In line with Supreme Court guidelines mandating a fixed two-year tenure for police chiefs, Madhya Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) Kailash Makwana (IPS:1988:MP) will now retire on December 1, 2026, a year later than initially scheduled.
The Madhya Pradesh Home Department has issued an order extending his service to ensure compliance with the tenure requirement. Makwana, a 1988-batch IPS officer, was appointed to the state’s top police post on December 1, 2024, and was earlier due to retire on December 1, 2025, upon turning 60.
However, as per the Supreme Court’s directive, every DGP is entitled to a fixed two-year term irrespective of their superannuation date. Accordingly, the state government has revised his retirement to align with the completion of his tenure.
The order also lists 17 IPS officers in Madhya Pradesh scheduled to retire this year on attaining the age of 60. DGP Makwana, earlier listed as the 16th officer, has now been excluded from the list following the extension.
With this decision, Makwana will continue to lead the state police force until December 2026.
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