Based on the proposal received from the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurships (MOSDE), a new Service , – Indian Skill Development Service (ISDS) was formed with the approval of the Cabinet on 08.10.2016 for the Training Directorate of the MOSDE (erstwhile Directorate General of Employment & Training under the Ministry of Labour & Employment). Intake of officers would be through an All-India Examination conducted by UPSC.
Posts of all the Central Group ‘A’ Services are at the disposal of the Central Govt. and hence do not belong to any State. As on 01.01.2017, total duty posts in Allied Services (Excluding All India Services and Indian Ordnance Factories Service) is 17,587 as per detail below:
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S.No.
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Name of Service
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Total Duty Posts
|
|
1.
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Indian Audit & Accounts Service
|
695
|
|
2.
|
Indian Civil Accounts Service
|
184
|
|
3.
|
Indian Revenue Service ( Customs & Central Excise)
|
5592
|
|
4.
|
Indian Defence Accounts Service
|
557
|
|
5.
|
Indian Defence Estate Service
|
189
|
|
6.
|
Indian Foreign Service
|
639
|
|
7.
|
Indian Information Service
|
573
|
|
8.
|
Indian Postal Service
|
475
|
|
9.
|
Indian P&T Accounts & Finance Service
|
420
|
|
10.
|
Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax)
|
4921
|
|
11.
|
Indian Railways Accounts Service
|
898
|
|
12.
|
Indian Railway Personnel Service
|
491
|
|
13.
|
Indian Railways Traffic Service
|
1076
|
|
14.
|
Indian Trade Service
|
168
|
|
15.
|
Railways Protection Force
|
417
|
|
16.
|
Indian Corporate Law Service
|
292
|
|
|
Total
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17587
|
Since 2014, three new Services in the name of Indian Enterprise Development Service under M/o MSME, Indian Petroleum and Explosive Safety Service under M/o Commerce and Indian Naval Material Management Service under M/o Defence have been formed.
This information was provided by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
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