62 IAS officers sent back to cadres before completing term

NEW DELHI: Sixty-two IAS officers have been sent back to their cadre states before completing their central deputation tenure in the past two years, Union Minister Jitendra Singh informed Rajya Sabha today.

"Sixty-two IAS officers in the rank of Joint Secretary and above on deputation to the Government of India under Central Staffing Scheme have been repatriated during last two years to their respective cadres due to variety of reasons, including personal grounds, availing benefits of promotion in their respective cadres and on the request of state governments to address shortage of officers or appointment as Chief Secretary, Secretary to Chief Minister or Governor of the state, etc," he said in a written reply.

In reply to another question, the Minister of State for Personnel said a total of 13 IAS officers of Gujarat cadre in the rank of Joint Secretary and above were working on central deputation. It included Arvind Kumar Sharma and Rajeev Topno, both of whom working in the Prime Minister's Office.