The Manipur Staff Selection Commission Act, 2022

1. (1) This Act may be called the Manipur Staff Selection Commission Act, 2022.
2. (2) It shall extend to the whole of the State of Manipur.
3. (3) It shall come into force on such date, as the Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

1. (a) "Commission" means the Manipur Staff Selection Commission constituted under section 3;
2. (b) "Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Commission;
3. (c) "Direct Recruitment" means the method of recruitment as provided under the rules regulating the recruitment to the subordinate services/ posts;
4. (d) "Governor" means the Governor of the State of Manipur;
5. (e) "Government" means the Government of Manipur;
6. (f) "Member" means a member of the Commission;
7. (g) "Notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette of the Government;
8. (h) "Official Gazette" means the Official Gazette of the Government of Manipur;
   • (i) "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
9. (j) "Regulations" means regulations made by the Commission under this Act;
10. (k) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Commission;
11. (l) "State" means the State of Manipur; and
12. (m) "subordinate services/ posts" means all Group "C" and Group "D" posts in the Government Departments, Organizations and autonomous bodies established/ constituted by the Government and Semi Government Organizations and includes such other services/ posts as may be notified by the Government to be subordinate services/ posts, but shall not include the tenure posts which are created for the Office of the Chief Minister/ Minister, Leader of Opposition, Advocate general and all other tenure posts wherein the Government makes appointments.

1. (1) The Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute a Commission to be called the Manipur Staff Selection Commission to exercise the powers conferred on and to perform the functions assigned to it, under this Act.
2. (2) The Commission shall consist of:-
   • (a) Chairperson, who shall be a retired officer from the All India Service and shall have drawn a pay scale not below that of Super-time scale at the time of his retirement or a retired Officer, from the Manipur Civil Service, Government aided institution or Semi-Government Organization and have drawn a pay scale not below that of Selection Grade Officer at the time of his retirement.
   • (b) Two members, who shall be retired officers of the Government, Government aided institution or Semi-Government Organization, and have drawn the pay scale not below that of Level -14 of the Pay Matrix (ROP-19) at the time of their retirement.

1. (1) The Chairman or a member shall be a person who does not and will not have any such financial or other interests as are likely affect prejudicially his functions, as such Chairman or member.
2. (2) The Chairperson and every member of the Commission shall hold office for a term of three years from the date on which he enters upon his office or till he attains the age of sixty-five years, whichever is earlier and shall not be eligible for reappointment.
3. (3) If the office of the Chairperson becomes vacant or if the Chairperson is, by reason of absence or for any other reason, unable to perform his duties, then those duties shall, until some other person is appointed under sub-section (1) to the said vacant office, or the Chairperson has resumed his duties, as the case may be, be performed by one of the members of the Commission as the Governor may appoint for the purpose.
4. (4) The Chairperson or a member of the Commission may, at any time, by writing under his hand addressed to the Governor, resign his office, but he shall continue in office till his resignation is accepted by the Governor.
5. (5) The salaries and allowances payable to, and the other terms and conditions of service of, the Chairperson and the members of the Commission, shall be such as may be prescribed.
6. (6) Every person appointed as the Chairperson or as member shall, before he enters upon his office, make and subscribe before the Governor or some other person appointed by him in that behalf, an oath or affirmation in such form as may be prescribed.

1. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2) of section (4), the Governor may by order remove a person from the office of the Chairperson or a member, if that person:
   • (a) is adjudged as an insolvent; or
   • (b) has been convicted of an offence which, in the opinion of the Government, involves moral turpitude; or
   • (c) becomes unfit to continue in office by reason of infirmity of mind or body;
   • (d) acquired such financial or other interest as is likely to affect prejudicially his functions as a chairperson or a member of the Commission; or
   • (e) has not maintained integrity and devotion to duty, or
   • (f) abused his position so as to render his continuance in Office detrimental to the public interest: Provided that, no person shall be removed under sub-section (1) unless that person has been given a reasonable opportunity of being heard in the matter.
2. (2) The Governor may suspend the Chairperson or any other member of the Commission till such time he passes order under sub-section (1).

1. (1) The Government shall provide the Commission with a Secretary, who shall be from the Manipur Civil Service not below the rank of Selection Grade Officer and such other officers and employees as may be necessary for the efficient performance of the functions of the Commission under this Act. Their appointment shall be treated as on deputation as per the standard terms and conditions envisaged in the deputation guidelines issued from time to time in initial stage.
2. (2) The salaries and allowances payable to, and the other terms and conditions of service of, the Secretary, Officers and other employees of the Commission, shall be such as may be prescribed.

The headquarter of the Commission shall be at Imphal.

Power to remove difficulties.

20. If any difficulty arises in giving effect to any of the provisions of this Act, the Government may, by order not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, remove the difficulty: Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiration of a period of three years from the date of commencement of this Act.

1. (f) specifying the manner of forwarding the list of selected candidates arranged as per their merits to the appointing Authority;
2. (g) specifying the manner in which an advertisement to be issued, for inviting applications;
3. (h) specifying the mode for publication of advertisement inviting applications;

1. (3) No regulation or its amendment shall have effect until the same is approved by the Government.