: Proposed changes to IAS rules runs unintended risk of undermining administrative ability of states #IndiaNEWS Last fortnight, the Department of Personnel and Training sparked a debate as it proposed

Proposed changes to IAS rules runs unintended risk of undermining administrative ability of states #IndiaNEWS
Last fortnight, the Department of Personnel and Training sparked a debate as it proposed amendments to allow the objections of states to be overridden when officers of the three All India Services – the Indian Administrative Service, the Indian Police Service and the Indian Forest Service – are deputed on central postings.The Constitution makers provided for the All India Services to ensure a uniform standard of administration in the Union and the states. They rightly presumed that the Union could not possibly address its need to conduct business effectively across the diverse federal units. So though candidates for these services are recruited by the Centre, officers serve in parent cadres in the states and are occasionally lent to the Centre on need basis.The Union does have a good case to improve its bench strength since Indian Administrative Service officers have in recent times appeared to be less desirous of serving at the Centre. In addition, states are increasingly reluctant to part with them.This is also a byproduct of a central policy between 1997-2005 to recruit smaller batches of officers. This has led to a shortage of candidates to fill critical levels in the Union executive.Besides, states in general provide well for the physical comfort of...Read more

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