New Delhi, April 20 -- Union Minister of State for Science and Technology, Earth Sciences, on Sunday hailed the largest women representation in the history of Indian Administrative Services, with 74 women officers, making up 41 per cent of the current batch of 180 officers.

The Union Minister was interacting with the Officer Trainees (OTs) of the 2023 IAS batch.

The interaction was part of the ongoing Assistant Secretary programme, wherein the IAS Officer Trainees are attached to 46 Central Ministries for a period of 8 weeks from April 1 to May 30, giving them early exposure to policy formulation and the workings of the Central Government, according to the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions.

Jitendra Singh attributed t...