In a significant move, the number of members of the Punjab Public Service Commission has been brought down from the existing 10 to five — a move aimed at saving the taxpayer’s money and streamlining the Commission’s functioning.
Announcing the “austerity measure”, the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said that at present, there are 10 members and “the salaries, perks, and other emoluments of these 10 members are putting an undue burden on the state exchequer. The reduction is being done to make the functioning of the Commission cost effective”.
The Chief Minister said that keeping in view these issues, it has been decided that the existing number of these members will be halved. “This will streamline the working of the Commission on one hand, and will help in saving a lot of taxpayers’ money on the other. With this decision, the State Government is expected to save a lot of money being spent on these members,” he added.
The official notification for this will be issued once the number of existing members comes to five after the completion of term of few members.
“The State Government is committed to ensure judicious use of every single penny of the taxpayer’s money...The money, thus, saved will be utilised for the welfare of the people of the state,” said Mann, adding that in the coming days, more such decisions will be taken in larger public interest.