The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that the Ministry of Home Affairs, as the Cadre Controlling Authority for IPS, requests every state government and cadres for central deputation each year in accordance with their Central Deputation Reserve (CDR) quota.
Nityanand Rai in a written reply to the question of Congress MP Manickam Tagore informed the House, “As provided under Article 312 of the Constitution, the Indian Police Service (IPS) is an All India Service both for the Union and the States. A certain number of posts in different Police and other Organizations/Departments of the Central Government are filled up by IPS officers allotted to various State cadres. Rule 6(1) of the IPS (Cadre) Rules, 1954 provides for the deputation of IPS officers to the Central Government.”
He further added, “Accordingly, the Ministry of Home Affairs, being the Cadre Controlling Authority for IPS requests all State Govt./Cadres for Central Deputation every year as per their prescribed Central Deputation Reserve (CDR) quota,”.
Further, in the reply, MoS Home explained that the Central Deputation of IPS officers follows the IPS Tenure Policy, and that if an officer is approved for an appointment to a post within the Central Government but fails to assume the post, he or she will be barred from Central deputations and foreign assignments/consultancies for 5 years.
