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Union Minister Jitendra Singh: 1472 Vacancies in IAS & 864 in IPS

The prestigious Indian Administrative Services (IAS) has 1472 vacancies while for Indian Police Services (IPS) the number of vacancies is 864, Union Minister Jitendra Singh informed Rajya Sabha.
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Currently, in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Jitendra Singh, in a written reply to Rajya Sabha, said that to ensure an optimal number of directly recruited IAS officers, the government is following the recommendations of the Baswan Committee. The committee recommended increasing the annual intake of IAS to 180 through the Civil Services examination.

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The minister said, “As on 01.01.2022, there are 1,472 vacancies in IAS and 864 vacancies in IPS in various states,”. He further added, “Occurrence and filling up of vacancies is a continuous process. It is the endeavor of the central government to fill up the vacancies in the cadres.”

According to him, the intake of directly recruited IPS officers is already increased to 200 from Civil Services Exam-2020. 


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