The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) will send another reminder to States to respond to its proposal to amend the Indian Administrative Service (Cadre) Rules, 1954, with which officers could be deputed to the Union Government and Central Ministries without necessarily taking the State government’s nod.
So far, 16 States have responded.
Seven States who have given their consent to the proposal are all governed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP):
1. Haryana
2. Manipur
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Tripura
5. Uttar Pradesh
6. Gujarat
7. Arunachal Pradesh
Five States have responded to the DoPT – are opposing the amendments:
1. Odisha
2. Meghalaya
3. Jharkhand
4. Rajasthan
5. West Bengal
A senior government official said that January 25 was the deadline to respond but as many States have not sent their replies, the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions will send another reminder this week.
DoPT had earlier sent three letters on December 20, December 27, and January 6, seeking opinions from the States, but after half-a-dozen States opposed the move and the rest did not respond, it further revised the proposal on January 12.
In its revised proposal on January 12, which has been vigorously opposed by Opposition-ruled States, the DoPT added two more amendments — if the State government delays posting a State cadre officer to the Centre and does not give effect to the Central government’s decision within the specified time, and secondly, in specific situations, where the services of cadre officers are required by the Central government in public interest, the State shall give effect to its decisions within a specified time.
