Rajasthan Municipalities (Amendment) Act, 2022

(1) This Act may be called the Rajasthan Municipalities (Amendment) Act, 2022. (2) It shall come into force at once.

After the existing section 330 and before the existing section 332 of the Rajasthan Municipalities Act, 2009 (Act No. 18 of 2009), the following new section shall be inserted, namely:- "331.Consultation with Commission.- (1) As respects the services specified in section 332 and section 333, the State Public Service Commission, hereinafter referred to as the Commission, shall in addition to its functions under the Constitution, be consulted- (a) on all matters relating to appointments to the Service by direct recruitment, and (b) on all disciplinary matters affecting the members of the Service. (2) It shall be the duty of the Commission to advise on any matter referred to it under sub-section (1). (3) It shall also be the duty of the Commission to conduct examinations, if necessary, for appointments to the Service or to any grade or category thereof. (4) The Commission shall include and embody, in its report presented under clause (2) of Article 323 of the Constitution, a report as to the work done by the Commission in relation to Service under this section and such report shall be dealt with as provided in the said clause of the said Article. (5) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (3), the State Government may engage other authority or agency to conduct examinations for the posts in the Service required to be filled on urgent basis. Explanation: For the purpose of this section, the word "Service" means services as specified in section 332 and section 333."