Lok Sabha Question No. 2912 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-03
Subject: Shortage of IAS/IPS Officers
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKAR

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2912

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2016)

## SHORTAGE OF IAS/IPS OFFICERS

## 2912. SHRI RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKER:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is an acute shortage of IAS and IPS officers in many States, especially in Uttar Pradesh and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (b) the details of sanctioned strength viz-a-viz their present strength in each State and the reasons for the shortage;
- (c) whether some State Governments have requested the Union Government to increase the sanctioned strength of such officers for their state and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the State Government of Uttar Pradesh has demanded for the same and if so, the action taken by the Union Government in this regard?

## 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)  &  (b):    The  details  of  the  Total  Authorized  Strength  (TAS), the  number of  officers  inposition and the shortage of officers in Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) in  various States/Joint cadres, including  Uttar Pradesh  are at Annexure-I and Annexure-II  respectively.  The  occurrence  of  vacancies  and  its  filling  up  is  an  ongoing process. The Government has increased annual intake of IAS officers to 180 and intake of IPS officers to 150 during last four years. Further in promotion quota prompt action has been taken  for  holding  Selection  Committee  Meeting  for  appointment  by  promotion  of  State Service officers in All India Services.
- (c) & (d):    The fixation of the strength and composition of a cadre of an All India Service is governed by the Cadre Rules, separately framed for each all India service. According to these rules  cadre  strength  is  reviewed  ordinarily  at  the  interval  of  every  five  years.  The  state government concerned may also seek mid-term cadre review to increase the cadre strength. In this  regard,  the  Cadre  Strength  of  IAS  and  IPS  cadres  of  Uttar  Pradesh  was  notified  on 31.12.2014 and 30.12.2014 respectively by increasing Total Authorized Strength of IAS from 592 to 621 and Total Authorized Strength of IPS from 489 to 517 in consultation with the State Government of Uttar Pradesh.

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ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE-I  MENTIONED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (A)&  (B)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIONNO. 2912 ASKED BY SHRI RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKER TO BE REPLIED ON 03.08.2016REGARDING 'SHORTAGE OF IAS/IPS OFFICERS' Cadre Gap in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) as on 01.01.2016

| Sr NO   | Cadre            | Total Authorized Strength   | Total Number of Officers in Position as on 01.01.2016   | Shortage (3-4)   |
|---------|------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
| (1)     | (2)              | (3)                         | (4)                                                     | (5)              |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh   | 211                         | 171                                                     | 40               |
| 2       | AGMUT            | 337                         | 278                                                     | 59               |
| 3       | Assam-Meghalaya  | 263                         | 208                                                     | 55               |
| 4       | Bihar            | 342                         | 214                                                     | 128              |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh     | 178                         | 151                                                     | 27               |
| 6       | Gujarat          | 297                         | 227                                                     | 70               |
| 7       | Haryana          | 205                         | 159                                                     | 46               |
| 8       | Himachal Pradesh | 147                         | 115                                                     | 32               |
| 9       | Jammu &Kashmir   | 137                         | 99                                                      | 38               |
| 10      | Jharkhand        | 215                         | 149                                                     | 66               |
| 11      | Karnataka        | 314                         | 227                                                     | 87               |
| 12      | Kerala           | 231                         | 158                                                     | 73               |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh   | 417                         | 342                                                     | 75               |
| 14      | Maharashtra      | 361                         | 282                                                     | 79               |
| 15      | Manipur          | 110                         | 85                                                      | 25               |
| 16      | Nagaland         | 94                          | 62                                                      | 32               |
| 17      | Odisha           | 237                         | 192                                                     | 45               |
| 18      | Punjab           | 221                         | 185                                                     | 36               |
| 19      | Rajasthan        | 296                         | 255                                                     | 41               |
| 20      | Sikkim           | 48                          | 32                                                      | 16               |
| 21      | Tamil Nadu       | 376                         | 285                                                     | 91               |
| 22      | Telangana        | 163                         | 128                                                     | 35               |
| 23      | Tripura          | 96                          | 71                                                      | 25               |
| 24      | Uttarakhand      | 120                         | 89                                                      | 31               |
| 25      | Uttar Pradesh    | 621                         | 504                                                     | 117              |
| 26      | West Bengal      | 359                         | 258                                                     | 101              |
| Total   | Total            | 6396                        | 4926                                                    | 1470             |

ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE-II  MENTIONED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (A)&  (B)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIONNO. 2912 ASKED BY SHRI RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKER TO BE REPLIED ON 03.08.2016REGARDING 'SHORTAGE OF IAS/IPS OFFICERS'

## Cadre Gap in the Indian Police Service (IPS) as on 01.01.2016

| Sr NO                                 | Cadre                                 | Total Authorized Strength             | Total Number of Officers in Position as on 01.01.2016   | Shortage (3-4)   |
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
| (1)                                   | (2)                                   | (3)                                   | (4)                                                     | (5)              |
| 1                                     | Andhra Pradesh                        | 144                                   | 122                                                     | 22               |
| 2                                     | AGMUT                                 | 295                                   | 245                                                     | 50               |
| 3                                     | Assam-Meghalaya                       | 188                                   | 149                                                     | 39               |
| 4                                     | Bihar                                 | 231                                   | 188                                                     | 43               |
| 5                                     | Chhattisgarh                          | 103                                   | 89                                                      | 14               |
| 6                                     | Gujarat                               | 195                                   | 160                                                     | 35               |
| 7                                     | Haryana                               | 137                                   | 105                                                     | 32               |
| 8                                     | Himachal Pradesh                      | 89                                    | 71                                                      | 18               |
| 9                                     | Jammu &Kashmir                        | 147                                   | 91                                                      | 56               |
| 10                                    | Jharkhand                             | 149                                   | 111                                                     | 38               |
| 11                                    | Karnataka                             | 215                                   | 143                                                     | 72               |
| 12                                    | Kerala                                | 163                                   | 122                                                     | 41               |
| 13                                    | Madhya Pradesh                        | 305                                   | 249                                                     | 56               |
| 14                                    | Maharashtra                           | 302                                   | 239                                                     | 63               |
| 15                                    | Manipur                               | 89                                    | 59                                                      | 30               |
| 16                                    | Nagaland                              | 70                                    | 49                                                      | 21               |
| 17                                    | Odisha                                | 188                                   | 109                                                     | 79               |
| 18                                    | Punjab                                | 172                                   | 144                                                     | 28               |
| 19                                    | Rajasthan                             | 215                                   | 188                                                     | 27               |
| 20                                    | Sikkim                                | 32                                    | 26                                                      | 6                |
| 21                                    | Tamil Nadu                            | 263                                   | 223                                                     | 40               |
| 22                                    | Telangana                             | 112                                   | 96                                                      | 16               |
| 23                                    | Tripura                               | 65                                    | 54                                                      | 11               |
| 24                                    | Uttar Pradesh                         | 517                                   | 403                                                     | 114              |
| 25                                    | Uttarakhand                           | 69                                    | 60                                                      | 9                |
| 26                                    | West Bengal                           | 347                                   | 259                                                     | 88               |
| No. of IPS Probationers of 2015 batch | No. of IPS Probationers of 2015 batch | No. of IPS Probationers of 2015 batch | 140                                                     | -140             |
| Total                                 | Total                                 | 4802                                  | 3894                                                    | 908              |

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