25 October 2026
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16 IPS Officers Cleared for Senior Positions as ADG and ADG Equivalent, Check Names Here

From Tamil Nadu, five officers have been empanelled. Uttar Pradesh has four officers on the list, while Bihar is represented by three officers.
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New Delhi: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has cleared the empanelment of 16 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers of various cadres for holding senior positions in the central government. These officers are now eligible for appointment to posts of Additional Director General (ADG) and ADG Equivalent in various central government departments.

From Tamil Nadu, five officers have been empanelled. Uttar Pradesh has four officers on the list, while Bihar is represented by three officers. Gujarat, Jharkhand, Odisha, Haryana, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Tripura are each represented by one officer each.

The empanelled officers, whose experience spans across several states, have demonstrated leadership and excellence in policing.

Also Read: West Bengal Police Reshuffle, IPS Ajay Kumar Thakur Appointed Commissioner of Barrackpore Police Commissionerate

The following IPS officers have been cleared for these prestigious positions:-

Additional Director General (ADG) and ADG Equivalent:

  1. Sandeep Rai Rathore (IPS: 1992: Tamil Nadu)
  2. Jitendra Kumar (IPS: 1993: Bihar)
  3. Neeraja Gotru Rao (IPS: 1993: Gujarat)
  4. Manvinder Singh Bhatia (IPS: 1993: Jharkhand)
  5. R. P. Rao Koche (IPS: 1993: Odisha)
  6. Zaki Ahmed (IPS: 1993: Uttar Pradesh)
  7. Garima Bhatnagar (IPS: 1994: AGMUT)
  8. Kala Ramachandran (IPS: 1994: Haryana)
  9. Sujeet Pandey (IPS: 1994: Uttar Pradesh)
  10. R. Malarvizhi (IPS: 1995: Bihar)
  11. V. K. Chaubey (IPS: 1995: Maharashtra)
  12. M. N. Dinesh (IPS: 1995: Rajasthan)
  13. B. Bala Naga Devi (IPS: 1995: Tamil Nadu)
  14. S. Davidson Devasirvatham (IPS: 1995: Tamil Nadu)

ADG Equivalent:

  1. Rajiv Singh (IPS: 1993: Tripura)
  2. Ashok Mutha Jain (IPS: 1995: Uttar Pradesh)

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