There is a shortage of nearly 1,500 IAS officers: Minister 
There is a shortage of nearly 1,500 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers in the country, MoS for Personnel Jitendra Singh told the Rajya Sabha during the ongoing Parliament session. While the sanctioned strength of IAS officers is 6,500, currently there are 5,004 personnel in service. The vacancies and the process of recruiting is an ongoing process, the minister added. 