CONSTITUTIONAL BODIES
CONSTITUTIONAL BODIES |
UPSC & STATE PSC |
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1. Is adjudged an insolvent or 2. Engages during his term of office in any paid employment outside the duties of his office; or 3. Is, in the opinion of the president, unfit to continue in office by reason of infirmity of mind or body.
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MISCELLANEOUS | UPSC:
• Watchdog of ‘Merit System’ • Assist states in joint recruitment if more than 2 states asks. • The President can exclude posts, services and matters from the purview of the UPSC. • The UPSC presents report to the president annually. The President places this report before both the Houses of Parliament. • All cases of non-acceptance must be approved by the Appointments Committee of the Union cabinet. • An individual ministry or department has no power to reject the advice of the UPSC. |
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STATE PCS:
• Consulted by Governor while framing rules for appointment to judicial service of state other than district judge. • The governor can exclude posts, services and matters from the purview of the SPSC. |
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JOINT STATE PUBLIC SEVICE COMMISSION: By an act of Parliament, so Statutory body + Appointed by PRESIDENT + Tenure: 6 years & 62 years. |
ELECTION COMMISSION & COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL (CAG) |
BODY | ELECTION COMMISSION | COMPTROLLER & AUDITOR GENERAL |
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NATIONAL COMISSION FOR SCs, STs & BCs |
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SCHEDULED CASTES | SCHEDULED TRIBES | BACKWARD CLASSES | |
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Originally Special officer for SC & ST later in 1978, through resolution Non statutory multi member commission and in 1990, constitutional status through 65th Constitutional Amendment Act and in 2003, separated NCNC & NCST through 89th Constitutional Amendment Act. | Originally Statutory body, Constitutional status through 102nd CAA, 2018 | |
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• It has power of civil court in certain matters.
• Participate and advise on the socio-economic development of the socially and educationally backward classes. |
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ATTORNEY GENERAL OF INDIA AND ADVOCATE GENERAL OF STATE |
BODY | ATTORNEY GENERAL OF INDIA | ADVOCATE GENERAL OF STATE |
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may determine. |
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Member of Parliament. |
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GST COUNCIL, FINANCE COMMISSION & SPECIAL OFFICER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITY |
BODY | GST COUNCIL | FINANCE COMMISSION | SPECIAL OFFICER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITY |
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APPOINTMENT | Constituted by PRESIDENTIAL order. | Constituted by
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By PRESIDENT. |
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QUALIFICATION | —- | Determined by PARLIAMENT. | |
TENURE | —- | Usually 3 years, under the rules. | |
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Recommendations are advisory in nature.
Balancing wheel of fiscal federalism. |
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