Because of bifurcation, there was shortage of IAS officers and more than 50 per cent of the cadre officers in Telangana state and Andhra Pradesh are holding “in-charge” positions of more than one department.
There are over 44 IAS officers in Telangana state, at present, of whom two have retired and one has been taken into Central government administration whereas in AP, there are over 60 IAS officers.
These IAS officials are remunerated an extra 20 per cent of their basic pay per department.
Ajay Mishra, principal secretary, general administration department, said “A cadre officer, given additional charge of other departments, which are equivalent or higher than the one he is holding, is paid additional charge allowance of 20 per cent per department for a certain period.”
But, the officers with additional charge are confined to pushing files that have stacked up over the week.
Therefore, governance has come to a standstill because they are unable to give the needed attention to the additional departments.