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ACC approves Apex Pay Scale for IPS officers Praveen Vashista and Rajesh Nirwan

ACC approves Apex pay scale for IPS officers Praveen Vashista and Rajesh Nirwan serving in MHA and BCAS respectively.

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Indian Police Service

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on Thursday (October 16, 2025) approved the proposal of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to grant the Apex pay scale (Level-17 in the pay matrix) to two senior IPS officers with immediate effect.

The officers are:

  1. Praveen Vashista (IPS:1991:BH), presently serving as Special Secretary (Internal Security), Ministry of Home Affairs. He is scheduled to retire on July 31, 2026.
  2. Rajesh Nirwan (IPS:1992:RJ), currently serving as Director General, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS). He is scheduled to retire on January 31, 2029.