India, April 22 -- A series of recent transfers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers from Delhi, coupled with the promotion of Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Service (DANICS) officers to the IAS cadre, has widened a gap in key administrative positions in the national capital, at least three officials said.

In the past two months, at least 14 IAS officers have been moved out of Delhi under routine cadre management exercises. But with no immediate replacements posted, the administrative gap has widened, one of the people cited above said.

According to data accessed by HT, Delhi has a sanctioned strength of 130 IAS officers. However, only around 98 officers are currently in position after accounting for recent transfer...