In view of the shortage of officers of the Indian Police Service in the State, Chief Minister Hemant Soren has approved the proposal of requesting the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India to allot 10 IPS officers selected through the Civil Services Examination, 2020 in the Jharkhand State Cadre. At present 19 out of 24 districts in the State are insurgency affected. In the light of the proposal received from the Police Headquarters, keeping in mind the lack of officers of IPS in the past, for strong action towards eradication of extremism, allotment of at least 10 IPS officers selected through Civil Services Examination, 2020 to Jharkhand state cadre. The request has been made to the Ministry of Home Affairs. It is noteworthy that in the state of Jharkhand only 113 officers are available against the sanctioned cadre force of IPS 149, out of which 93 officers are appointed by direct recruitment and 20 by promotion. Similarly, there is a shortage of 11 direct recruitment officers against the prescribed quota of 104 for direct recruitment.