12 officers of Jammu & Kashmir Police Service(JKPS) has been selected for their induction in IPS. All the selected officers are from 1999 batch. The decision for their induction has been made by a high-level panel headed by Union Public Service Commission(UPSC) member Dr. T.C.A Anant on Thursday.
The selection committee meeting (SCM) was attended by representatives of Union Home Ministry, Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta, Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh and Principal Secretary Home Shaleen Kabra.
The meeting was organised by the Commission to fill 28 vacancies of promotion quota of IPS in J&K.
Shakti Kumar Pathak, Dr. Muhammad Haseeb Mughal, Sheikh Junaid Mehmood, Shahid Mehraj Rather, Dr. Ajeet Singh, Altaf Ahmed Khan, Haseeb-Ur-Rehman, Vikas Gupta, Abdul Qayoom, Nisha Nathyal, Maqsood-ul-Zaman and Javid Iqbal Matoo are speculated to be selected for their induction in IPS.
According to IPS promotion rules, the committee records its recommendations in the shape of ‘Minutes’ which are signed by each member and the chairperson. Then the minutes are first sent to the State government concerned which in turn forward these to the central Government after its consent. The central Government also examines the minutes and conveys its concurrence to the UPSC.
At final stage, these are placed before the Commission. The Commission conveys its approval to the Central Government which is the cadre controlling authority for the Indian Police Service. After which the Ministry of Home Affairs issues notification for induction of officers in IPS.