To becomeIAS officer is a dream for many. This dream has become reality for seven Jharkhand Administrative Service officers on the eve of new year 2025. 

These JAS officers are Sudhir Bada,Anil Kumar Tirkey, Shailprava Kujur,Neelam Lata, Sandip Kumar, Pashupatinath Mishra and Raj Kumar Gupta. 

They were promoted to IAS cadre from their state cadre (State Civil Service). All the vacancies pertained to 2023. 

The Jharkhand government had prepared a panel of eligible senior JAS officers from various departments and recommended 27 names to the UPSC. Recently, a meeting was held in New Delhi with officials from the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), which was attended by Jharkhand’s Chief Secretary Alka Tiwari and Personnel Secretary Praveen Toppo. 

Officials stated that the UPSC board meeting discussed and approved the promotion of these JAS officers to IAS. After verifying all the necessary details, the proposal was sent to the Ministry of Personnel, Government of India and their promotion notified.