The modifications allow IAS and IPS personnel to be delegated to Central Ministries without the approval of the states.
On Wednesday, Union Minister Jitendra Singh told the Lok Sabha that the Centre was reviewing comments received from states on a proposal to change the Indian Administrative Service (Cadre) Rules, 1954, which govern IAS officials' deputation to the central government.
The revisions allow officials from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS), and Indian Forest Service (IFoS) to be delegated to the Union government and Central Ministries without the need for State government approval.
In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Mr Singh, Minister of State for Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), said the IAS (Fixation of Cadre Strength) Regulations, 1955 provide for a Central deputation reserve of not more than 40% of a cadre/joint cadre's senior duty posts. “However, State governments have not been sponsoring an adequate number of officers for Central deputation to meet the requirements of the Government of India,” it said.
“Therefore, to address the above problem, comments have been sought from States and Union Territories, in terms of the provisions contained in Section 3 of All India Services Act, 1951 on a proposal to amend Rule 6(1) of IAS (Cadre) Rules, 1954,” the reply added.