Editor's Pick: Centre to send reminder to States on changes in IAS cadre rules

The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) will send another reminder to States to respond to its proposal to amend Rule 6 of the Indian Administrative Service (Cadre) Rules, 1954, with which Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Forest Service (IFoS) officers could be deputed to the Union Government and Ministries without necessarily taking the State government’s approval. So far, 16 States have responded. Seven BJP-governed States, Haryana, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Arunachal Pradesh have given their consent to the proposal. Five States –Odisha, Meghalaya, Jharkhand, Rajasthan and West Bengal have responded to the DoPT, opposing the amendments. The Chief Ministers of three other States, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana have written to the Prime Minister opposing the move. January 25 was the deadline set for the States to respond. However, given that many States are yet to respond, it is learnt that the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions will send another reminder this week. The DoPT had earlier sent three letters on December 20, December 27, and January 6, seeking response from the States. The Union Government faces an acute shortage of All India Services (AIS) officers as Sates are not sponsoring adequate numbers of officers for Central deputation. Numbers accessed by The Hindu show that actual deputation as a percentage of the mandated reserves fell from 69 % in 2014 to 30 % in 2021. Many States have interpreted the move as arm-twisting states which are dependent on the bureaucracy and striking at the very heart of federalism. Two of the suggested changes to the rule are particularly problematic as they strip away the State’s power by giving the Union the right to decide in the event of dissent. 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[logo] Editor's Pick 26 JANUARY 2022 [The Hindu logo] In the Editor's Pick newsletter, The Hindu explains why a story was important enough to be carried on the front page of today's edition of our newspaper. [Arrow]( [Open in browser]( [Mail icon]( [More newsletters]( Centre to send reminder to States on changes in IAS cadre rules [Centre to send reminder to States on changes in IAS cadre rules] The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) [will send another reminder]( to States to respond to its proposal to amend Rule 6 of the Indian Administrative Service (Cadre) Rules, 1954, with which Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Forest Service (IFoS) officers could be deputed to the Union Government and Ministries without necessarily taking the State government’s approval. So far, 16 States have responded. Seven BJP-governed States, Haryana, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Arunachal Pradesh have given their consent to the proposal. Five States –Odisha, Meghalaya, Jharkhand, Rajasthan and West Bengal have responded to the DoPT, opposing the amendments. The Chief Ministers of three other States, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana have written to the Prime Minister opposing the move. January 25 was the deadline set for the States to respond. However, given that many States are yet to respond, it is learnt that the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions will send another reminder this week. The DoPT had earlier sent three letters on December 20, December 27, and January 6, seeking response from the States. The Union Government faces an acute shortage of All India Services (AIS) officers as Sates are not sponsoring adequate numbers of officers for Central deputation. Numbers accessed by The Hindu show that actual deputation as a percentage of the mandated reserves fell from 69 % in 2014 to 30 % in 2021. Many States have interpreted the move as arm-twisting states which are dependent on the bureaucracy and striking at the very heart of federalism. Two of the suggested changes to the rule are particularly problematic as they strip away the State’s power by giving the Union the right to decide in the event of dissent. The story is the top pick today as it underlines the serious concerns arising out of the [shortfall of adequate officers]( Central deputation. [underlineimg] Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Head over to our newsletter subscription page to sign up for Editor's Pick and more. 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