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It, however, needs 25 IAS officers of the rank of additional chief secretary (ACS) to manage its affairs. Even neighbouring Punjab and Himachal Pradesh can’t match up with 12 and 6 ACS officers. CHANDIGARH: Haryana is easily one of the smallest states in the country, occupying just 1.34% of India’s total area. He was also informed about Rs 5.37 crore had been incurred by the state till March 2013 only because of the promotion to non-sanctioned posts. “But the Haryana government has been giving the rank to all those completing 30 years irrespective of whether sanctioned posts are available or not.” On August 20, DOPT had also sought a reply from the chief secretary about the creation of excess temporary posts of ACS officers in Haryana in the apex scale..