Lok Sabha Question No. 637 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-20
Subject: Strength of Bureaucrats
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: V. SATHYABAMA, PR. SENTHILNATHAN

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 637

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2016)

## STRENGTH OF BUREAUCRATS

## 637. SHRIMATI V. SATHYA BAMA: SHRI PR. SENTHIL NATHAN:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  decision  on  the  cadre  sanctioned strength of IAS and IPS officers in the country, State-wise;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the recruitments made during the last three years, year-wise and cadre-wise;
- (c) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  direct  State  Governments  to  fill  up adequate  IAS  and  IPS  officers  in  their  respective  States  from  their  State Government Services in the coming years; and
- (d) the total  expenditure  incurred  by  the  central  exchequer  for  the  overall expenditure of IAS and IPS officers in the country, State-wise?

## 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  Sanctioned  strength  of  the  India  Administrative  Service  (IAS)  and Indian Police Service (IPS) officers of any given cadre is reviewed ordinarily at the interval of every five years. Cadre-wise details of officers allocated to IAS and IPS on the  basis  of  Civil  Services  Examination-  2012  to  2014  are  at  Annexure-I  and Annexure-II respectively.
- (c): The  appointment  by  promotion  to  IAS/IPS  from  State  Civil  Service/  State Police Service is governed by the statutory provisions, which envisage separate role to Central  Government,  State  Governments  and  Union  Public  Service  Commission (UPSC).  The  vacancies  to  be  filled  up  are  determined  year  wise  and  selection committee  meetings  are  conducted  by  the  UPSC  for  preparation  of  select  list  on receipt  of  the  proposals  from  the  State  Governments/UTs.  Periodic  meetings  are conducted  by  the  UPSC  and  Central  Government  with  the  State  Governments  to expedite the proposals for the Selection Committee Meetings so that the vacancies are filled up expeditiously.
- (d): The information regarding total expenditure incurred by the central exchequer for the overall expenditure of IAS and IPS officers in the country, State-wise is not maintained.

********

Annexure-I  mentioned  in  reply  to  part  (a)&  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question  No.  637asked  by  SHRIMATI  V.  SATHYA  BAMA  and  SHRI  PR. SENTHIL  NATHAN  to  be  replied  on  20.07.2016    regarding  'Strength  of Bureaucrats'

## Allocation of IAS (Direct Recruit) officer to various cadres during last 3 years

| Sr. No.   | Name of Cadre    | CSE- 2012   | CSE- 2013   |   CSE-2014 |
|-----------|------------------|-------------|-------------|------------|
| 1.        | AGMUT            | 12          | 11          |         11 |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh   | 10*         | 10*         |          5 |
| 3.        | Assam Meghalaya  | 7           | 7           |          8 |
| 4.        | Bihar            | 10          | 9           |         10 |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh     | 7           | 7           |          5 |
| 6.        | Gujarat          | 7           | 10          |          9 |
| 7.        | Haryana          | 4           | 5           |          4 |
| 8.        | Himachal Pradesh | 5           | 4           |          4 |
| 9.        | Jammu &Kashmir   | 4           | 4           |          4 |
| 10.       | Jharkhand        | 7           | 7           |          7 |
| 11.       | Karnataka        | 8           | 8           |          9 |
| 12.       | Kerala           | 6           | 6           |          6 |
| 13.       | Madhya Pradesh   | 13          | 13          |         13 |
| 14.       | Maharashtra      | 8           | 9           |          8 |
| 15.       | Manipur          | 6*          | 6*          |          3 |
| 16.       | Nagaland         | 4           | 4           |          4 |
| 17.       | Orissa           | 6           | 6           |          7 |
| 18.       | Punjab           | 6           | 6           |          5 |
| 19.       | Rajasthan        | 8           | 8           |          8 |
| 20.       | Sikkim           | 1           | 1           |          1 |
| 21.       | Tamil Nadu       | 9           | 9           |         10 |
| 22.       | Telangana        | *           | *           |          4 |
| 23.       | Tripura          | *           | *           |          3 |
| 24.       | Uttar Pradesh    | 17          | 17          |         19 |
| 25.       | Uttarakhand      | 3           | 3           |          3 |
| 26.       | West Bengal      | 12          | 10          |         10 |
| Total     |                  | 180         | 180         |        180 |

Annexure-II  mentioned  in  reply  to  part  (a)&  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question  No.  637asked  by  SHRIMATI  V.  SATHYA  BAMA  and  SHRI  PR. SENTHIL  NATHAN  to  be  replied  on  20.07.2016    regarding  'Strength  of Bureaucrats'

## Allocation of IPS (Direct Recruit) officer to various cadres during last 3 years

| Sl. No.   | Name of Cadre    | CSE- 2012   |   CSE- 2013 |   CSE- 2014 |
|-----------|------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| 01.       | Andhra Pradesh   | 07*         |          04 |          05 |
| 02.       | AGMUT            | 11          |          10 |          08 |
| 03.       | Assam-Meghalaya  | 07          |          07 |          06 |
| 04.       | Bihar            | 07          |          07 |          05 |
| 05.       | Chhattisgarh     | 04          |          04 |          01 |
| 06.       | Gujarat          | 07          |          06 |          05 |
| 07.       | Haryana          | 04          |          05 |          04 |
| 08.       | Himachal Pradesh | 03          |          03 |          03 |
| 09.       | Jammu &Kashmir   | 04          |          04 |          03 |
| 10.       | Jharkhand        | 05          |          04 |          05 |
| 11.       | Karnataka        | 06          |          06 |          07 |
| 12.       | Kerala           | 04          |          05 |          06 |
| 13.       | Madhya Pradesh   | 10          |          09 |          09 |
| 14.       | Maharashtra      | 09          |          09 |          11 |
| 15.       | Manipur          | 06*         |          04 |          07 |
| 16.       | Nagaland         | 04          |          03 |          04 |
| 17.       | Odisha           | 05          |          06 |          04 |
| 18.       | Punjab           | 05          |          05 |          05 |
| 19.       | Rajasthan        | 05          |          05 |          04 |
| 20.       | Sikkim           | 0           |          01 |          01 |
| 21.       | Tamil Nadu       | 08          |          07 |          06 |
| 22.       | Telangana        | *           |          03 |          02 |
| 23.       | Tripura          | *           |          02 |          02 |
| 24.       | Uttar Pradesh    | 17          |          19 |          21 |
| 25.       | Uttarakhand      | 02          |          02 |          01 |
| 26.       | West Bengal      | 10          |          10 |          15 |
|           | Total            | 150         |         150 |         150 |