(a) whether the Government proposes to provide competitive exam training and prioritise recruitment of women to All India Services especially the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign
Service and Indian Police Service;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the number of IAS, IFS and IPS women officers as on date, State-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF
STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS.(SHRI SURESH PACHOURI)
(a) & (b) : At present there is no such proposal under consideration of the Government.
(c) : The statement indicating the number of IAS and IPS women officers, State (cadre) – wise is
annexed. The number of women officers in the IFS is 92.
Annexure
Number of Women IAS officers, State (Cadre) – wise.
Cadre No. of officers AGMUT 38 Andhra Pradesh 40 Assam Meghalaya 17 Bihar 21 Chhattisgarh 14 Gujarat 27 Haryana 27 Himachal Pradesh 20 Jammu & Kashmir 6 Jharkhand 15 Karnataka 37 Kerala 20 Madhya Pradesh 50 Maharashtra 44 Manipur Tripura 8 Nagaland 3 Orissa 22 Punjab 20 Rajastjan 31 Sikkim 3 Tamil Nadu 36 Uttar Pradesh 53 Uttarakhand 9 West Bengal 30 Total 591
In addition, it is stated that on the basis of the Civil Services Examination – 2006, 15 female IPS officers joined the service. However, the cadre allocation to these IPS officers is yet to be decided.
Cadre No. of officers Andhra Pradesh 12 Assam Meghalaya 3 Bihar 6 Chhattisgarh 3 Gujarat 6 Himachal Pradesh 2 Haryana 7 Jammu & Kashmir 3 Jharkhand 9 Karnataka 6 Kerala 3 Madhya Pradesh 13 Maharashtra 9 Manipur - Tripura 3 Nagaland 3 Orissa 12 Punjab 6 Rajastjan 10 Sikkim 2 Tamil Nadu 10 Uttarakhand 7 Uttar Pradesh 13 West Bengal 5 AGMU 12 Total 165