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Art. 318 Part XIV: Services Under the Union and the States

Power to Make Regulations as to Conditions of Service of Members and Staff of the Commission

Exact text — Constitution of India

In the case of the Union Commission or a Joint Commission, the President, and in the case of a State Commission, the Governor of the State, may by regulations—(a) determine the number of members of the Commission and their conditions of service; and (b) make provision with respect to the number of members of the staff of the Commission and their conditions of service...

In Plain English

What this Article actually means

A technical administrative Article — it gives the President (for the Union/Joint Commission) and Governors (for State Commissions) the power to set detailed regulations on the Commission's own staffing and members' conditions of service, essentially the internal administrative machinery needed for the Commission to function.

Why This Matters To You

How it shows up in everyday life

This Article operates mostly behind the scenes, providing the administrative flexibility needed to actually staff and run the Public Service Commissions established under Article 315, without needing separate primary legislation for every internal administrative detail.

Read alongside this one

Art. 315 — Public Service Commissions for the Union and States

Frequently Asked

Quick answers about Article 318

Does this give the government control over how the Commission actually decides recruitment matters?

No — this Article covers internal ADMINISTRATIVE regulation (staffing, conditions of service for Commission employees), not the Commission's substantive recruitment decision-making, which remains its own independent function.

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