The authorised sanctioned strength of Jharkhand’s IAS Cadre has been increased by the central government from 215 to 224 – an enhancement of nine more post compared to the previous strength.

The total number of senior duty post will be 122, the central deputation will be 48, state deputation will be 30, training reserve will be four, while leave reserve and junior reserve post will be 20.

The posts to be filled by promotion under Rule 8 of the Indian Administrative Service (Recruitment) Rules 1954 is 68, while the posts to be filled up by direct recruitment is156.

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The move amends the Indian Administrative Service (Fixation of Cadre Strength) Regulations 1955 under which the prior total authorized strength of Jharkhand IAS cadre was 215.

Ministry of Personnel took the decision in consultation with the Jharkhand government last month and the announcement was made through official written order published in a gazette notification on January 1.

“In exercise of the powers conferred by subsection (1) of section 3 of the All India Services Act, 1951 (61 of 1951), read with sub-rules (1) and (2) of rule 4 of the Indian Administrative Service Cadre) Rules, 1954, the Central Government, in consultation with the government of Jharkhand, hereby makes the regulations further to amend the Indian Administrative Service (Fixation of Cadre Strength) Regulations 1955.” reads the notification.

“These Regulations may be called the Indian Administrative Service (Fixation of Cadre Strength) Fourth Amendment Regulations, 2021. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette:”

Besides, other Senior Duty Posts in the Jharkhand government comprises 22 Special Additional/Joint/ Deputy Secretary, one Tribal Welfare Commissioner; one Director Industries; one IG Prison; one IG Registration: one State Transport Commissioner, one Labour Commissioner; one Registrar, Cooperative Societies; 24 District Magistrate/ Collector/ DC/ADC, and 10 Municipal Commissioner/ Settlement officer DDC/Chief Executive Officer.

Apart from that, there is a post of one each for Commissioner, Commercial Taxes; Director, Panchayati Raj; Director, Municipal Administration; Director Land Acquisition and Land Records; Mission Director, National Rural Health Mission; Director, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan; Commissioner, MNREGA; Administrator, Swan Rekha Multipurpose project: Director, Primary Education; Director, Secondary Education: Director, Social Welfare; Director, Sports; Director, Tourism; Director, Agriculture: Vice Chairman, RRDA; Director, SUDA; Municipal Commissioner, Ranchi Nagar Nigam; and Mission Director, Jharkhand State Skill Mission Society.