Q. Consider the following statements regarding key provisions of “Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 203:
1.The CEC and ECs will be appointed by the President upon the recommendation of a Selection Committee.
2.The salary and conditions of service of the CEC and ECs will be equivalent to that of Supreme Court Judge.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: A
Notes:
Explanation: The CEC and Other Election Commissioners Bill, 2023:
- The Bill replaces the Election Commission (Conditions of Service of Election Commissioners and Transaction of Business) Act, 1991. It provides for the appointment, salary, and removal of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs).
- The CEC and ECs will be appointed by the President upon the recommendation of a Selection Committee. The Selection Committee will consist of the Prime Minister, a Union Cabinet Minister, and Leader of Opposition/leader of the largest opposition party in Lok Sabha.
- Recommendations of the Selection Committee will be valid even when there is a vacancy in this Committee.
- A Search Committee headed by the Cabinet Secretary will propose a panel of names to the Selection Committee. Eligibility for the posts includes holding (or having held) a post equivalent to the Secretary to the central government.
- The salary and conditions of service of the CEC and ECs will be equivalent to those of the Cabinet Secretary. Under the 1991 Act, it was equivalent to the salary of a Supreme Court Judge.
Source: https://prsindia.org/billtrack/prs-products/prs-legislative-brief-4256
