30 October 2026
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36 IPS Officers Promoted by MHA, Deepak Kumar Gets DGP Grade

Apart from him, 3 IPS officers of AGMUT cadre of 1999 batch, Chhaya Sharma, Anand Jain, Nitish Kumar are promoted to the ADGP Grade (Level 15 in the Pay Matrix)
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36 IPS officers were promoted by Ministry of Home Affairs on 28 Dec, 2023. 1993 batch IPS officer of AGMUR cadre, Deepak Kumar, has been promoted to DGP Grade (Level 16 in the Pay Matrix) with effect from January 1, 2024 or from the date of assumption of charge, whichever is later. He is currently posted in the cadre.

Apart from him, 3 IPS officers of AGMUT cadre of 1999 batch, Chhaya Sharma, Anand Jain, Nitish Kumar are promoted to the ADGP Grade (LEVEL 15 in the Pay Matrix) with effect from January 1, 2024 or from the date of assumption of charge, whichever is later. They all are posted in the cadre.

A separate order reads, “In pursuance to the recommendations of the Screening Committee in its meeting held on December 20, 2023, 32 IPS officers of AGMUT cadre, currently posted in the cadre, are hereby promoted to the DIGP Grade (LEVEL 13A in the Pay Matrix).”

As per order, Shakti Kumar Pathak, Dr. Mohd. Haseeb Mughal, Javid Ahmed Koul, Sheikh Junaid Mehmood and Shahid Mehraj Rather, all IPS officers (AGMUT: 2009) have been promoted with effect from the date of assumption of charge.

Rayees Mohammad Bhat, Shweta Chauhan, Amit Sharma, Sagar Singh Kalsi, Rajendra Prasad Meena, Patil Shridhar Daulu, Esha Pandey, Brijendra Kumar Yadav, Chandan Chowdhary, Rajiv Ranjan Singh, Sanjay Bhatia, Satya Vir Katara, Dinesh Kumar Gupta, Varsha Sharma, Rajender Singh Sagar, Rakesh Kumar, Dr. Ajeet Singh, Altaf Ahmed Khan, Haseeb-ur-Rehman, Vikas Gupta, Abdul Qayoom, Nisha Nathyal, and Javid Iqbal Matoo, all IPS officers (AGMUT: 2010) have been promoted with effect from January 1, 2024 or from the date of assumption of charge, whichever is later.

Further, the IPS officers of AGMUT cadre, Benita Mary Jaiker, Dr. Eish Singhal, Rajiv Omprakash Pande and Santosh Kumar Meena, currently posted on Central Deputation, are granted Proforma Promotion to the DIGP Grade (LEVEL 13A in the Pay Matrix) with effect from January 1, 2024 and on actual basis with effect from the date of assumption of charge of their immediate juniors in the cadre,” it stated and added, “This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority.”


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