment its recruitment process.
Six-point betterment plan
The projected measures see conducting recruitment examinations annually for gazetted and different vacant posts; fixing a calendar of events for examinations, interviews, and announcement of results; adopting champion practices of the Karnataka Examination Authority; preparing an beforehand five-year recruitment plan; constituting a House committee to suggest reforms; and reducing the fig of KPSC members from 18 to 8.
Mr. Byre Gowda said each section volition find its recruitment requirements successful advance. By December 31 each year, departments indispensable pass the KPSC of the fig of posts to beryllium filled successful the pursuing calendar year.
A fixed yearly calendar — specifying the month, week, and day of examinations — connected the lines of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) volition trim uncertainty for occupation aspirants and minimise litigation, helium said.
“If determination is litigation successful 1 year, the adjacent year’s recruitment volition proceed arsenic scheduled. At present, litigation successful 1 rhythm has a cascading effect,” helium noted. The authorities besides plans to hole a five-year recruitment strategy based connected HRMS data
Streamlining Group ‘C’ recruitment
For Group ‘C’ posts, a strict timeline volition beryllium prescribed. These recruitments volition not impact interviews and volition beryllium based solely connected examinations, roster, and merit. The KPSC volition beryllium directed to adhere to the prescribed timelines to debar delays.
Mr. Byre Gowda said the authorities volition impulse the KPSC to follow KEA’s “best practices”, noting that KEA conducts aggregate recruitment exams without large malpractices oregon translation issues.
He besides clarified that portion the KPSC is simply a law autonomous body, the authorities remains accountable for lapses. “The Commission has not been pursuing authorities directives,” helium said.
Opposition raises concerns
Senior BJP subordinate S. Suresh Kumar held the Controller of Examinations liable for alleged malpractices and demanded a probe and re-examination of the main test.
Citing corruption and nepotism, helium alleged that aggregate candidates from the aforesaid introspection hallway clearing the mains had raised superior nationalist doubts. “The KPSC has go a fountainhead of corruption. Those progressive indispensable beryllium impeached to nonstop a beardown message,” helium said.
Leader of the Opposition R. Ashok on with V. Sunil Kumar and C.N. Ashwath Narayan (all BJP) reiterated the request for an SIT probe and stringent enactment against those involved.
Mr. Byre Gowda said the authorities is unfastened to a probe if the Opposition provides circumstantial instances of malpractice. The House yet agreed to represent a committee to urge broad reforms to the KPSC recruitment system.
