New Delhi: Former Delhi Police Commissioner BS Bassi has been appointed as a member of the Union Public Service Commission, the constitutional agency that conducts exams to fill crucial central government posts.
The Government cleared the name of 60-year-old Bassi as member of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), which conducts the civil services examination to select IAS and IPS officers among others. The Commission has a maximum strength of 10 members besides a Chairperson.
He will have a tenure of about five years till February, 2021. Under the Constitution, a member of the UPSC can have a maximum of six years tenure or till he attains age of 65 years.
Bassi's tenure as Delhi Police Commissioner, especially towards the end, had come for criticism after the arrest of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) President Kanhaiya Kumar over sedition row. The former police Chief was involved in a running battle with the AAP government led by Arvind Kejriwal.
The UPSC is headed by a chairman besides maximum of ten members. With Bassi's appointment, the Commission is in its full strength. Alka Sirohi, David R Syiemlieh, Manbir Singh, Former Navy Vice Chief D K Dewan, Vinay Mittal, Chhatar Singh, Prof Hem Chandra, Arvind Saxena and Prof Pradeep Kumar Joshi are other members of the UPSC, headed by Deepak Gupta as its Chairman.
The members to the Commission are mainly experts drawn from various streams which includes the IAS, IPS and other All India services.
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