Question : ADDITIONAL POSTS FOR ALL INDIA SERVICES



(a) whether the Government has sanctioned additional posts of All India Services particularly I.A.S. and I.P.S. to each State, including Andhra Pradesh;

(b) if so, the details thereof during the last three years; and

(c) the number of posts in each cadre and the actual demand of each State for each post, at present?

Answer given by the minister



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): Yes, Madam. The proposals of the State Governments are considered by the Central Government as per the provisions of rule 4(2) of the IAS(Cadre) Rules, 1954. The cadre strength of the All India Services particularly the IAS/IPS of every State is normally reviewed in every cadre review as per the justifications/requirements projected by the concerned State Government. The details of sanctioned additional posts during the last three years pertaining to the IAS/IPS is given in the Annexure-I to this reply.

(c): At present, there are no demands from the State Governments. Cadre review of the IAS cadre of Assam-Meghalaya, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha and Tamil Nadu is due in the year 2013.

Annexure – I

Reply refer to part (a) and (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1433 regarding “Additional Posts for All India Services”

Details of additional posts sanctioned during the last three years pertaining to the Indian Administrative Service


Sl. State Cadre/ Senior Duty Posts Senior Duty Posts No. Joint Cadre before cadre review after cadre review 1. Andhra 188 204 Pradesh 2. Gujarat 142 162 3. Haryana 112 112 4. Himachal 71 80 Pradesh 5. Kerala 116 126 6. Madhya 199 227 Pradesh 7. Nagaland 39 50 8. Sikkim 27 27 9. Uttarakhand 51 66 10. Uttar Pradesh 290 321 11. West Bengal 171 195

Details of additional posts sanctioned during the last three years pertaining to the Indian Police Service

Sl.No. State Cadre/ Senior Duty Posts Senior Duty Posts Joint Cadre before cadre review after cadre review 1. Kerala 78 89 2. Nagaland 33 39