The deputation tenure of IPS officer S Suresh (IPS:1995:KL) as Additional Director General (ADG) in the Special Protection Group (SPG) has been extended till December 31, 2026.
An order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training on Monday (March 16, 2026) said the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Office of Secretary (Security), Cabinet Secretariat to his deputation tenure from March 9, 2026 to December 31, 2026.
This is the fifth extension of his tenure in the SPG.
Suresh is a 1995-batch IPS officer of the Kerala cadre. He has been serving in the SPG since December 2017. Before that, he was posted as Inspector General (IG) in the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). He had taken charge there on March 8, 2017 and was moved to the SPG later the same year.
In February 2022, just before the completion of his five-year central deputation, his tenure was extended by one year as Inspector General in the SPG. He got another one-year extension in March 2023.
His tenure was again extended in February 2024 till March 2025. During this period, he was promoted and made Additional Director General in the SPG on March 26, 2024.
In February 2025, his tenure as ADG in the SPG was extended till March 8, 2026. With the latest order, he will now continue in the SPG till December 31, 2026.
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