The Public Service Commission (PSC) of

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...

is an independent government commission established under the

Constitution of Sri Lanka The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (, ) has been the constitution of the island nation of Sri Lanka since its original promulgation by the National State Assembly on 7 September 1978. it has been formally amended ...

to manage

human resources Human resources (HR) is the set of people who make up the workforce of an organization, business sector, industry, or economy. A narrower concept is human capital, the knowledge and skills which the individuals command. Similar terms include ' ...

in the

public service A public service or service of general (economic) interest is any service intended to address the needs of aggregate members of a community, whether provided directly by a public sector agency, via public financing available to private busin ...

. The first Public Service Commission was established in 1946 under the Ceylon (Constitution) Order in Council, with powers over the appointment, transfer, promotion and disciplinary control of public officers. In 1972, the First Republican Constitution abolished the Public Service Commission and vested authority over the public service in the Cabinet, assisted by Advisory Boards for appointments and discipline. The Second Republican Constitution in 1978, reestablished the Public Service Commission as an independent statutory body. Appointments of department heads were retained by the President. The Eighteenth Amendment once again removed the Public Service Commission, only to be reestablished in the Nineteenth Amendment, which was repealed by the Twentieth Amendment.

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'Official Site' {{authority control Politics of Sri Lanka Government agencies of Sri Lanka Law of Sri Lanka National civil service commissions