Article 322

Part XIV — Services under the Union and the States · Constitution of India

Article 322

Expenses of Public Service Commissions. The expenses of the Union or a State Public Service Commission, including any salaries, allowances and pensions payable to or in respect of the members or staff of the Commission, shall be charged on the Consolidated Fund of India or, as the case may be, the Consolidated Fund of the State.

In plain wordsSalaries, pensions and running costs of the Public Service Commissions come directly from the Consolidated Fund, without needing a yearly vote. The government of the day cannot squeeze the exam bodies by cutting off their money.

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