Chandigarh, August 17, 2019: The oath-taking ceremony for the newly appointed chairman and members of Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) will be held at the Punjab Raj Bhawan in Chandigarh on Tuesday, August 20, at 4 pm.
Punjab government selected Lt Gen Surinder Singh (retd), former GOC-in-C of Western Command, as the chairman of PPSC and Mohali additional district and sessions judge Shivinder Singh Mann and author, poet Bubbu Tir as members of the commission.
The file containing the proceedings of the selection committee headed by CM and comprising Vidhan Sabha speaker Rana KP Singh and leader of opposition Harpal Singh Cheema has been approved and signed by Punjab Governor VP Singh Badnor, who will administer the oath of office.
About 150 persons had applied for PPSC posts, which included 35 applications for the post of chairman. Chief Secretary Karan Avtar Singh-led screening committee had shortlisted candidates for each post.
60-year-old Lt Gen Singh retired as chief Western Army on July 31.
Author-columnist Bubbu Tir, 52, is the daughter of late Punjabi writer Gurnam Singh Tir (popularly known as Chacha Chandigarhia and famous for his satirical writings).
Additional district and sessions judge Shivinder Singh, 58, has been selected as official member. He has served a special judge in the CBI court of Punjab and had decided many prominent cases.