Out of total 2,573 vacancies, 1,480 are for IAS officers and 1,093 for IPS officers

There is a shortage of 2,500 officers in Indian Administrative Service and Indian Police Service across the country, Rajya Sabha was informed today.

Out of total 2,573 vacancies, 1,480 are for IAS officers and 1,093 for IPS officers, Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, V Narayanasamy said in a written reply.

The total authorised strength of IAS is 6,217 and 4,730 for IPS.

"There is an overall shortage of IAS and IPS officers in country," he said.

The reasons for shortage of officers are increase in cadre size due to increased developmental activities and limited intake on account of constraints of training requirements, quality management and matching infrastructure, he said.