The Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) is a
government agency
A government agency or state agency, sometimes an appointed commission, is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government (bureaucracy) that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, s ...
responsible for hiring and administering the provincial
civil service
The civil service is a collective term for a sector of government composed mainly of career civil service personnel hired rather than elected, whose institutional tenure typically survives transitions of political leadership. A civil service offic ...
s and management services in the
Punjab Province of
Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
.
History
The Punjab Public Service Commission, established in April 1937, is the oldest Provincial Public Service Commission in Pakistan. It was established under the ''Punjab Public Service Commission Ordinance, of 1978''. It functions in accordance with the ambit of the Punjab Public Service Commission Ordinance, 1978, and Punjab Public Service Commission (Functions) Rules, 1979.
See also
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Federal Public Service Commission
The Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) () is a federal agency of Government of Pakistan that is responsible for recruiting civil servants and bureaucrats for Government of Pakistan.
History
The Public Service Commission was set up for ...
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Sindh Public Service Commission
The Sindh Public Service Commission is a provincial agency of Government of Sindh that is responsible for recruiting civil servants and bureaucrats for the Government of Sindh.
History
The Public Service Commission was set up for the first tim ...
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Public Service Commission
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Balochistan Public Service Commission
Balochistan Public Service Commission (BPSC) is the civil service of the Balochistan province in Pakistan. It was established through an Act of the Balochistan Assembly titled "Balochistan Civil Servants Act, 1974" under Article 240 of the newly ...
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Azad Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://ppsc.gop.pk/
Government agencies of Punjab, Pakistan
Provincial public service commissions of Pakistan