(a) whether it is true that 34 Indian Police Service (IPS) and officers‘ posts are lying vacant in Telangana as on 1st January, 2020;
(b) if so, the status of the same as on 1st January, 2022;
(c) the number of IPS officers allotted in 2020 and 2021 CSE to Telangana;
(d) whether the Government has any plan to increase the batch size of IPS officers and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons for not increasing the batch size of IPS officers; and
(e) if so,the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI NITYANAND RAI)
(a): Yes Sir.
(b) to (e): The vacancies in the service are caused due to factors such as retirement, resignation, death, removal from service etc. All these factors are recurring in nature and related to the rate of recruitment. The Government of India has increased the recruitment to Indian Police Service (IPS) from 150 to 200 from 2020 Civil Service Examination. Due to concerted efforts made to expedite the process of appointments to the IPS officers from State Police Service in Telangana, 20 IPS officers have been appointed by promotion from State Police Service in Telangana during last year and 05 IPS officers have been allotted in 2020 for Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2020 in Telangana cadre.
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