A total of 1,316 and 586 posts of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) officers are vacant, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Thursday through a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
As on January 1, 2024, of the total sanctioned strength of 6,858 IAS, there were 5,542 officers in-position. Also, of the 1,316 vacant posts of IAS, 794 were meant for direct recruit and 522 were promotion post.
There were 4,469 IPS officers working against their sanctioned strength of 5,055. For IPS, of the 586 vacant IPS posts, 209 were for direct recruit and 377 were promotion posts.
There are 2,151 Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers in-position against their sanctioned strength of 3,193. Of the 1,042 vacant IFS posts, 503 were for direct recruit and 539 promotion posts.
Singh also shared details of appointments made to IAS, IPS and IFS from General, Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) during the last five years. As per the data, during the 2022 UPSC CSE exam, 75 General, 45 OBC, 29 SC and 13 ST appointments were made in the IAS. Similarly, 83 General, 53 OBC, 31 SC and 13 ST were appointed in the IPS during the same period. A total of 43 General, 51 OBC, 22 SC and 11 ST appointments were made in the IFS during CSE 2024.
IAS, IPS and IFS officers are selected annually through the civil services examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
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