The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions has revised the authorised strength of the Indian Police Service (IPS) cadre for the AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram, and Union Territories) region, increasing it from 457 to 532. This revision, made through an amendment to the Indian Police Service (Fixation of Cadre Strength) Regulations, 1955, was notified on January 3, 2025.
As a result, Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) now has 74 senior duty posts under its government, including key positions such as one DGP, one DGP Prisons, four ADGPs, nine IGPs, 15 DIGs, and 32 SPs, among others. For Ladakh, the authorised senior duty posts will total 10, which include one DGP (in the rank of ADGP), one IGP, two DIGs, and six SPs across different levels.
The Department of Personnel and Training clarified that this cadre strength revision was made in consultation with the AGMUT government, further enhancing the IPS structure for better governance and law enforcement in the region.
