The Centre may cut down deputation quota of officers of All India Services of some States, especially Tamil Nadu, which failed to give timely clearance to the officers selected in various central departments and ministries.
Sources in the Department of Personnel said these States delayed clearance of IAS, IPS or even Indian Forest Services officials by several months, despite given a Government circular that the formalities need to be completed in one month.
Sources said some of the State Government had a practice of either deliberately not forwarding the option of the individual officer to be on the “offer list” for central deputation, or not relieving the officer promptly once he or she is appointed to a post in the Central Government.
Every year, the Central Government invites nominations of IAS, IPS and Indian Forest Service officers to work in various ministries and departments, on deputation for fixed tenures with the concurrence of the State Governments concerned.
This brings the field experience of the officers to the national level and also gives the opportunity to work in programmes at the national level.
The sources said some States, especially Northern and North-Eastern, have more officers at the Centre than their eligible number and some States do not encourage IAS, IPS and IFoS officers going on central deputation.
The delay by the State Governments is despite repeated circulars by the Centre, warning of five-year ban on officers from any central deputation if, on
being selected, they do not join within one month of issue of appointment order, either on account of personal disinclination or on refusal by the concerned State Government to relieve the officer.
Sources said that in few cases, where option of officers was forwarded to the Centre and they were appointed to specific posts, Tamil Nadu Government has taken several months to relieve them.One officer, who is currently a Secretary in the Central Government, was relieved after five months. The average has been two to three months. Another officer, working with a senior central Minister, was denied permission to go on a foreign deputation to China.