The Centre is considering action against 127 IAS officers for failing to submit their last year's Immovable Property Returns (IPRs) to the government.

The latest data released by Department of Personnel and Training, DoPT shows that out of the total 127 IAS officers who have not submitted their property details, 32 are from Madhya Pradesh cadre, 16 from Uttar Pradesh, 14 from Punjab, 12 from Odisha cadre and remaining from other states' cadres.

The total sanctioned strength of IAS is 6,154, including 1,885 promotion posts. Of these, 4,377 officers are in position. An all-India service officer is bound to file property returns of a year by January end of the following year.