Govt Skips Data On SC, ST, OBC Officers In Civil Services In A Written Reply
The Union government has evaded a question in the Rajya Sabha on the number and representation of Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBC) in All India Services at present.
Instead, the government has provided the number of direct recruits from these categories in the last four years to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS), and Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers.
As per the data furnished to the Rajya Sabha on February 12 by the minister of state (independent charge) for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Jitendra Singh, the total authorised strength of 15,169 of IAS, IPS, and IFS, there are 2,834 vacancies.
In a written question, John Brittas, the CPI(M) MP, sought the number of sanctioned posts in each of the All India Services, as on date; the number of officers currently in position in each of these services, service-wise and cadre-wise, the number and representation of SC, ST, OBC in these services, service-wise, and category-wise as on date.
In response, Singh, in his written reply, provided the total number of IAS, IPS, and IFS officers in position as well as the total number of direct recruits in the SC, ST, and OBC categories from 2020-2024.
As per the reply, there are a total of 5577 IAS officers, 4594 IPS and 2164 IFS officers.
Between 2020 and 2024, the total number of officers through direct recruitment in the IAS from SC, ST, and OBC communitiesmmunities are 135, 67, and 245, respectively. In IPS, 141, 71, and 231 are from SC, ST, and OBC communities, respectively. In IFS 95, 48, and 231 candidates are from SC, ST, and OBC communities, respectively.
However, the data from direct recruitment has been given, but the data from the others has not been given.
In the written reply, it is also given that the total authorised strength of the IAS of 6877, about 18.9% post have not been filled with 1300 vacancies. In IPS, out of the total 5,099, 9.9% posts have not been filled with 505 vacancies. In IFS, the 32.2%, which is the highest share of 3193, is lying vacant.
