Gandhinagar: The Central Government, under the provisions of Rule 5(1) of the Indian Police Service (Cadre) Rules, 1954, has announced the cadre allocation of IPS officers selected through the Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2023. As part of this exercise, five candidates have been allotted the Gujarat cadre, while four Gujarat-origin candidates have been posted to North Eastern state cadres, indicating a continued trend of inter-state reshuffling in cadre distribution.
Candidates Allocated to Gujarat Cadre
- Prakhar Kumar (Rank 92, General Category)
- Home State: Jharkhand
- Background: Computer Engineer from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra; served as a Digital Analyst intern at KPMG.
- Allotted Gujarat cadre, reflecting the center’s emphasis on diverse postings across state lines.
Kuhoo Garg (Rank 178, General Category)
- Home State: Uttarakhand
- Background: Daughter of IPS Ashok Kumar, former DGP of Uttarakhand; national-level badminton player.
- Allotted Gujarat cadre, signifying a non-home cadre placement in line with policy preferences.
Patel Aniket Kamleshbhai (Rank 183, General Category)
- Home State: Gujarat
- Allotted Gujarat cadre, one of the few home-state matches in this cycle.
Panna Karankumar Mansukhbhai (Rank 486, General Category)
- Home State: Gujarat
- Allotted Gujarat cadre.
Deepak Yadav (Rank 518, OBC Category)
Home State: Haryana
Allotted Gujarat cadre.
Gujarat-Origin Candidates Allotted North Eastern Cadres
Four candidates who declared Gujarat as their home state have been allocated North East state cadres instead, in alignment with the Centre’s policy to ensure balanced distribution:
Patoliya Raj Bhikhubhai (Rank 488, General Category)
Allocated Cadre: Manipur
Jainil Jagdishbhai Desai (Rank 490, General Category)
Allocated Cadre: Manipur
Gohil Kanchanben Maninhbhai (Rank 506, General Category)
Allocated Cadre: Nagaland
Amrani Aditya Sanjay (Rank 702, SC Category)
Allocated Cadre: Assam-Meghalaya
This allocation reinforces the government’s ongoing inter-cadre balancing initiative, often seen in the posting of Gujarat candidates to remote or underrepresented regions such as the North East.
