India short of 1,515 IAS Officers: Union Minister Jitendra Singh told Parliament

On Wednesday, Union minister Jitendra Singh told Parliament that there is a shortage of 1,515 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers.

He said Jammu & Kashmir has 59 IAS officers while it should have 137 of them.

Tamil Nadu has the highest number of IAS officers (85% of the total strength) followed by Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, & Madhya Pradesh with 84% each. There are 6,746 posts for IAS officers across the country.

Singh referred to the Centre’s initiatives to increase the number of IAS officers. He added the annual intake of the officers has been increased to 180 through Civil Services Examinations. The intake of Indian Police Service officers has been increased from 150 to 200 from 2020. Singh said vacancies have been filed up through induction from state services.

He said that “State governments have not been sponsoring an adequate number of officers for central deputation".

The number of IAS officers available for deputation has gone down from 309 in 2011 to 223 as of Jan 2022.

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