The Haryana Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini here today, approved an amendment in the Haryana Public Service Commission (Group-B) State Service Regulations, 1999. The amendment has been approved to align the existing regulations with the revised sanctioned strength and prevailing government rules and instructions.
The decision has been taken in view of the increasing workload of the Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) due to the rise in the number of examinations and other related functions. As part of the amendment, two newly created posts of Superintendent and one post of Accounts Officer will be incorporated into the regulations.
With this revision, the total number of posts of Superintendent in HPSC will increase from five to seven, while one post of Accounts Officer has also been added. The Cabinet also approved amendments in various service provisions to bring them in conformity with existing government policies and rules.
Provisions relating to eligibility conditions, disciplinary matters and penalties have been aligned with the Haryana Civil Services (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 2016. Further, the educational qualification related to Hindi has also been revised.
The earlier requirement of Hindi up to Matric standard has been substituted with “Hindi or Sanskrit as one of the subjects in Matric or Hindi as one of the subjects in Higher Education.” The approved amendments will help strengthen the administrative functioning of the Haryana Public Service Commission and ensure greater efficiency in the recruitment process for Group-A and Group-B posts in the state.