PSC Annual Report FY 2081/082 Presented to the President
Public Service Commission (PSC - Lok Sewa Aayog), Central Office, Kamalpokhari, Kathmandu, Press Release.
On Sunday, Ashoj 5, 2082, the Public Service Commission submitted its annual report to the Right Honorable President, incorporating the works carried out during fiscal year 2081/082. Article 294 of the Constitution of Nepal provides that a constitutional body shall submit its annual report of works performed to the President.
Section 43 of the Public Service Commission Act, 2079, provides that the Commission shall submit its annual report to the President within three months from the end of the fiscal year, and sets provisions regarding the matters to be included in the report. In accordance with the Constitution, the Public Service Commission has been submitting its annual report to the Head of State every year since 2016 B.S.
There is a constitutional provision that the President, through the Prime Minister, shall cause such report to be laid before the Federal Parliament. The report submitted by the Commission covering fiscal year 2081/082 is the sixty-sixth annual report.
Presentation and Remarks
On behalf of the Commission, while presenting the annual report, Chairperson: Madhav Prasad Regmi presented details regarding the subjects included in the report.
Receiving the report, Right Honorable President: Ramchandra Paudel praised the works carried out by the Commission and expressed thanks for the Commission’s contribution in providing appropriate human resources to Nepal’s public service. He also expressed the expectation and confidence that the Public Service Commission—being the repository of the faith and trust of the Nepali people—will perform in an even more robust and effective manner.
What the Annual Report Includes
The annual report includes the bases of the Commission’s performance; administrative and financial status; details related to advertisements and applications; works carried out by the Commission regarding testing technology; determination of academic qualifications and curricula; conduct of examinations and answer-sheet evaluation; interviews and recommendations; inclusive recruitments; details of written examinations conducted for the positions of security agencies and organized institutions and of candidate selections through written examinations; details of complaints received on decisions made by the Commission regarding consultations given on various service- and terms-of-service-related laws and on promotions.
In addition, the report presents suggestions set forth in the Commission’s annual reports over the past four years and their implementation status, as well as suggestions on reforms to be undertaken in public service.
Major Works Performed in FY 2081/082
In accordance with demands made by bodies conducting various services to fill vacant positions, during the reporting period a total of 1,513 advertisements and promotion notices were published: 496 for promotion; 141 for internal competitive examinations; 286 for open competitive examinations; and 590 for various inclusive groups.
From those advertisements, applications were called for a total of 3,181 positions—1,050 on the promotion side (excluding internal competition); 332 for internal competition; 950 for open competition; and a total of 849 for inclusive competitions for women, indigenous/nationalities, Madhesi, Dalit, persons with disabilities, and backward areas.
For advertisements published during the reporting period for internal, open, and inclusive groups, a total of 459,834 applications were received in the Commission’s online application system. As in previous years, in fiscal year 2081/082 too, applications were filed from all districts of the country.
The five districts with the highest number of applications were Sarlahi (18,442), Dhanusha (15,784), Bara (15,737), Mahottari (15,452), and Rautahat (14,753)—a total of 80,168 (17.43%) applications. The five districts with the lowest number of applications were Manang (15), Mustang (53), Rasuwa (334), Rukum East (766), and Dolpa (1,014)—a total of 2,182 (0.47%) applications.
The average age of candidates applying this year was 28 years. Among the 3,181 advertisements published by the Commission for civil service, 44 different advertisements received no applications.
Participation and Examination Conduct
In various written examinations conducted under the civil service during the reporting period, first phase participation totaled 137,333 candidates—62,962 women and 74,371 men. In the second phase (main) examination, participation totaled 53,621—17,735 women and 35,886 men. In both phases combined, participation totaled 190,954 candidates.
A total of 51 candidates—7 women and 44 men—were subjected to action for irregularities in the examination.
Recommendations for Appointment
During the reporting period, 2,592 candidates were recommended for permanent appointment—2,583 under civil service and 9 under the National Human Rights Service. Of these, 902 were women and 1,690 were men.
Among the total 2,592 recommended candidates, the advertisements from fiscal years 2076/077, 2077/078, 2079/080, 2080/081, and 2081/082 accounted respectively for 1, 44, 246, 2,063, and 238 candidates. The work of fulfilling positions from advertisements of previous years that had been stayed by orders of the honorable court was also carried forward during the reporting period and recommendations were made.
The five districts with the highest number of recommended candidates were Jumla (115), Syangja (92), Gulmi (80), Dhanusha (72), and Kathmandu (71). On a district basis, Mustang had only one candidate recommended, and from Manang no candidate could be recommended this year. The average age of recommended candidates (including internal competition) this year was 29 years.
Inclusive Recruitment
Since 2064 B.S., the Commission has been filling positions by conducting competitions among candidates from the inclusive groups prescribed by prevailing law. During fiscal year 2081/082, advertisements were published for a total of 849 positions from six different inclusive groups.
From inclusive advertisements during this period, a total of 1,056 candidates were recommended for permanent appointment—365 women, 273 indigenous/nationalities, 233 Madhesi, 96 Dalit, 46 persons with disabilities, and 43 from backward areas.
Including the reporting period, over the past 18 years a total of 26,274 candidates from all inclusive groups have been recommended for permanent appointment. In fiscal year 2081/082, candidates from all inclusive groups were also recommended in competitions under open advertisements.
Security Agencies and Organized Institutions
Since fiscal year 2073/074, the Commission has been conducting written examinations for filling positions of security agencies and organized institutions. At present, the Commission has representation in the recruitment process of five service commissions and assemblies, four security agencies, and 99 organized institutions.
During the reporting period, the Commission granted consent to publish advertisements to fill 17,492 positions of three security agencies—Nepal Army, Nepal Police, and Armed Police Force, Nepal—and 40 organized institutions.
In this period, in the examinations of four security agencies for which consent had been granted in the previous fiscal year, 30,637 applications were received; and in the examinations of 32 organized institutions, 265,192 applications were received. Attendance of candidates in the examinations was 67.34% in the security agencies and 43.83% in the organized institutions.
From written examinations of 728 advertisements conducted by the Commission for four security agencies and 33 organized institutions, 21,670 candidates were selected and forwarded to the post-filling committees of the concerned bodies for interviews.
Consultations, Complaints, and Departmental Action
During the reporting period, a total of 22 consultations were provided to various bodies on matters related to employee service-terms laws, departmental action, etc.
Of the total 209 promotion recommendations from various promotion committees, 59 complaints were received at the Commission against various recommendations, and—after processing those complaints—a decision was made to amend three promotion recommendations.
Consultations were provided to impose departmental action on a total of six civil servants—two of gazetted class and four of non-gazetted class. Among those for whom consultations were provided for punishment, the highest number—three—were employees at the level of Nayab Subba or equivalent.
Curriculum Development and Revision
During the period, curricula were developed and revised for a total of 10 positions—eight under the engineering service and two under the health service.
Likewise, for three security agencies, four curricula, and for 25 organized institutions, various 435 curricula—making a total of 449 curricula—were revised and developed.
Key Suggestions Presented
The Commission has mentioned the status of implementation of suggestions provided through its reports over the past four years. In addition, it has presented suggestions on 10 different matters, including:
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Issuance of the Federal Civil Service Act without delay to effectively implement administrative federalism.
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Mandatory remote-area experience for promotion to encourage employees to work in remote areas and to boost morale, along with providing various facilities.
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Maintaining minimal uniformity in employee facilities across organized institutions with the consent of the Ministry of Finance.
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Forming a single University Service Commission to systematize the position-filling work for vacant positions in the services of various universities.
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Empowerment programs from the state for classes and communities that have not been represented in the state’s mainstream but have the right to social justice under the Constitution of Nepal, so that they come into a position to be represented.
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Ensuring the financial and administrative autonomy of the Public Service Commission.
Integrated Pre-Qualification Examinations
During the reporting period, in the Public Service Commission Regulations, 2079 (with amendments), Rule 23 was supplemented by Rules 23ka and 23kha, making provision that—even if service, group, subgroup, academic qualification, experience, skills, and designation are different for the same level or class under organized institutions—an integrated pre-qualification examination may be conducted for the positions of:
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Assistant Level Second Class, Kharidar or equivalent, or Fourth Level or equivalent
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Assistant Level First Class, Nayab Subba or equivalent, or Fifth Level or equivalent
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Section Officer or equivalent, or Sixth Level or Seventh Level or equivalent
In fiscal year 2082/083, the pre-qualification examination for the positions of Assistant Level Second Class, Kharidar or equivalent, or Fourth Level or equivalent will be conducted.
Strategic Plan and Outreach
During this period, in order to efficiently carry out recruitment and selection for civil service, security agencies, organized institutions, and other public services, the Commission has been implementing the Second Strategic Plan (2080/081–2083/084) with the long-term vision of “overall progress of the nation through selection and mobilization of qualified, capable, and skilled human resources.”
Declaring the period from Ashadh 2082 to the end of Jestha 2083 as the Diamond Jubilee Year, the Commission decided to operate a Public Service Commission external outreach program reaching all districts of the country to communicate its adopted values, principles, and working procedures to stakeholders.
On the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee Year, it also decided to operate various coordination and promotional programs to further strengthen and make more effective the relationship and cooperation with stakeholders, and to run programs of a nature that will attract talented youth to public service.
Attendance at the Submission Program
The program for submitting the Commission’s annual report was attended by Commission officials, advisors to the Right Honorable President, secretaries of the Public Service Commission and the Office of the President, other concerned employees, and media persons.
Ashoj 5, 2082, Sunday
Kamalpokhari, Kathmandu.
Published on: Ashoj 5, 2082 (Sunday)
