The state government in Jharkhand is facing shortage of IAS-IPS officers. the administrative structure of the state is being affected. Many important posts in state administration are either vacant or are under charge. This is affecting the administrative structure of the state as important projects in many departments are not getting the pace.
Officers are overburdened with work. Some officers are looking after the work of many departments as part of additional charge. Being concerned with the issue, Chief Minister Hemant Soren had also written a letter to the Prime Minister a few months back informing about the shortage of IAS officers in the state. In the letter he protested against the proposal of the Center to implement the rule of sending serving IAS officers directly on central posting without taking NOC (No Objection Certificate) from the state government. According to him, the state is already in crunch of the officer.
