NEW DELHI: 66 IAS officers are on trial for alleged corruption in cases being pursued by CBI since 2010.

The premier investigative agency sought government sanction to prosecute 100 IAS officers, 10 of the Central Secretariat Sercvices (CSS) Group A officers and nine CBI Group A officers since 2010, minister of state for Personnel, Public Grievances and pensions, Jitendra Singh said.

Of these, the Centre accorded sanction to prosecute 66 IAS officers, 8 CSS officers and six of the CBI, he told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply.

"It is stated that all the aforesaid requests in which sanction for prosecution has been received are still under trial. Hence, there is no input for conviction, acquittal and discharge," the minister said.