Centre proposes amendment to IAS cadre rules

 The Centre has proposed an amendment to the IAS cadre rules which could enable it to post IAS officers on central deputation sidestepping state governments' reservations and could enable it to decide how many officers a state can keep and post any officer unilaterally. The Centre has proposed to add a provision in Rule 6 of IAS (Cadre) rules, 1954 according to which the Centre will decide the actual number of officers to be deputed in consultation with the concerned state and in case of any disagreement, the matter will be decided by the Centre and the state government and the state will carry out the Centre’s decision within a stipulated time. The proposed amendment has already been opposed by the W Bengal government and it has sent letters to chief secretaries seeking views of state governments.