GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 386 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16TH SEPTEMBER, 2020/ BHADRAPADA 25, 1942 (SAKA) SHORTAGE OF IPS OFFICERS IN THE COUNTRY 386. SHRI PARIMAL NATHWANI: Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) whether there is a huge shortage of IPS officers in the country especially in Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand and Gujarat; (b) whether there is any legal hurdle involved behind this shortfall, especially for induction of officers of Armed forces and paramilitary forces and state police officers into the IPS; (c) what actions are being initiated by Government to clear the legal hurdle; (d) whether it is a fact that some Armed forces officers are facing problem in getting ‘No Objection Certificate’ (NOC) from Ministry of Defence in this regard; and (e) What actions are being contemplated by Government to resolve the above issues? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI) (a): No Sir. As on 01.01.2020, the authorized strength of Indian Police Service (IPS) in the country including Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand and Gujarat is 4982 against which 4074 officers are in-position. In Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand and Gujarat, 115, 121 and 169 IPS officers respectively are in- position as on 01.01.2020. -2- R.S.US.Q.NO.386 FOR 16.09.2020 (b): No Sir. There is no such proposal in this Ministry for induction of officers of Armed Forces and Paramilitary Forces into Indian Police Service (IPS). However, the induction of State Police Service Officers into IPS is conducted on the yearly basis under sub-rule (1) of rule 9 of the Indian Police Service (Recruitment) Rules, 1954, read with sub-regulation (1) of regulation 9 of the Indian Police Service (Appointment by Promotion) Regulations, 1955. (c) & (d): In view of (b) above, question does not arise. (e): In order to reduce the shortage of IPS officer, the batch-size of IPS (direct recruit) has been increased from 88 to 103 from Civil Service Examination (CSE), 2005, 130 from CSE, 2008 and 150 from CSE, 2009. Besides the above, the process of appointments to the Indian Police Service by promotion from State Police Service has been accelerated. ********* .