Categories: Appointments

Eminent scholar-academician Manoj Soni new UPSC chairman

Currently a Member of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), Dr Manoj Soni has been appointed the chairman of the country’s premier government recruiting agency. He has been associated with the Swaminarayan sect’s Anoopam Mission, at Mogri in Anand district, since a young age and received diksha (initiation) as a nishkarma karmayogi (selfless worker) on Jan 10, 2020.

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Dr Soni has been appointed to replace the previous UPSC chairman Pradip Kumar Joshi. Prior to this assignment, Soni has also served as the vice-chancellor of two universities and has earned several national and international awards and recognitions.

Who appoints the chairman of UPSC?

The Chairman and other members of a Public Service Commission shall be appointed, in the case of the Union Commission or a Joint Commission, by the President, and in the case of a State Commission, by the Governor of the State.

Key Points:

Article 316: Appointment and term of office of members of UPSC as well as SPSC.
Article 317: Removal and suspension of a member of both the UPSC or SPSC.
Term of Office: Any member of the UPSC shall hold office for a term of six years or till the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier.
Reappointment: Any person who has once held the office as a member of a Public Service Commission is ineligible for reappointment to that office.
Resignation: A member of the Union Public Service Commission may resign from his/her office by submitting a written resignation to the President of India.
Removal/Suspension of Members: The Chairman or any other member of UPSC shall only be removed from his/her office by order of the President of India.