FIXED TENURE FOR CADRE POSTS OF IAS
The Central Government has issued notifications on 24th August 2006 amending the Indian Administrative Service (Cadre) Rules, 1954, Indian Police Service (Cadre) Rules, 1954 and Indian Forest Services (Cadre) Rules, 1966 to provide for minimum tenure, in consultation with the State Governments concerned, of all or any of the cadre posts specified for the State concerned, in item 1 of the Schedule to the Indian Administrative Service (Fixation of Cadre Strength) Regulation, 1955, Indian Police Service (Fixation of Cadre Strength) Rules, 1955 and Indian Forest Services (Fixation of Cadre Strength) Rules, 1966. All the State Governments are yet to agree to this according to the Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions in a reply in the Lok Sabha yesterday.