Lok Sabha Question No. 1266 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-25
Subject: Shortage of IAS Officers
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: ABHISHEK SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1266

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2018)

## SHORTAGE OF IAS OFFICERS

## 1266. SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there  is  a  shortfall  in  the  number  of  officers  in  the  Indian  Administrative Service (IAS) and difficulties being faced due to this shortfall especially in left wing extremism affected States like Chhattisgarh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  sanctioned  strength  of  IAS  officers  against  the  actual  number  in  the  cadre  at present, State-wise;
- (d) whether the Government has formulated any strategy to make up the shortfall; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

- (a) to (c): The details of the Total Authorized Strength(TAS), the number of officersin-position, the shortage and the percentage shortage of officers in Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in various States/Joint cadres, including Chhattisgarh are at Annexure-I. The shortage  in  percentage  terms  in  Chhattisgarh  cadre  is  16.58%,  which  is  less  than  the national average of 22.11% and Chhattisgarh is placed at the 22 nd position in the list of all the 26 cadres as per the percentage shortage.
- (d)  &  (e):      The  occurrence  of  vacancies  and  its  filling  up  is  an  ongoing  process.  The Government has increased annual intake of IAS officers in direct recruitment quota to 180 from  CSE-2012.  Further,  in  promotion  quota  prompt  action  has  been  taken  for  holding Selection  Committee  Meetings  for  appointment  by  promotion/selection  of  State  Service officers in IAS due to which shortfall has reduced significantly. Details are at Annexure II.

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Annexure-I mentioned in reply to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1266 asked by Shri Abhishek Singh to be replied on 25.07.2018  regarding 'Shortage of IAS Officers'

## Cadre Gap in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) as on 01.01.2018

| Sr No,   | Cadre             | Total Authorized Strength   | Total officers in Position as on 1.1.2018   | Shortage (3-4)   | Percentage Shortage [(5)*100/(3)]   |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|------------------|-------------------------------------|
| (1)      | (2)               | (3)                         | (4)                                         | (5)              | (6)                                 |
| 1        | Jammu &           | 137                         | 86                                          | 51               | 37.23%                              |
| 2        | Kashmir Jharkhand | 215                         | 140                                         | 75               | 34.88%                              |
| 3        | Andhra Pradesh    | 239                         | 161                                         | 78               | 32.64%                              |
| 4        | Kerala            | 231                         | 156                                         | 75               | 32.47%                              |
| 5        | Telangana         | 208                         | 142                                         | 66               | 31.73%                              |
| 6        | Bihar             | 342                         | 235                                         | 107              | 31.29%                              |
| 7        | Karnataka         | 314                         | 220                                         | 94               | 29.94%                              |
| 8        | Tripura           | 102                         | 72                                          | 30               | 29.41%                              |
| 9        | Haryana           | 205                         | 148                                         | 57               | 27.80%                              |
| 10       | Nagaland          | 94                          | 68                                          | 26               | 27.66%                              |
| 11       | West Bengal       | 378                         | 280                                         | 98               | 25.93%                              |
| 12       | Uttarakhand       | 120                         | 91                                          | 29               | 24.17%                              |
| 13       | Rajasthan         | 313                         | 248                                         | 65               | 20.77%                              |
| 14       | Sikkim            | 48                          | 39                                          | 9                | 18.75%                              |
| 15       | Himachal Pradesh  | 147                         | 120                                         | 27               | 18.37%                              |
| 16       | Manipur           | 115                         | 94                                          | 21               | 18.26%                              |
| 17       | Assam-Meghalaya   | 263                         | 216                                         | 47               | 17.87%                              |
| 18       | Madhya Pradesh    | 439                         | 361                                         | 78               | 17.77%                              |
| 19       | Uttar Pradesh     | 621                         | 511                                         | 110              | 17.71%                              |
| 20       | Gujarat           | 297                         | 247                                         | 50               | 16.84%                              |
| 21       | Tamil Nadu        | 376                         | 313                                         | 63               | 16.76%                              |
| 22       | Chhattisgarh      | 193                         | 161                                         | 32               | 16.58%                              |
| 23       | AGMUT             | 337                         | 285                                         | 52               | 15.43%                              |
| 24       | Odisha            | 237                         | 201                                         | 36               | 15.19%                              |
| 25       | Punjab            | 221                         | 189                                         | 32               | 14.48%                              |
| 26       | Maharashtra       | 361                         | 320                                         | 41               | 11.36%                              |
|          | TOTAL             | 6553                        | 5104                                        | 1449             | 22.11%                              |

## Annexure-II

| Progress of Recruitment by Promotion to IAS over 5 years   | Progress of Recruitment by Promotion to IAS over 5 years   | Progress of Recruitment by Promotion to IAS over 5 years   | Progress of Recruitment by Promotion to IAS over 5 years   |
|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                       | Promotion Quota vacancies due to be filled in the year     | Appointments made during the year                          | Percentage of recruitment made                             |
| 2014                                                       | 402                                                        | 167                                                        | 41.50%                                                     |
| 2015                                                       | 362                                                        | 204                                                        | 56.30%                                                     |
| 2016                                                       | 401                                                        | 277                                                        | 69%                                                        |
| 2017                                                       | 442                                                        | 339                                                        | 76.70%                                                     |
| 2018*                                                      | 345                                                        | 177*                                                       | 48.7%*                                                     |

* as on 23.07.2018