Lucknow: In a major administrative development ahead of the new year, the Uttar Pradesh government has promoted 52 IPS officers across various batches. The promotions were finalized in the meeting of the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC), attended by Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Singh, DGP Prashant Kumar, Additional Chief Secretary Home Deepak Kumar, and Principal Secretary Appointment M. Devraj.
The promotions span across the 2000, 2007, 2011, 2012, and 2021 batches, with several officers advancing to key positions in the state’s police force:
Officers Promoted to Additional Director General (ADG)
Among the officers of the 2000 batch, three prominent figures have been elevated to the rank of Additional Director General of Police (ADG):
- Lakshmi Singh, the current Police Commissioner of Noida
- Neelabhja Chaudhary, Chief of the UP Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS)
- Prashant Kumar II, Inspector General (IG) of Lucknow Range
12 Officers from the 2007 Batch Promoted to IG
In a significant move, 12 IPS officers from the 2007 batch were promoted from the rank of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) to Inspector General (IG). These include:
- Amit Pathak, DIG of Devipatan Range
- Ravi Shankar Chhabi, DIG Headquarters
- Vinod Kumar, DIG of Security
- Jogendra Kumar, DIG of Kanpur Range
- Rakesh Pratap Singh, DIG of Mirzapur Range
- Bharti Singh, DIG of Meerut Training School
- Vipin Kumar Mishra, Additional Police Commissioner, Kanpur
- Yogesh Kumar Singh, DIG of Women and Child Protection Organization
- Geeta Singh, DIG of Prosecution
22 Officers from the 2011 Batch Promoted to DIG
A remarkable number of 22 officers from the 2011 batch have been promoted to the post of Deputy Inspector General (DIG). Among the key officers promoted are:
- Shailesh Pandey, SSP of Mathura
- Abhishek Singh, SSP of Muzaffarnagar
- Rajesh S, SSP of Shahjahanpur
- Alok Priyadarshi, SSP of Farrukhabad
- Sudha Singh, SSP of Jhansi
- Tej Swaroop, from the Lucknow Police Commissionerate
15 Officers from the 2012 Batch Awarded Selection Grade
In addition, 15 officers from the 2012 batch have been granted the prestigious selection grade, which includes officers like:
- Vijay Dhull
- Sachindra Patel
- Sankalp Sharma
- Vipin Tada
- Sujata Singh
- Abhishek Yadav
- Santosh Mishra
- Yamuna Prasad
- Salman Taj Patil (notable for their work with UP 112)
This series of promotions reflects the Uttar Pradesh government’s commitment to recognizing and rewarding the exemplary service of its officers. The reshuffling is expected to enhance administrative efficiency and strengthen the law enforcement framework in the state.
