Over 2,800 posts vacant in IAS, IPS and IFoS: Govt

More than 2,800 posts are lying vacant in the three All India Services — IAS, IPS and Indian Forest Service (IFoS) — with the IAS alone facing a shortage of 1,300 officers, the Government informed Parliament on Thursday. Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said that as per the Civil List compiled on January 1, 2025, there are 1,300 vacancies in the IAS, 505 in the IPS and 1,029 in the IFoS.