SFIO is highly understaffed with more than 50% of posts lying vacant

While 75 posts have been sanctioned for recruitment on deputation, only 25 are in place, while the remaining 50 remain vacant

A manpower crunch has hit the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), with more than half the posts in the organisation yet to be filled.
 
The numbers suggest that the SFIO is highly understaffed with more than 50 per cent of the posts lying vacant. Of the 133 posts in different categories in the SFIO, 69 are vacant.
 
Recently the Centre referred 19 cases to the SFIO, but insiders say it would be difficult to wrap up the cases in time because there are not enough people to investigate them.
 
While 75 posts have been sanctioned for recruitment