(a) the details of the number of IAS/ IPS officers working across the country, State/UT- wise;
(b) whether there is a dearth of these officers, at present, within the country;
(c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor, State/UT-wise; and
(d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to meet this scarcity
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) to (c): Sanctioned, in position and vacancy position in IAS and IPS as on 01.01.2017 including Kerala is annexed at Annexure- “A” and Annexure-“B” respectively.
(d): With regard to IAS, the Government has increased annual intake of IAS officers to 180 in the Civil Services Examination (CSE) during last five years. While distributing the vacancies among various cadres/joint cadres of IAS, deficit in various cadres is also considered. With regard to IPS, the batch-size of IPS (direct recruit) has been increased from 88 to 103 from CSE, 2005, to 130 from CSE, 2008 and to 150 from CSE, 2009. Further, the process of filling up of vacancies by appointments to IAS/IPS by promotion from State Civil Service/State Police Service has been accelerated.
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Annexure-“A”
STATEWISE STRENGTH OF IAS OFFICERS AS ON 01.01.2017
Sl. No. State Sanctioned strength In position Posts vacant
01. Andhra Pradesh 211 170 41
02. AGMUT 337 279 58
03. Assam-Meghalaya 263 221 42
04. Bihar 342 243 99
05. Chhattisgarh 193 154 39
06. Gujarat 297 241 56
07. Haryana 205 155 50
08. Himachal Pradesh 147 115 32
09. Jammu & Kashmir 137 91 46
10. Jharkhand 215 144 71
11. Karnataka 314 215 99
12. Kerala 231 150 81
13. Madhya Pradesh 439 341 98
14. Maharashtra 361 313 48
15. Manipur 115 91 24
16. Nagaland 94 67 27
17. Odisha 237 178 59
18. Punjab 221 182 39
19. Rajasthan 313 243 70
20. Sikkim 48 37 11
21. Tamil Nadu 376 289 87
22. Telangana 208 130 78
23. Tripura 96 76 20
24. Uttarakhand 120 87 33
25. Uttar Pradesh 621 515 106
26. West Bengal 359 277 82
Total 6500 5004 1496
Annexure-“B”
STATEWISE STRENGTH OF IPS OFFICERS AS ON 01.01.2017
Sl. No. State Sanctioned strength In position Posts vacant
01. Andhra Pradesh 144 120 24
02. AGMUT 295 255 40
03. Assam-Meghalaya 188 157 31
04. Bihar 231 189 42
05. Chhattisgarh 103 95 8
06. Gujarat 195 171 24
07. Haryana 137 107 30
08. Himachal Pradesh 94 74 20
09. Jammu & Kashmir 147 89 58
10. Jharkhand 149 117 32
11. Karnataka 215 149 66
12. Kerala 172 129 43
13. Madhya Pradesh 305 265 40
14. Maharashtra 302 253 49
15. Manipur 89 65 24
16. Nagaland 70 54 16
17. Odisha 188 117 71
18. Punjab 172 147 25
19. Rajasthan 215 192 23
20. Sikkim 32 29 3
21. Tamil Nadu 263 221 42
22. Telangana 139 97 42
23. Tripura 65 51 14
24. Uttar Pradesh 517 424 93
25. Uttarakhand 69 60 9
26. West Bengal 347 278 69
Total 4843 3905 938