Lok Sabha Question No. 3362 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-23
Subject: Shortage of IAS Officers
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Hibi Eden

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3362 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2022)

## SHORTAGE OF IAS OFFICERS

## 3362. SHRI HIBI EDEN:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  strategy  to  make  up  the  shortfall  in  the number  of  officers  in  the  IAS  and  IPS  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the sanctioned strength of IAS officers against the actual number of officers in the cadre at present, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Central Government had sent a letter to all the State Governments seeking their opinion on the proposed amendment of the IAS (Cadre) Rules, 1954 and if so, the details  thereof  including  the  summary  of  assent/dissent  responses  received  so  far, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Central  Government is  planning  to  acquire  for  itself  overriding  powers  to transfer IAS and IPS officers through central deputation and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the proposed amendment is a bid to subvert the States' authority guaranteed by the Constitution and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## 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  Government  has  increased  the  annual  intake  of  IAS  officers  to  180  through  Civil Services Examination (CSE) till CSE-2021. The Government has also constituted a Committee for recommending the intake of Direct Recruit IAS officers every year through CSE from CSE2022 to CSE-2030. As far as IPS is concerned, intake of IPS (RR officers) through CSE (Civil Services Examination) has been increased from 150 to 200 w.e.f. CSE-2020. Further, filling up of  vacancies  through  induction  from  State  Services  is  a  continuous  process  and  Selection Committee Meetings are held by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) with the State Governments.

The details of strength of IAS officers of various cadres, represented as Total Authorized Strength,  which  comprises  of  Senior  Duty  Posts  (SDP),  Central  Deputation  Reserve  (40%  of SDP), State Deputation Reserve (25% of SDP), Training Reserve (3.5% of SDP), Leave Reserve & Junior Reserve(16.5% of SDP) and those in-position as on 01.01.2021 are as following:

|   S.NO. | Cadre            |   Total Authorized Strength |   In- Position |
|---------|------------------|-----------------------------|----------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh   |                         239 |            194 |
|       2 | AGMUT            |                         403 |            316 |
|       3 | Assam-Meghalaya  |                         263 |            187 |
|       4 | Bihar            |                         342 |            248 |
|       5 | Chhattisgarh     |                         193 |            156 |
|       6 | Gujarat          |                         313 |            250 |
|       7 | Haryana          |                         215 |            181 |
|       8 | Himachal Pradesh |                         153 |            122 |
|       9 | Jammu &Kashmir   |                         137 |             59 |
|      10 | Jharkhand        |                         215 |            148 |
|      11 | Karnataka        |                         314 |            242 |
|      12 | Kerala           |                         231 |            157 |
|      13 | Madhya Pradesh   |                         439 |            370 |
|      14 | Maharashtra      |                         415 |            338 |
|      15 | Manipur          |                         115 |             87 |
|      16 | Nagaland         |                          94 |             59 |
|      17 | Odisha           |                         237 |            175 |
|      18 | Punjab           |                         231 |            180 |
|      19 | Rajasthan        |                         313 |            241 |
|      20 | Sikkim           |                          48 |             39 |
|      21 | Tamil Nadu       |                         376 |            322 |
|      22 | Telangana        |                         208 |            164 |
|      23 | Tripura          |                         102 |             61 |
|      24 | Uttarakhand      |                         120 |             89 |
|      25 | Uttar Pradesh    |                         652 |            548 |
|      26 | West Bengal      |                         378 |            298 |

(b)  to  (d): The  Cadre  Rules  of  all  three  All  India  Services  viz  IAS,  IPS  and  IFoS  contain provisions governing the central deputation of AIS officers.  However, State Governments have not been sponsoring adequate number of officers for central deputation.  Accordingly, in terms of the provisions contained in Section 3 of All India Services Act, 1951, comments have been sought from States/UTs on a proposal to amend Rule 6(1) of respective cadre rules.

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