Telangana urges Centre to drop proposed changes to IAS Cadre Rules

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging the Centre to drop the proposed changes to the IAS Cadre Rules.

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging the Centre to drop the proposed amendments to the IAS Cadre Rules.

In his letter to PM Modi, Rao expressed strong protest against the proposed changes to the All India Services (Cadre) Rules, 1954. The chief minister said, "the proposed amendments militate against the federal structure of the constitution, both in letter and spirit. ‘’

The proposed changes in the IAS Cadre Rules will reportedly take away the power of states to override Centre's request seeking officers on central deputation.

CM Sri KCR in a letter to the Prime Minister @NarendraModi ji has expressed strong protest against the proposed amendments to the All India Services (Cadre) Rules stating that the extant provisions are adequate to ensure harmonious and balanced deployment of officers. pic.twitter.com/ZFay0Dmjjg

‘’The proposed amendment seeks to unilaterally disturb the above position, with the Central Government assuming the power to take officers on deputation without the concurrence of the officers or State government concerned. This is a dangerous move which is against the constitutional framework and spirit of cooperative federalism,‘’ wrote Rao.