Aizawl, July 5 -- Mizoram's lone Lok Sabha member, Richard Vanlalhmangaiha, on Friday expressed concern over the declining number of Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS), and Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officers from the state in recent years.

Speaking at a felicitation event organised by the Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP) to honour undergraduate gold medalists from Mizoram University, the MP noted that the state has not produced successful candidates in the UPSC Civil Services Examination for a considerable period.

"It is disheartening that no students from Mizoram have cracked the UPSC exam in recent years," Richard said, highlighting the worrying decline in the state's representation in all-India and central serv...