(a) whether the Union Government proposes to initiate action to promote the PCS officers
of Uttar Pradesh to IAS cadre;
(b) if so, the details thereof including the batch of officers who are proposed to be
appointed to IAS;
(c) whether the Union Government has received a list of eligible PCS officers from the U.P.
Government for promotion to IAS cadre;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) the time by which the eligible PCS officers are likely to be promoted to IAS cadre?
Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office. (SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY)
(a) & (b): The Central Government makes appointments to IAS by promotion on the basis of the
recommendations of the UPSC, which are received in the form of Select List(s). The issue of
appointment by promotion to IAS in respect of Uttar Pradesh Cadre is complete up to the Select
List of 2011. The proposal to determine the number of vacancies for the Select List of 2012,
the preparation of which has become due with the commencement of calendar year 2013 has to be
initiated by the State Government. The Central Government does not maintain batch wise
information of the State Civil Service Officers.
(c) to (e): The Central Government received the recommendations of the UPSC for appointment
by promotion of the State Civil Service officers of Uttar Pradesh to IAS from the Select lists
of 2001 to 2011 in November 2012. The appointment of the recommended and eligible officers was notified on 27.11.2012, 22.01.2013 and 20.02.2013.