Tenzing Yangki, who secured 545th rank in the UPSC Civil Services Examination-2022, has been given IPS to become the first female IPS officer of Arunachal Pradesh. However, her cadre is not known yet. Two more Arunachalees who cracked the examination along with Yangki are Pebika Lego (rank 290) and Austin Tayeng (rank 747). Lego has been allotted Indian Administrative Service (IAS) while Teyeng has been allotted Indian Revenue Service (IRS-IT).
Yangki would be the third direct IPS officer from the state upon completion of her training after Robin Hibu (IPS:1993:AGMUT) and Jimmy Chiram (IPS:2013:AGMUT). Currently, Hibu is serving as Delhi Police Special Commissioner, and Chiram is serving as Additional DCP-I, North-East District, Delhi.
Yangki had earlier cleared the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) exam in 2017.
Yangki justifies the proverb “like father, like daughter” as her father, former minister, late Thupten Tempa, was an officer of the Indian Revenue Service and Indian Administrative Service before he entered politics following the footsteps of his late father Nyerpa Khow, the first political assistant in Tawang who was instrumental in bringing Tawang region under Indian rule with the help of Major Bob Khathing, who continued to visit Khow’s ancestral home in Tsumbitse until 1985.
The state boasts 11 IPS officers, who have been promoted to the rank of inspector general of police (IGP). After the elevation of C K Mein (IPS:2004:AGMUT) to IGP rank on 31.03.22 by the MoHA, Arunachal till then had 11 IGPs, including Chukhu Apa, Tussar Taba, Apur Bitin, Kime Kaming, PN Khirmey, Sang Norbu Mosovi, Nabam Gungte, Hibu Tamang, Isaac Pertin, Mari Riba and C K Mein. All these IPS officers have solved critical and clueless crimes extremely tactfully, resulting in excellent annual confidential records, resulting in a quick promotion.
In fact state’s first female, IAS officer is India Mallo, 1999 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre and IRS officer is Fantry Mein of the 1976 batch. Similarly, Koj Rinya, the state’s first woman Indian Forest Service officer (IFoS:2006:AGMUT).
