Forty-four Indian Administrative Service officers of the 1982 batch have been empanelled as additional secretaries to the Government of India.
However, only once officer each from Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh has been elevated. The maximum number of officers that have been promoted six each -- are from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
Insiders say that a drastic slashing down of the empanelment is due to the bad approach and the policy of United Progressive Alliance 2
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