There is an acute shortage of over 1,400 IAS and 900 IPS officers in the country, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said in Parliament on Wednesday. There are 4,926 officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) as against their total authorized strength of 6,396, leaving a vacancy of 1,470, he told Lok Sabha in a written reply. The highest number of 128 vacancies are in Bihar, followed by 117 in Uttar Pradesh and 101 in West Bengal, said Singh, Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions. Similarly, a total of 908 posts of Indian Police Service (IPS) officers is also lying vacant. As many as 3,894 IPS officers are working as against the total sanctioned strength of 4,802. The highest number of 114 vacancies exist in Uttar Pradesh, followed by 88 in West Bengal, 79 in Odisha and 72 in Karnataka. In Bihar, 43 posts meant for IPS officers are lying vacant as against the sanctioned strength of 231. There is a shortage of officers of Indian Forest Service (IFS) also. A total of 2,597 IFS officers is in the country as against their total authorized strength of 3,157-- a gap of 560. The highest number of vacancies of IFS are in Maharashtra (46) followed by Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Odisha (45 each). "The government has increased annual intake of IAS officers to 180 during last four years. The annual intake of IFS officers has been increased to 110 and of IPS officers to 150 from 2015 and 2009 examination respectively. "Further, in promotion quota, prompt action has been taken for holding selection committee meeting for appointment by promotion/selection of state service officers in all-India services," the Minister said.