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Turf wars between IAS, IPS officers not good for governance

India's policy-makers and the enlightened elements in the steel frame need to appreciate the gravity of the problem and understand the ramifications

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Illustration: Ajaya Mohanty

Basant Rath | The Wire
A commonplace clarification to begin with. The chief secretary of a state, its home secretary and district magistrates belong to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). The state police chief and district police chiefs belong to the Indian Police Service (IPS). At times, a few district magistrates and police chiefs come from the cadre of state service officers, thanks to their political clout.

On September 7, 2017, Rajiv Kumar, the chief secretary of Uttar Pradesh, wrote a letter to district magistrates directing them to chair the monthly law and order review meetings in their respective district police lines to assess and analyse

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