Lok Sabha Question No. 1569 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-19
Subject: Civil Service Officers
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: SRINIVAS KESINENI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1569

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2018)

## CIVIL SERVICE OFFICERS

## 1569. SHRI KESINENI NANI:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the sanctioned strength and the actual number of officers in position in the civil services, State-wise;
- (b) the reasons for the undermanning of the services; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to fill up the posts of officers from the central services after the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh?

## 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):    The  data  of  Indian  Administrative  Service  (IAS)  and  Indian  Police  Service  (IPS)  is maintained by Department of Personnel & Training and Ministry of Home Affairs respectively. The details of sanctioned strength and the actual number of officers in position in IAS and IPS as on  01.01.2018  are  attached  as  Annexure  -  I  &  II  respectively.    The  data  in  respect  of  other Central Services is not centrally maintained.
- (b):      Vacancies  in  a  service  are  caused  due  to  factors  such  as  retirement,  resignation,  death, removal from service etc. All these factors are recurring in nature and relative with the rate of recruitment. The occurrence of vacancies and its filling up is an ongoing process.
- (c):    The shortfall in various cadres of IAS and IPS is a pan India phenomenon. To address the problem the Government has increased over the years, annual intake of IAS & IPS officers under Direct  Recruitment Quota.  In promotion quota prompt actions have been taken for holding of Selection Committee Meeting for appointment by promotion/selection of State Service Officers in IAS and IPS.

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Annexure-I  mentioned  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  1569 asked by Shri Kesineni Nani to be replied on 19.12.2018  regarding 'Civil Service Officers'

## Cadre wise strength of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) as on 01.01.2018

| Sr No.   | Cadre             |   Total Authorized Strength |   Total officers in Position as on 1.1.2018 |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| 1        | AGMUT             |                         337 |                                         285 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh    |                         239 |                                         161 |
| 3        | Assam-Meghalaya   |                         263 |                                         216 |
| 4        | Bihar             |                         342 |                                         235 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      |                         193 |                                         161 |
| 6        | Gujarat           |                         297 |                                         247 |
| 7        | Haryana           |                         205 |                                         148 |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh  |                         147 |                                         120 |
| 9        | Jammu &Kashmir    |                         137 |                                          86 |
| 10       | Kashmir Jharkhand |                         215 |                                         140 |
| 11       | Karnataka         |                         314 |                                         220 |
| 12       | Kerala            |                         231 |                                         156 |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh    |                         439 |                                         361 |
| 14       | Maharashtra       |                         361 |                                         320 |
| 15       | Manipur           |                         115 |                                          94 |
| 16       | Nagaland          |                          94 |                                          68 |
| 17       | Odisha            |                         237 |                                         201 |
| 18       | Punjab            |                         221 |                                         189 |
| 19       | Rajasthan         |                         313 |                                         248 |
| 20       | Sikkim            |                          48 |                                          39 |
| 21       | Tamil Nadu        |                         376 |                                         313 |
| 22       | Telangana         |                         208 |                                         142 |
| 23       | Tripura           |                         102 |                                          72 |
| 24       | Uttar Pradesh     |                         621 |                                         511 |
| 25       | Uttarakhand       |                         120 |                                          91 |
| 26       | West Bengal       |                         378 |                                         280 |
|          | TOTAL             |                        6553 |                                        5104 |

## ANNEXURE-II

Annexure-II  mentioned  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  1569 asked by Shri Kesineni Nani to be replied on 19.12.2018  regarding 'Civil Service Officers'

## Cadre wise strength of Indian Police Service (IPS) as on 01.01.2018

| Sr No.   | Cadre            |   Total Authorized Strength |   Total officers in Position as on 1.1.2018 |
|----------|------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| 1        | AGMUT            |                         309 |                                         256 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh   |                         144 |                                         118 |
| 3        | Assam-Meghalaya  |                         188 |                                         159 |
| 4        | Bihar            |                         242 |                                         197 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh     |                         142 |                                          92 |
| 6        | Gujarat          |                         208 |                                         166 |
| 7        | Haryana          |                         144 |                                         115 |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh |                          94 |                                          79 |
| 9        | Jammu & Kashmir  |                         147 |                                          87 |
| 10       | Jharkhand        |                         149 |                                         125 |
| 11       | Karnataka        |                         215 |                                         174 |
| 12       | Kerala           |                         172 |                                         127 |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh   |                         305 |                                         266 |
| 14       | Maharashtra      |                         302 |                                         253 |
| 15       | Manipur          |                          89 |                                          69 |
| 16       | Nagaland         |                          75 |                                          56 |
| 17       | Odisha           |                         188 |                                         119 |
| 18       | Punjab           |                         172 |                                         141 |
| 19       | Rajasthan        |                         215 |                                         194 |
| 20       | Sikkim           |                          32 |                                          29 |
| 21       | Tamil Nadu       |                         263 |                                         221 |
| 22       | Telangana        |                         139 |                                          99 |
| 23       | Tripura          |                          69 |                                          54 |
| 24       | Uttar Pradesh    |                         517 |                                         426 |
| 25       | Uttarakhand      |                          73 |                                          63 |
| 26       | West Bengal      |                         347 |                                         287 |
|          | TOTAL            |                        4940 |                                        3970 |