Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission

The Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission (BPSSC) (Hindi: बिहार पुलिस अवर सेवा आयोग)[2][3][4] is a body created by a bill of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. The commission's purpose is to select applicants in various government departments for group C staff jobs in the Indian state of Bihar according to the merits of the applicants and the rules of reservation.[5]

Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission

Abbreviation	BPSSC
Formation	1 April 2016 (2016-04-01)
Type	Government
Purpose	Recruitment
Headquarters	Patna, Bihar
Region served	Bihar
Members	Sunit Kumar Barun Kumar Sinha (Member Secretary) Anwar Hussain A K Prasad
Chairman	Sunit Kumar[1]
Parent organization	Government of Bihar
Website	http://bpssc.bih.nic.in/

History

Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission (BPSSC) Bill was passed in Bihar State Assembly on 31 March 2016. The Government created the commission in order to handle the recruitment of subordinate staff of only those departments where the recruits covered are required to abide by certain physical fitness norms and also have to wear prescribed uniforms. These recruitment were previously being handled by Staff Selection Commission which was heavily burdened. Large scale vacancies in various government departments prompted the government to bring in BPSSC bill.[6]

In March 2017 Home Department of Bihar Government issued order filling up the positions of Chairman, Member Secretary and Members of the commission. Sunit Kumar was appointed as the first Chairman of the commission.[7]

Composition of Commission

BPSSC is a four-member body, including chairman, who should be DG or ADG rank officer from the police department (Retired or Serving officer). The commission also includes one Member Secretary and two Members. While manning BPSSC, mandatory representation has to be given to scheduled caste (SC) and scheduled tribe (ST) categories.[8]

Recruitment

Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission is tasked with recruitment of Group C staff of Bihar Government where the recruits covered are required to abide by certain physical fitness norms and also have to wear prescribed uniforms. The departments concerned for recruitment by the commission are police, jail, forest and excise. Government posts with grade pay of Rs 4,200 are recruited through the commission. These posts include sub-inspector (SI), company commander (home guards), fire station officer, assistant jail superintendent, sub-inspector (excise) and forest guard, among others.[9]

Present Members

Sunit Kumar (1980 batch Indian Police Service officer)
Anwar Hussain (1998 batch Indian Police Service officer)
A K Prasad (1988 batch Indian Forest Service officer and Chief Forest Conservator)
Barun Kumar Sinha (2002 batch Indian Police Service officer)

See also

• Union Public Service Commission
• Bihar Public Service Commission

References

1. "बिहार पुलिस अवर सेवा आयोग के अध्यक्ष बने पूर्व आईपीएस सुनीत कुमार". dainikbhaskar (in Hindi). 24 March 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
2. "Good News: आठ साल बाद बिहार में दारोगा के 1734 पदों पर होगी बंपर भर्ती" (in Hindi). Retrieved 1 October 2017.
3. "बिहार पुलिस अवर सेवा आयोग को मिलेगा 19 पदों पर नियुक्ति का दायित्व". dainikbhaskar (in Hindi). 31 March 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
4. "ैऐसा होगा बिहार अवर सेवा आयोग का स्वरूप - Patna City News,Inext Live". inextlive.jagran.com. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
5. पुलिसकर्मियों की भर्ती के लिए बनेगा बिहार अवर सेवा आयोग
6. Bihar assembly: Bill for separate commission for group C recruitment passed
7. Retd DG Sunit Kumar made Chairman, Bihar Police Sub-ordinate Service Commission
8. डीजी या एडीजी होंगे पुलिस अवर सेवा आयोग के अध्यक्ष
9. ग्रुप सी की भर्ती के लिए अलग आयोग का बिल बिहार विधानसभा में पास