9 non-BJP ruled states oppose Centres proposal on IAS officers central deputation 8 others give consent
New Delhi Jan 26 PTI As many as nine non-BJP ruled states have opposed the Centres proposal that gives it an overriding power while deciding on central deputation of IAS officers whereas eight others have given their consent officials said on WednesdayA reminder will soon be sent to the states and Union Territories which have not yet responded to the proposal on making changes in the relevant service rules they saidOdisha West Bengal Maharashtra Kerala Tamil Nadu Telangana Chhattisgarh Jharkhand and Rajasthan have raised their voice against the amendments the officials saidOn the other hand Arunachal Pradesh Manipur Tripura Madhya Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Gujarat Haryana and Himachal Pradesh have given their consent they added Karnataka and Meghalaya had opposed the proposal initially sent to them last month but are expected to send a revised proposal the officials said adding that Bihar had also opposed the move earlier While the nine states opposed the suggested changes saying they were against the federal structural of the country the Centre has defended its proposal asserting that the states are not sparing sufficient number of IAS officers for deputation which is affecting its functioning the officials saidSources in the Department of Personnel and Training DoPT said a trend of decreasing representation of IAS officers up to the joint secretary-level at the Centre has been noticed as most of the states are not meeting their Central Deputation Reserve CDR obligations and the number of officers sponsored by them to serve at the Centre are much lesserOfficers of the Indian Administrative Service IAS are allocated a cadre which is a statestates or states and Union territoriesEvery cadre is allowed a CDR to ensure that officers have the opportunity to work on central deputation which adds to their experienceAccording to DoPT sources the number of IAS officers on CDR has gone down from 309 in 2011 to 223 as on dateThe DoPT has recently proposed changes in the IAS Cadre Rules 1954 that will take away the power of states to override the Centres request for seeking officers on central deputationOdisha in its opposition said once the move comes into force it will affect the administration of states and have an impact on the implementation of various development projectsDescribing the proposed amendments as draconian and intended to promote unilateralism Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bury the proposalWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee first to air her voice against the move has urged Modi to withdraw the proposal as it would create a fear psychosis among officers and impact their performanceTamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has also asked the prime minister to drop the move that strikes at the very root of the nations federal polity and states autonomyRajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has said the proposed changes will violate the constitutional jurisdiction prescribed for the central and state governments and reduce the spirit of working fearlessly and faithfully by the officersChhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has said the proposed amendments are against the spirit of federalism and if implemented may lead to collapse of administrative system of statesInformation and Broadcasting Secretary Apurva Chandra an IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre had on Friday said working with both the Centre and state governments broadens the perspective of the officersCiting shortage the DoPT has been writing to the states seeking more officers on central deputationIt had in June last year asked all state governments to nominate more officers for central deputation at the level of deputy secretary director and joint secretaryAccording to the DoPT proposal sent to chief secretaries of all state governments on January 12 in specific situations where services of cadre officers are required by the central government in public interest the central government may seek the services of such officers for posting under the central governmentand the state government concerned shall give effect to the decision of the central government within the specified timeIt further states that wherever the state government concerned does not give effect to the decision of the central government within the specified time the officers shall stand relieved from cadre from the date as may be specified by the central governmentExisting rules allowed mutual consultation for the officers central deputationThe DoPT had written to chief secretaries of all state governments on December 20 2021 after which reminders were sent on December 27 2021 and January 6 and January 12The January 12 letter to states specifically mentions the Centres power to override the states disagreement on sending the officers on deputation PTI AKV ZMN
New Delhi Jan 26 PTI As many as nine non-BJP ruled states have opposed the Centres proposal that gives it an overriding power while deciding on central deputation of IAS officers whereas eight others have given their consent officials said on WednesdayA reminder will soon be sent to the states and Union Territories which have not yet responded to the proposal on making changes in the relevant service rules they saidOdisha West Bengal Maharashtra Kerala Tamil Nadu Telangana Chhattisgarh Jharkhand and Rajasthan have raised their voice against the amendments the officials saidOn the other hand Arunachal Pradesh Manipur Tripura Madhya Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Gujarat Haryana and Himachal Pradesh have given their consent they added Karnataka and Meghalaya had opposed the proposal initially sent to them last month but are expected to send a revised proposal the officials said adding that Bihar had also opposed the move earlier While the nine states opposed the suggested changes saying they were against the federal structural of the country the Centre has defended its proposal asserting that the states are not sparing sufficient number of IAS officers for deputation which is affecting its functioning the officials saidSources in the Department of Personnel and Training DoPT said a trend of decreasing representation of IAS officers up to the joint secretary-level at the Centre has been noticed as most of the states are not meeting their Central Deputation Reserve CDR obligations and the number of officers sponsored by them to serve at the Centre are much lesserOfficers of the Indian Administrative Service IAS are allocated a cadre which is a statestates or states and Union territoriesEvery cadre is allowed a CDR to ensure that officers have the opportunity to work on central deputation which adds to their experienceAccording to DoPT sources the number of IAS officers on CDR has gone down from 309 in 2011 to 223 as on dateThe DoPT has recently proposed changes in the IAS Cadre Rules 1954 that will take away the power of states to override the Centres request for seeking officers on central deputationOdisha in its opposition said once the move comes into force it will affect the administration of states and have an impact on the implementation of various development projectsDescribing the proposed amendments as draconian and intended to promote unilateralism Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bury the proposalWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee first to air her voice against the move has urged Modi to withdraw the proposal as it would create a fear psychosis among officers and impact their performanceTamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has also asked the prime minister to drop the move that strikes at the very root of the nations federal polity and states autonomyRajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has said the proposed changes will violate the constitutional jurisdiction prescribed for the central and state governments and reduce the spirit of working fearlessly and faithfully by the officersChhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has said the proposed amendments are against the spirit of federalism and if implemented may lead to collapse of administrative system of statesInformation and Broadcasting Secretary Apurva Chandra an IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre had on Friday said working with both the Centre and state governments broadens the perspective of the officersCiting shortage the DoPT has been writing to the states seeking more officers on central deputationIt had in June last year asked all state governments to nominate more officers for central deputation at the level of deputy secretary director and joint secretaryAccording to the DoPT proposal sent to chief secretaries of all state governments on January 12 in specific situations where services of cadre officers are required by the central government in public interest the central government may seek the services of such officers for posting under the central governmentand the state government concerned shall give effect to the decision of the central government within the specified timeIt further states that wherever the state government concerned does not give effect to the decision of the central government within the specified time the officers shall stand relieved from cadre from the date as may be specified by the central governmentExisting rules allowed mutual consultation for the officers central deputationThe DoPT had written to chief secretaries of all state governments on December 20 2021 after which reminders were sent on December 27 2021 and January 6 and January 12The January 12 letter to states specifically mentions the Centres power to override the states disagreement on sending the officers on deputation PTI AKV ZMN
