In a major development, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the empanelment of 38 senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officers for key positions at the Central level. These officers are now eligible for deputation to senior-level posts in Union ministries, departments, and major central agencies, based on their rank, experience, and suitability.
What Empanelment Means
Empanelment allows IPS officers to be considered for leadership roles at the Centre — such as Joint Secretary, Additional Secretary, or equivalent positions — depending on their seniority. This move facilitates smoother movement of talent from states to central policymaking and enforcement bodies.
Key Officers on the List
Among the empanelled names are several notable IPS officers including:
Abhinav Kumar
Atul Singh
Nayyar Hasnain Khan
Bhanu Bhaskar
Jyoti Narain
Hargobinder Singh
Sagar Preet Hooda
Sharad Agarwal
Viplav Kumar Choudhry
N. Madhusudhana Reddy
Omendra Nath Bhaskar
Jaideep Singh
Anand Pratap Singh
Amitabh Singh Dhillon
Ashish Batra
Samir S. Ilme
Janardan Singh
Rekha Lohani
Sanjay Kumar
Pavan Kumar Rai
Vijay Kumar Singh
Devendra Singh Chauhan
Sanjay Kumar Jain
Vijay Kumar
Abhin Dinesh Modak
Ayush Mani Tiwari
Maheshwar Dayal
Sumit Sharan
Saurabh Tripathi
Sanjay Kumar Gunjyal
Neelesh Kumar
Raghubir Lal
Rahul Srivastav
Rajesh Subarno
Mukesh Singh
Vijay Kumar-II
Mahipal Yadav
K. Jayaraman
What’s Next?
With their empanelment cleared, these officers can now be posted to top administrative roles in central institutions, including the Ministry of Home Affairs, CBI, NIA, and other strategic bodies.
This empanelment is a key step in reinforcing the leadership pool of Indian policing at the national level.
