His Majesty The King granted Dhar to appoint the chairperson and commissioners of the Royal Civil Service Commission at the Tashichhodzong today.
Tashi Pem, the Director General of the Department of Environment and Climate Change under the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, has been appointed the Royal Civil Service Commission chairperson.
The four RCSC commissioners are Trashi Yangtse Dzongda Babu Ram Sherpa, Kinlay Tshering, the Director General of Agricultural Marketing & Cooperatives under the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Sarpang Dzongda Lobzang Dorji, and Tshering Cigay Dorji (PhD) who was the executive vice president of SELISE Bhutan Private Limited and the former CEO of Thimphu TechPark.
The five-year term of the 3rd Commission, headed by Chairperson Dasho Karma Hamu Dorjee completed its term on the 16th of April.
In accordance with Article 26.2 of the Constitution, the chairperson and commissioners of the RCSC are appointed by The Druk Gyalpo, from a list of names recommended jointly by the Prime Minister, the Chief Justice of Bhutan, the Speaker, and the Chairperson of the National Council and the Leader of the Opposition Party.