VIJAYAWADA: Chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to retain some powers with the states on deputation of all-India service officers to the Central service.
In a letter to the prime minister, he said the power of no-objection certificate (NOC) to officers seeking Central deputation should be retained with the state governments as the latter are well aware of the skill set and experience of the officials concerned.
Responding to the central government’s request to the states to give suggestions on the proposed amendments to IAS (cadre) Rules 1954, Jagan welcomed the Central government’s initiative to change the rules to further strengthen and improve the quality of services of the IAS officers at the Central government.
The chief minister said that the deputation of the IAS officers from the states to the Central government departments help the cadre states to receive quality services. However, he suggested that the existing power of issuing no objection certificate (NOC) by the states for deputation of any IAS officer should be continued.
