Q. The power to recruit the Secretarial staff of the House of the People is vested in:
a) Staff Selection Commission
b) Union Public Service Commission
c) Prime Minister’s Office (PMO)
d) President after consultation with the Speaker of the House of the people
Correct Answer : d)
Question from BPSC PT 71, 2025
Correct Answer: d) President after consultation with the Speaker of the House of the People
Explanation:
– Article 98 of the Constitution deals with the Secretariat of Parliament.
– It provides that the recruitment and conditions of service of the secretarial staff of each House shall be regulated by Parliament by law.
– Until such a law is made, the President, after consultation with the Speaker (for Lok Sabha) or the Chairman (for Rajya Sabha), makes rules regulating recruitment and service conditions.
– Hence, for the House of the People (Lok Sabha), the power is vested in the President after consultation with the Speaker.
Note: Bodies like UPSC or SSC do not recruit for the parliamentary secretariat. (For comparison, at the state level, a similar provision exists with the Governor after consultation with the Speaker/Chairman—Article 187.)
