There are now more than 500 open positions for Indian Police Service (IPS) officers and more than 1,000 open Indian Administrative Service (IAS) positions across the nation.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh provided statistics on Thursday that states, “As of January 1, 2024, of the total sanctioned strength of 6,858 IAS, there were 5,542 officers in-position and 4,469 IPS officers working against their sanctioned strength of 5,055.”
In a written response to the Rajya Sabha, the minister provided the details.
“Of the 1,316 open IAS positions, 522 were promotion positions and 794 were direct recruit positions. 209 of the 586 open IPS positions were for direct hires, and 377 were for promotions, he stated.
“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,” he added.
Sharing details about the 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, he added.
“During the 2022 civil services examination (CSE) year, 75 General, 45 OBC, 29 SC, and 13 ST appointments were made in the IAS,” he continued, sharing information about appointments made to IAS, IPS, and IFS from General, Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) over the previous five years. In the same time frame, the IPS appointed 83 Generals, 53 OBCs, 31 SCs, and 13 STs. In all, during CSE 2024, the IFS appointed 43 General, 51 OBC, 22 SC, and 11 ST.
Every year, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) selects qualified applicants for the nation’s IAS, IPS, and IFS officials by holding the civil services examination.
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