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UPSC to Review Haryana’s Plea to Promote 27 HCS Officers to IAS Cadre, DPC Meeting Scheduled for July 14

Promotion of Officers From 2002–2004 Batches Under Consideration Amid IAS Shortage
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New Delhi/Chandigarh: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has agreed to consider a long-pending proposal from the Haryana government to promote 27 officers of the Haryana Civil Services (HCS) to the prestigious Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre. The matter is scheduled to be taken up in a Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) meeting on July 14, 2025.

State Faces Acute IAS Cadre Shortage

At present, Haryana has only 169 IAS officers in service against a sanctioned strength of 225, leading to significant administrative stress. To address this chronic shortfall, the Haryana government had, in April 2025, formally requested the Centre to increase the sanctioned cadre strength to 252.

In its proposal, the state has recommended promotions against vacancies spread across multiple years:

  • 2020: 3 vacancies
  • 2021: 4 vacancies
  • 2022: 8 vacancies
  • 2023: 10 vacancies
  • 2024: 2 vacancies

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Legal Cloud Over 2002 HCS Batch

The proposed promotees belong to the 2002, 2003, and 2004 HCS batches, but controversies surrounding the 2002 batch continue to loom large. In 2023, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) filed a chargesheet in a Hisar court, alleging recruitment irregularities in the 2002 batch — a matter that has delayed promotions for years.

Despite this, state officials are optimistic.

We are hopeful of a positive outcome as in past too, officers against whom chargesheets were filed have been promoted, subject to court decisions. Also, in eight cases, the court is yet to frame charges,” said a senior state official.

Regulatory and Legal Pushback from Centre

This is not the first time Haryana has pushed for these promotions. In March 2025, the UPSC had returned a similar proposal after the Solicitor General of India rejected the state’s interpretation of “chargesheet” under IAS (Appointment by Promotion) Regulations, 1955.

The Solicitor General’s opinion emphasized that:

A report under Section 173 CrPC (often called a chargesheet or challan) constitutes a formal chargesheet under the IAS Regulations.

  • The filing of such a report disqualifies officers for promotion unless the outcome is cleared judicially.
  • The view is consistent with Supreme Court rulings, including Gurpreet Singh Bhullar vs Union of India.
  • This opinion has significantly narrowed the state’s flexibility in interpreting pending cases as non-obstacles for promotion.

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Promotion Proposal Faces Legal and Administrative Test

As the DPC meets on July 14, the outcome will hinge on how the UPSC balances administrative need against legal provisions and past judicial interpretations. The Haryana government hopes that at least a part of its proposal is cleared, especially for officers not directly implicated or formally charged.


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