Reacting to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s letter, the Home Ministry officials has made it clear that it was well within its rights to seek details about the status of officers belonging to all India services. The sources said many IAS officers, who had been deputed to serve in the Delhi Government, were still awaiting their posting while Group A officers (Indian Revenue Service) were holding secretary-level posts.
However, the sources said the States mentioned by the Delhi Chief Minister were full-fledged States where the Home Ministry has no role to play.
Sources said while Delhi has a sanctioned strength of 58 IAS officers, the Home Ministry had provided 93 such officers to Delhi out of which many were still awaiting their posting orders. The sources said the Delhi Government cannot take people from outside while keeping the IAS officers waiting endlessly.