New Delhi: In a significant senior-level police administration move, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has empanelled 30 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers for appointment to Additional Director General (ADG) and ADG Equivalent posts at the Centre.
The empanelment includes 28 officers from the 1998 batch and two officers from the 1994 batch, making them eligible for central deputation at senior leadership positions across ministries, central armed police organisations, and other Union government institutions.
28 Officers from 1998 Batch Empanelled for ADG/ADG Equivalent Posts
The empanelment largely covers officers of the 1998 IPS batch from multiple state cadres.
Officers Empanelled for ADG / ADG Equivalent
• Mahesh Chandra Laddha (Andhra Pradesh cadre)
• Malothu Ramulu Naik (Bihar cadre)
• Ratn Sanjay Katiyar (Bihar cadre)
• Amit Kumar (Chhattisgarh cadre)
• Patel Piyush Purusottam Das (Gujarat cadre)
• Rajiv Ranjan Bhagat (Gujarat cadre)
• Dinesh Kumar Yadav (Himachal Pradesh cadre)
• Vikas Kumar Arora (Haryana cadre)
• Ashok Yadav (Kerala cadre)
• Dinendra Kashyap (Kerala cadre)
• H Venkatesh (Kerala cadre)
• Pankaj Kumar Thakur (Karnataka cadre)
• Soumendu Mukherjee (Karnataka cadre)
• Rajesh Kumar (Maharashtra cadre)
• Santosh Rastogi (Maharashtra cadre)
• Anshuman Yadav (Madhya Pradesh cadre)
• Sajid Farid Shapoo (Madhya Pradesh cadre)
• S Dev Dutta Singh (Odisha cadre)
• Nilabh Kishore (Punjab cadre)
• Vikram Singh Mann (Telangana cadre)
• Avi Prakash (Tamil Nadu cadre)
• Vidya Jayant Kulkarni (Tamil Nadu cadre)
• Arvinder Singh (Tripura cadre)
• Rajesh Shrihari Kamble (Tripura cadre)
• Ajay Prakash Anshuman (Uttarakhand cadre)
• Piyush Mordia (Uttar Pradesh cadre)
Two 1998 Batch Officers Empanelled Specifically for ADG Equivalent Posts
Two additional officers from the 1998 batch have been empanelled for ADG Equivalent posts:
• Narendra Singh Bundela (AGMUT cadre)
• Gopesh Aggarwal (Kerala cadre)
Two Senior 1994 Batch Officers Also Included
Apart from the 1998 batch, two senior officers from the 1994 IPS batch have also been empanelled for ADG Equivalent posts:
• Vineet Agarwal (Maharashtra cadre)
• Sanjay Mathur (Tamil Nadu cadre)
What ACC Empanelment Means
Empanelment by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet is a necessary step before senior IPS officers can be appointed to central posts at ADG rank.
These officers may now be considered for appointments in:
• central armed police forces
• intelligence agencies
• central investigation organisations
• Union ministries
• national security institutions
Cadres with Highest Representation
Among the empanelled officers, some cadres have multiple representations:
Kerala Cadre
• Ashok Yadav
• Dinendra Kashyap
• H Venkatesh
• Gopesh Aggarwal
Maharashtra Cadre
• Rajesh Kumar
• Santosh Rastogi
• Vineet Agarwal
Tamil Nadu Cadre
• Avi Prakash
• Vidya Jayant Kulkarni
• Sanjay Mathur
This indicates strong representation from southern and western cadres in the current empanelment cycle.
Administrative Significance
Such empanelments are important because they create the pool from which the Union government fills top policing and security positions.
The move comes at a time when several central organisations are witnessing leadership transitions and senior-level restructuring.
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