Lok Sabha Question No. 162 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-24
Subject: Strength of IAS Officers
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: OM BIRLA

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 162

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.02.2016)

## STRENGTH OF IAS OFFICERS

## 162. SHRI OM BIRLA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has reviewed the strength of IAS officers required in various States every five years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the last such review for each State;
- (c) whether  there  has  been  a  delay  in  reviewing  the  cadre  strength  for  various  States including Rajasthan despite a recommendation from the State Government; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and 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):    Yes, Madam.
- (b):   Details as per enclosed Annexure.
- (c)  &  (d):        No  Madam.  There  has  been  no  delay  on  the  part  of  Central  Government  in reviewing the cadre strength of Rajasthan. Further, some State Governments are yet to submit revised cadre review proposals as per prescribed norms of DoPT.

Details as per enclosed Annexure.

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## THE DATES OF THE LAST CADRE REVIEWS DONE IN RESPECT OF IAS CADRES

| Cadre Reviews completed as on date   | Cadre Reviews completed as on date   | Cadre Reviews completed as on date   | Cadre Reviews completed as on date   | Cadre Reviews completed as on date                                                                                                                 |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                              | States                               | Year of last review                  | Date of issue of Notification        | Remarks                                                                                                                                            |
| 1.                                   | AGMUT                                | 2010                                 | 12.03.2010                           | Cadre review was due in 2010. Proposal has been received received now from MHA and under scrutiny.                                                 |
| 2.                                   | Andhra Pradesh (& Telangana)*        | 2011                                 | 30.12.2011                           | Cadre review due in 2016                                                                                                                           |
| 3.                                   | Assam-Meghalaya                      | 2014                                 | 29.04.2014                           | Cadre review due in 2019                                                                                                                           |
| 4.                                   | Bihar                                | 2014                                 | 22.01.2014                           | Cadre review due in 2019                                                                                                                           |
| 5.                                   | Gujarat                              | 2013                                 | 30.01.2013                           | Cadre review due in 2018                                                                                                                           |
| 6.                                   | Himachal Pradesh                     | 2012                                 | 28.12.2012                           | Cadre review due in 2017                                                                                                                           |
| 7.                                   | Jharkhand                            | 2015                                 | 29.12.2015                           | Cadre review due in 2020                                                                                                                           |
| 8.                                   | Karnataka                            | 2014                                 | 22.01.2014                           | Cadre review due in 2019                                                                                                                           |
| 9.                                   | Kerala                               | 2013                                 | 18.02.2013                           | Cadre review due in 2018                                                                                                                           |
| 10.                                  | Madhya Pradesh                       | 2011                                 | 30.12.2011                           | Cadre review due in 2016                                                                                                                           |
| 11.                                  | Maharashtra                          | 2015                                 | 16.02.2015                           | Cadre review due in 2020                                                                                                                           |
| 12.                                  | Nagaland                             | 2015                                 | 30.12.2015                           | Cadre review due in 2020                                                                                                                           |
| 13.                                  | Odisha                               | 2014                                 | 13.10.2014                           | Cadre review due in 2019                                                                                                                           |
| 14.                                  | Sikkim                               | 2015                                 | 25.08.2015                           | Cadre review due in 2020                                                                                                                           |
| 15.                                  | Tamil Nadu                           | 2014                                 | 06.06.2014                           | Cadre review due in 2019                                                                                                                           |
| 16.                                  | Uttarakhand                          | 2015                                 | 30.12.2015                           | Cadre review due in 2020                                                                                                                           |
| 17.                                  | Uttar Pradesh                        | 2014                                 | 31.12.2014                           | Cadre review due in 2019                                                                                                                           |
| 18.                                  | West Bengal                          | 2012                                 | 26.04.2012                           | Cadre review due in 2017                                                                                                                           |
| 19.                                  | Manipur (& Tripura)**                | 2010                                 | 10.02.2010                           | Cadre review was due in 2015. Revised proposals have been received from the State Governments and are under scrutiny.                              |
| 20.                                  | Jammu & Kashmir                      | 2009                                 | 12.11.2009                           | Cadre review was due in 2014. Cadre review proposal is still awaited from the State Government despite reminders                                   |
| 21.                                  | Chhattisgarh                         | 2010                                 | 20.05.2010                           | Cadre review was due in 2015.                                                                                                                      |
| 22.                                  | Punjab                               | 2010                                 | 11.05.2010                           | Revised proposals are awaited from the State Governments as proposals submitted earlier were not as per norms.                                     |
| 23.                                  | Rajasthan                            | 2010                                 | 26.05.2010                           | Cadre review was due in 2015. Clarification sought by this Department on the cadre review proposal has not been furnished by the State Government. |
| 24.                                  | Haryana                              | 2010                                 | 13.10.2010                           | Clarification sought by this Department on the cadre review proposal has not been furnished by the State Government.                               |