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Shortage of IAS Officers in country: Govt statement in Lok Sabha

Whether there is an acute shortage of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers in the country: Govt reply in Lok Sabha
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL,PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1076

ANSWERED ON 11.12.2013

SHORTAGE OF IAS OFFICERS

1076 . Shri TUFANI SAROJ

Will the Minister of PERSONNEL,PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS be pleased to state:-

(a) Whether there is an acute shortage of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
(c) the number of sanctioned posts of IAS officers at present, State/UT-wise;
(d) the number of officers employed at present on the sanctioned posts, State/UT-wise; and
(e) the steps taken by the Government to meet this shortage of IAS officers?

ANSWER

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) to (d); The details of the Total Authorized Strength (TAS), the number of officers-in- position and the shortage of officers in Indian Administrative Service (IAS), State/Joint cadres wise as on 01.01.2013, is at Annexure-I.

(e): The Government has gradually increased the annual intake of IAS officers under Direct Recruitment quota. In promotion quota, prompt actions have been taken for holding of Selection Committee meeting for appointment by promotion/selection of State Service Officers to the IAS.

ANNEXURE-I 

Annexure-I mentioned in reply to part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1076 asked by Shri Tufani Saroj to be replied on 11.12,2013 regarding ‘SHORTAGE OF IAS OFICERS’.

Cadre Gap in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) as on 01.01.2013

Sr. No. Cadre Total Authorized Strength (TAS) Total Officers in Position Shortage (3-4)
1 2 3 4 5
1 Andhra Pradesh 376 298 78
2 AGMUT 337 259 78
3 Assam-Meghalaya 248 214 34
4 Bihar 326 236 90
5 Chhattisgarh 178 136 42
6 Gujrat 260 213 47
7 Haryana 205 166 39
8 Himachal Pradesh 147 102 45
9 Jammu & Kashmir 137 100 37
10 Jharkhand 208 124 84
11 Karnataka 299 239 60
12 Kerala 214 154 60
13 Madhya Pradesh 417 312 105
14 Maharashtra 350 288 62
15 Manipur-Tripura 207 153 54
16 Nagaland 91 50 41
17 Orissa 226 186 40
18 Punjab 221 181 40
19 Rajasthan 296 221 75
20 Sikkim 48 36 12
21 Tamil Nadu 355 288 67
22 Uttrakhand 120 84 36
23 Uttar Pradesh 592 457 135
24 West Bengal 359 240 119
Total 6217 4737 1480

Source for Annexure: http://164.100.47.132/Annexture/lsq15/15/au1076.htm

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