The UP IAS Association will plead with the Centre not to debar IAS officers from being considered for empanelment as additional secretary and secretary on account of delay by the state government in forwarding requests for central deputation at the joint secretary level. The association will also request the state government to reserve the posts of municipal commissioners and vice-chairman of development authorities for officers of the state IAS cadre to provide them more exposure to the urban development sector. This demand of the association may upset PCS officers who have also been demanding that the posts of municipal commissioner and vice-chairman of development authorities be given to them. Reportedly, the association decided to demand an open door policy for officers willing to go to Centre or vice versa, especially, since their not working for at least three years as joint secretary level may debar them from being considered for empanelment as additional secretary and secretary. Other issues discussed in the committee meeting included a delay on the part of state government in granting no objection certificate (NOC) to the husband of a woman IAS officer from state cadre who wants to come to UP on the basis of marriage. Meanwhile, the executive committee has appointed four of its members as joint secretaries. They include Amit Gupta, Pranjal Yadav, Shubhra Saxena and Jagat Raj.