Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Monday said the society at large needs honest and efficient officials and exhorted them to focus on result oriented services.
Addressing the Standing Committee Meeting of Chairpersons of State Public Service Commission, Thakur said the government officers should devote themselves in the service of the public.
He said the Standing Committee meetings have emerged as an effective platform for sharing the ideas, experiences and practices related to the functioning of Public Service Commissions. “Such meetings are playing catalytic role in not only improving the functioning of State Public service
Commissions for meeting the public aspirations. But also helping in creating a conducive environment for the independent working of the Commissions,” he said.
The CM said these meetings enable the Commissions to learn from each other’s experiences and then replicate the same in their institutions to benefit the aspirants of Public Services.
While underlining the importance of recruiting authority such as Public Service Commissions, he said that the founder of our Constitution has bestowed upon the Public Service Commissions, Constitutional status, making them immune to any type of external pressures.
He lauded HPPSC for being one of the best institutions known for its prestige and fair selections and the Commission has also introduced several IT reforms which have proved beneficial to the aspirants.
“HPPSC has also introduced other reforms such as switching from HAS pattern to IAS pattern, which would immensely benefit the IAS aspirants and this would bring continuity in the preparations for these examinations,” he said.
CM expressed hope that all the Public Service Commission would continue to discharge their Constitutional obligations and efficiently by maintaining highest standards of integrity to come up to the aspirations of the society.