President unveils 3-year strategic plan of PSC

Kathmandu, June 15: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has said that the confidence and credibility the Public Service Commission (PSC) had earned over the years were remarkable and commendable.

Addressing a ceremony organised to mark the 68^th anniversary of the PSC here on Friday, she expressed her confidence that the organisation would continue to uphold the prestige it had earned so far in the days to come, and there would not be any intrusion to prevent it from carrying out its duties and responsibilities.

She said that the strategic plan prepared by the PSC would support in achieving the organisation’s objectives.

“The PSC has the responsibility to supply capable and skilled human resources to various public organisations. Therefore, it should put its endeavours to maintain impartiality, transparency and credibility of the PSC,” said the President.

President Bhandari also unveiled the three-year strategic plan of the PSC.

The strategic plan of the PSC has a vision to manage human resources capable of facing the challenges in the governance system and ensuring better public service to the people.

 It includes strategies and activities required to improve public service, promote the involvement of the public and experts, and strengthen the institutional capacity of the Commission. It also has parameters for work performance as well.

The strategic plan envisions step-wise implementation of the capacity-based selection system and ‘assessment centre for methodology’ while selecting candidates, and performance-based selection system while choosing candidates for the managerial posts.

Chairman of the Commission Umesh Prasad Mainali said that ‘meritocracy’ should be the main motto of the PSC.

“We are working hard to attract and supply human resource capable of facing the challenges and managing the changes the country has experienced in recent years,” he said.

He said that the Commission was facing difficulties in its operations in absence of the Public Service Commission Act and urged the government to table the bill in the parliament as soon as possible.

“The PSC is hopeful that the government will table the bill of the Public Service Commission Act in the parliament at the earliest,” he said.

According to him, the PSC has successfully implemented new technologies such as online system and mobile apps, which have facilitated the candidates appearing in the interview and in checking the marks they obtained. Similarly, the answer sheets are also being checked by two different examiners.

Member of the Commission Shree Purush Dhakal expressed gratitude to all the stakeholders for their continuous support.

Secretary of the Commission Mahendra Prasad Guragain said that a new curriculum was being implemented to enhance the quality and capacity of human resources.

The PSC has been conducting exams and interviews to select the required civil servants, and manpower in the Nepal Army, Nepal Police, Armed Police Force and other government service and organisations.

President Bhandari also awarded the best employees – Section Officer Shanta Kadaria, clerk Balaram Khatri, and Office Assistant Krishna Prasad Chaulagain each with a purse of Rs. 25,000 and a recitation letter.

Supervisor at the central office of the PSC Ramesh Shakya was also felicitated on the occasion.

The PSC had organised an inter-divisional quiz completion as a part of its anniversary celebration. The President also presented prizes to the winning teams.

Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 16 June 2018.