The Centre has okayed allocation of IAS, IPS and IFoS officers for the newly-formed state of Telangana and residuary Andhra Pradesh. As per the guidelines finalised by the Department of Personnel and Training, 163 posts of Indian Administrative Service, 112 of Indian Police Service and 65 Indian Forest Service officers (including promotees) have been allotted to Telangana.

Andhra Pradesh will now have 211 posts for IAS, 144 for IPS and 82 for IFoS officers, it said. DoPT has issued officer -wise list for the IAS, IPS and IFoS officers, which is available in the public domain.

The composition of the three all-India services is based upon a recommendation by a six-member committee headed by former Central Vigilance Commissioner Pratyush Sinha.

Earlier, Andhra Pradesh had a total authorised strength of 376 IAS, 258 IPS and 149 IFoS officers. DoPT has also issued a notification defining the cadre strength for IAS, IPS and IFoS officers.