CENTRAL DEPUTATION OF CIVIL SERVANTS

  • March 3, 2022
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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CENTRAL DEPUTATION OF CIVIL SERVANTS

TOPIC: Polity

Context- The Centre has issued a new order on central deputation of Deputy Inspector General-level IPS officers.

Concept-

What is the order?

  • The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) in its order has said that IPS officers coming to the Centre at DIG level would no longer be required to be empanelled at that level with the Union Government.
  • According to existing rules, a DIG-ranked IPS officer with a minimum experience of 14 years could only be deputed to the Centre if the Police Establishment Board empanelled them as DIGs at the Centre.
  • The board chooses the panel on the basis of officers’ career and vigilance records.
  • Only Superintendent of Police-level officers do not require empanelment at the Centre.
  • The new order makes the entire pool of DIG-level officers in a state eligible for central deputation.
  • Most states have opposed the move. Opposition-ruled states have called it an attack on the federal structure of the Constitution.

Deputation of AIS Officer and Present Rules:

  • In normal practice, the Centre asks every year for an “offer list” of officers of the All India Services willing to go on central deputation, after which it selects officers from that list.
  • Officers have to get a no-objection clearance from the State government for Central deputation.
  • States have to depute the All India Services (AIS) officers, to the Central government offices and at any point, it cannot be more than 40% of the total cadre strength.

All India Services (AIS):

  • The All India Services (AIS) comprises the three civil services of India:
    • Indian Administrative Service (IAS);
    • Indian Police Service (IPS); and
    • Indian Forest Service (IFoS).
  • Federal Nature of AIS Officers: AIS officers are recruited by the Union Government (by UPSC) and their services are allotted under various State Cadres.
    • Hence, they have the accountability to serve both under the State and the Centre.
    • However, the Cadre Controlling Authority of AIS is the Union Government (DoPT in case of IAS, MHA and MoEFCC in case of IPS and IFoS respectively).
CENTRAL DEPUTATION OF CIVIL SERVANTS Polity