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“How did this situation come about? It is a story of neglect between 1998 and 2004, but I shall share the story with you on another occasion,” Home Minister P. Chidambaram said, making the revelation two days ago.
Chidambaram also announced the appointment of retired IPS officer Kamal Kumar, a former director of the National Police Academy, to draw up, by May 31, a recruitment plan based on an assessment of India’s policing needs between 2009 and 2020.
Though the home minister gave no details, it now emerges that the NDA government approved the recruitment of only 36 IPS officers per year for four years starting 1998, going against an earlier projection of 85 appointments every year. This alone created a shortfall of 196 officers over four years.
Home ministry officials said the reason given for changing the earlier decision was that an increase in the number of ‘promotion’ posts had resulted in a reduction in the number of direct recruitment posts ¿ and that the gap in the direct recruitment quota had disappeared.
According to these officials, 98, 100, 96 and 84 IPS officers were recruited in the four years between 1994 and 1997. It was decided then that 85 vacancies would be filled every year for the next five years.
However, the government of day arrived at 36 as the number of annual recruitments by a formula described as ‘1.5 per cent of authorised direct recruitment quota’.
The UPA government now believes that the calculation of vacancies created by reasons like retirement was sketchy and, prima facie, erroneous. Also, no attempt was made to factor in expansion of police forces including the central paramilitary forces and central police organisations.
In 2002, the number of annual IPS recruitments was revised to 80. However, an objection by the UPSC ensured that only 56 new posts were approved.
In January 2003, the IPS was 190 officers short of the sanctioned strength of 2,477 in the direct recruitment quota. Sixty officers were estimated to retire in 2003. Sources said that applying the 1.5 per cent formula, the number to be recruited was 97. Still, for some reason, the number for 2003 and 2004 was fixed at 88, said sources.
By 2005, the recruitment gap in the IPS had risen to 619, 357 of which were direct recruitment posts. It was at this point that it was belatedly realised that only 36 officers had been recruited “following a court order” between 1998 and 2001. Another factor identified for the shortfall, home ministry officials said, was the increase in cadre strength following cadre reviews during 2002-04, when 268 posts were added.
Following this, the number was revised to 103 for 2006 and 2007 by the then Home Minister Shivraj Patil. However, the deficit in the direct recruitment quota still stood at 325 officers, so the number was upped further to 130 for 2008, 2009 and 2010.
As of January 1, 2009, India has 3,332 IPS officers against a sanctioned strength of 3,889 through both direct recruitment and promotion. Vacancies at the SP level and above in the Intelligence Bureau, which are to be filled by IPS officers, have risen to 88. Twenty-seven such posts are vacant in CBI. Vacancies in IB, given the thrust on improving the overall intelligence network following the Mumbai terror attacks, are now under sharp scrutiny.
Significantly, most vacancies in IB and CBI are at the levels of SP and SSP, regarded as the cutting edge of Indian police. The IB has 58 vacancies at SP and SSP levels out of a sanctioned strength of 82; in the CBI, 13 out of a sanctioned 49 posts are vacant at the same levels.
The appointment of Kamal Kumar to assess the requirement of officers over the next 10 years is a direct
result of the alarm bells that have now begun to ring in North Block.
Direct IPS recruitments
1998 36
1999 36
2000 36
2001 36
2002 56
2003 88
2004 88
2005 103
2006 103
2007 103
2008 130
2009 130
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iwant to just join job but now It is a blatant lie that the shameless congressis put on the NDA. This govt under Sonia Maino is by far the worst in terms of performance and now they have stooped so low as to try and take credit for Slumdog Millionaires performance and trying to discredit a govt which was in power 5 yrs ago for not filing in IPS seats. What why Mannu, Chidu, Maino and Raoul baba doing all this while? Other than Rajiv Gandhi era rhetorics like hamein Dekhna hain, ham dekh rahein hain aur ham dekhte rahenge the congressis are not capable of doing anything Reply | Forward
If, I will get a chance,I am try to find out the root of any incedent
The selection procedure is such that the right people with the right aptitude are left out of the Indian Police Service (IPS). Most of them who get allocated to the IPS are more due to compulsion of "rank" in the UPSC CSE Exam rather than an aptitude for the police job. These bunch of jokers only add to the babudom and status quoist approach in police administration. We need dynamic dedicated and highly motivated officers who join the service because they "want to join" and not those "who have to join" it. How can we expect these unwanting IPS officers to caliberate the quality of life of the citizens and the country as a whole. Emphasis on quality may be a better exercise then filling up sheer quotas, and vacancies. Perhaps its better to recruit more constables than IPS, at least it would provide more employment to the teeming unemployed youth and also save the country's resources that are diverted to maintain the regalia of the esteemed service called IPS.
There is need to fill-up the vacancies of IPS officers immediately or else we must ready to face some more hazardous attacks (in result of lacking of information)in near future. If we don't strengthen our IB department, the present scenario will continue. At least for the sake of reviving our intelligence system mr. chidambram is advised to take some initiative in this regard.
Okay, NDA government has filled-in vacancies, but what has been done by your government in the last five years?Chidambaram is a loser, it seems.
If the salary package is so unattractive , nobody would want to join the IPS and the army.
It is pity that even home minister does not know what kind of force he needs to improve law and order situation all over the country. Increasing the strength of IPS officer is only going to make the matters worst, as we do not need more beaurocracy. We do not need more SSps or DIGs or IGs, if they are all going to be from same rotten brand. We need to focus more on putting more BOOTS on the ground, better training for constables, hawaldars and inspectors, who directly interact with the public. Lower level policemens are working 16-20 hours a day, so recruit more at this level to reduce their work stress. This will help in quality of policing. Any how, there are hundreds of the problem with whole of the policing system in the country which needs immediate addressal. Increasing of IPS number is least importatnt of them. We already have more SAHIBS in the force than we can afford to have. It is misfortune of our country that people at the top who have no understanding of policing.
All these 5 years what UPA was doing, fiddling their thumbs! Shame on PC to blame somebody of yesterday.
We don't want any story from Shri P.C. Chidamabaram. Time has come for the present Home Minister or his successor-for that matter for the PM or his successor to (1) realistically assess the desirability of having plethora of burgeoning security formations,(2) to introduce inter-changeability amongst them (say between RPFunder Railways and CISFunder MOH,or between Sashastra Seema Bal and BSF (3)and to gradually induct in these formations at the top-level suitable personnel from the Armed forces, strictly on deputation basis.The idea is to make use of amalgam of Defence personnel and IPS officers so that these agencies down the line remain slim and trim.IPS officers are definitely more flexible and more familiar faces in the corridors of power. But in the aftermath of 26/11, the nation can ill afford to have a flabby arrangement for internal security.We should also explore the possibilty of utilising men from the Forces in the matter of intenal security, without excessive recruitment
PC is trying to score points! The blame should be with the former Home Minister, as he did not do his job for the past four years, if what is reported is correct! So no wonder there had to be a replacement of the Home Minister after all.
The media should refrain from rushing with the story unless it had made it fool-proof. One should understand that it is the respective Departmental Heads who project the vacancies to the Central Government especially in the case of All India Cadres like the IPS. Thus, if the vacancies have been wrongly projected, the respective Departmental Authorities have to be made accountable. In any case, assuming that NDA was blame-worthy for the recruitment upto 2005 (assuming it projected the vacancies for 2005 wrongly in the year 2003-2004 itself), the UPA which was in power from 2004 should have acted properly and should not have allowed the vacancies to stare at them. Probably the media, without knowing these details has rushed to report the story blaming NDA without questioning the UPA as to what it was doing for the past 5 years! So long as there is the media to lap every absurd story, there will be no dearth of politicians taking it for a ride.
When POTA can be scrapped saying it is against the Human Rights (against Terrorist), these UPA ministers did not had time in all these 5 years to review the recruitment poicy of NDA. You should blame the POPET Shivaraj Patil Mr.Chidambaram insted of NDA, what was he doing before he is scrapped for his incapable to handle the Home Ministery and National Security. It was the Ex Hon Home Minister's Shivaraj Patil's neglect for not reviewing the requirements. Did the NDA was holding the Home ministry all these five years during the UPA regim. Dont speak nonsense, it is a common sense that you people thrown out the National Secrity and blaming NDA for insecurity.
During the NDA rule less officers were required as most of the criminals were in jail or lying low.But when the god fathers came to power the criminals reached the parliament and their sub's started raising theur head thus arised the more requirement .Hahaha..
It is a blatant lie that the shameless congressis put on the NDA. This govt under Sonia Maino is by far the worst in terms of performance and now they have stooped so low as to try and take credit for Slumdog Millionaires performance and trying to discredit a govt which was in power 5 yrs ago for not filing in IPS seats. What why Mannu, Chidu, Maino and Raoul baba doing all this while? Other than Rajiv Gandhi era rhetorics like hamein Dekhna hain, ham dekh rahein hain aur ham dekhte rahenge the congressis are not capable of doing anything
Good show Mr. Home Ministrer...I guess even the 26/11 terror attacks were because NDA neglected you Home Ministry... bloody joke.
Then what UPA was doing since last 5 years?
So If NDA did not fill vaxancies in IPS between 1998-2004, what stopped your Govt. from filling them up in 5 years you ruled? When the onion crisis hit NDA due to excessive rains, elading to a price rise of onions, you brought them down calling them anti-people and yet when inflation recorded historic highs in your terma s FM, you were ready to keep collecting heavy amount of taxes and duties and blame the Global meltdown for inflation. Does CONgress take people for fools? Mr. Home Minister first hanf Afzal and then ask your Italian boss to make speeched of how India is commited to fight terrorism! To begin with reject alliances with people like Laloo, Mulayam, Paswan etc who sympathise with terorists like SIMI and want regulation of illegal Bangladeshis against national interest.
Yes all problems are due to due NDA rule between 1998-04. no one should think that any problem is due Congress and other party rule for 56 of the 62 years. PC is basically saying we have been in power for 5 years but please dont hold us responsible. UPA wants authority but no responsiliby. Please, give us the break
government of day arrived at 36