"The IAS week will be held after the gap of five years from January 11. Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has given approval for this," secretary UP IAS Association, Parthsarthi Sen Sharma, said here.
A delegation of IAS association led by its president Alok Ranjan had met Yadav to seek his permission for organising the service week, Sharma said.
During the event, IAS officers from all over the state will discuss their problems and deliberate on issues of importance.