<h1>SFIO Faces Manpower Shortage with 53 of 95 Posts Filled; Government Amends Recruitment Rules to Attract Experts.</h1> The Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs is experiencing a manpower shortage, with only 53 officials in place against 95 technical posts. The SFIO requires expertise in areas such as forensic audit, tax, and capital market frauds. To address this, the government is recruiting through deputation from other agencies and PSUs, and has made seven contractual appointments. Efforts include amending recruitment rules for direct hiring, engaging retired officers as consultants, considering more contract-based experts, and renewing deputation requests from lending organizations. Advertisements for recruitment are also being issued in leading newspapers.