The Odisha government is grappling with a severe shortage of IAS, IPS and IFS officers across the state cadre. Replying to a question from BJD MLA Pratap Keshari Deb, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi informed the Assembly on Monday that 46 posts in the IAS cadre, 67 in IPS, and 70 in IFS are lying vacant. Against a sanctioned strength of 248 IAS posts, 195 IPS posts and 141 IFS posts, the state continues to face a widening personnel gap.
Majhi said these posts come under the All India Services and appointments are made by the Government of India. He added that the state is in touch with the Centre to speed up the filling of the vacancies. He also said the shortage is affecting governance and service delivery in many departments.
The Telangana High Court on Monday (December 1, 2025) asked the state government to explain why IPS officers were posted to positions that are normally meant for IAS officers. Justice Surepally Nanda issued notices after hearing a petition filed by advocate Vadla Srikanth, who challenged GO No. 1342 issued on September 27, 2025, by the General Administration Department. The case will be heard again on December 10.
The GO had appointed three senior IPS officers to IAS-cadre posts:
• CV Anand(IPS:1991:TG) as Special Chief Secretary (Home)
• Shikha Goel(IPS:1994:TG) as Director General, Vigilance & Enforcement, and ex-officio Principal Secretary, GAD
• Stephen Ravindra (IPS:199(:TG) as Commissioner of Civil Supplies and ex-officio Principal Secretary, CAF&CS Department.
The petitioner’s counsel, Vijay Gopal, argued that these postings violate the rules that govern the IAS and IPS cadres. He said that posts meant for the IAS cannot be filled through administrative orders and that such moves go against the IAS Cadre Rules and Supreme Court judgments. He also said that the IAS and IPS have different training and functions, and that giving IAS posts to IPS officers weakens the legal structure of cadre postings.
The government pleader for GAD, S. Rahul Reddy, sought more time to file a counter-affidavit. The court agreed and adjourned the matter.
The Haryana government has started the process to pick the next Director General of Police (DGP). The state will soon send a proposal to the UPSC to prepare a panel of three IPS officers. Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has approved the move. The government has begun asking for integrity certificates and willingness from officers who meet the Supreme Court rules for DGP selection.
At present, O.P. Singh (IPS:1992:HY) is holding the additional charge of DGP. He took over after Shatrujeet Kapur (IPS:1990:HY) went on leave on October 14 following public pressure over the suicide of IPS officer Y. Puran Kumar (IPS:2001:HY). O.P. Singh will retire on December 31, 2025, so the state has to begin the selection process now.
As per guidelines set by Supreme Court, only officers in the DGP rank (Level-16) with at least six months of service left on the date of vacancy can be considered. Five Haryana-cadre officers fit this rule.
Kapur has around 11 months of service left, so he will be included. But the state must give reasons for his leave since October 14, which makes his return as DGP unlikely.
In 2023, S.K. Jain’s name was dropped because the state did not issue his integrity certificate due to adverse entries. Because of that, officials expect the UPSC to shortlist Ajay Singhal, Alok Mittal, and Arshinder Singh Chawla as the three likely contenders.
State-run Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on Monday (December 1, 2025) announced the appointment of Ramakrishnan Chander as its new Managing Director, effective immediately.
Before taking over as MD, Chander served as Executive Director (Investment – Front Office) and Chief Investment Officer of LIC.
Chander joined LIC in 1990 as an Assistant Administrative Officer and has since accumulated 35 years of experience across marketing and administration. Over the course of his career, he has held key positions including Senior Divisional Manager, Regional Manager (Marketing), Regional Manager (P&GS), and also headed LIC’s Strategic Business Unit – International Operations as Executive Director.
The Gujarat government on Monday (December 1, 2025) promoted six IPS officers, elevating two to the Director General of Police (DGP) rank and four to the Inspector General (IG) rank.
According to the notification:
Manoj Shashidhar (IPS:1994:GJ), Special Director, CBI, currently on central deputation, has been granted proforma promotion to the DGP rank.
Raju Bhargava (IPS:1995:GJ), ADGP, Armed Units, Gandhinagar, has been promoted to the DGP rank.
Divya Mishra (IPS:2007:GJ), Deputy Director, Intelligence Bureau, on central deputation, has been given proforma promotion to the IG rank.
Deepan Bhandran (IPS:2007:GJ), Director, Senior Executive Cadre, Cabinet Secretariat, on central deputation, has been granted proforma promotion to the IG rank.
Saurabh Tolumbia (IPS:2007:GJ), Adviser (Security), GAIL, on central deputation, has been accorded proforma promotion to the IG rank.
PV Rathod (IPS:2007:GJ), DIGP, CID (Crime), Gandhinagar, has been promoted to the IG rank.
The Haryana government on Monday (December 1, 2025) promoted two senior IPS officers of the 1999 batch — Sibash Kabiraj and Dr. Rajshree Singh — elevating them from the rank of Inspector General (IG) to Additional Director General of Police (ADGP).
Sibash Kabiraj is currently serving as the Commissioner of Police, Panchkula. He was appointed to the post in April this year. Prior to this, he served as Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ambala Range.
Dr. Rajshree Singh is presently the Commissioner of Police, Jhajjar. She too was appointed as CP Jhajjar in April after serving in key policing assignments in the state.
The Haryana government on Monday (December 1, 2025) issued transfer and posting orders for four senior IPS officers. In this reshuffle, Ajay Singhal has been appointed as Director, State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau, while the incumbent, Alok Mittal, has been posted as Managing Director, Haryana Police Housing Corporation.
The names of the officers and their postings are as follows;
Ajay Singhal (IPS:1992:HY), DG, Human Rights & Litigation, has been transferred and posted as DGP, State Vigilance and Anti Corruption Bureau.
Alok Mittal (IAS:1993:HY),DGP, State Vigilance and Anti Corruption Bureau with additional charge of Resident Commissioner, Haryana, has been transferred and posted as MD, Haryana Police Housing Corporation with additional charge of Resident Commissioner, Haryana.
Navdeep Singh Virk (IPS:1994:HY), awaiting posting orders, has been posted as ADGP, Haryana State Enforcement Bureau and Director Vigilance & Security, HPUs (H), Panchkula.
Kala Ramachandran (IPS:1994:HY), awaiting posting orders, ADGP, Human Rights & Litigation.
Prashant Dubey (IDAS:2012), who was recommended for central deputation by the Department of Defence, has been selected for appointment as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Consumer Affairs.
According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Monday (December 1, 2025), Dubey will serve in the post under the Central Staffing Scheme for a period of four years from the date he assumes charge of the post or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
IPS officer Balveer Singh (IPS:2020:TN), who was earlier suspended for custodial torture, has been posted as ASP, Special Task Force (STF) in Erode. Before this posting, after his suspension was revoked in January 2024, he was sent as Deputy Commandant to the Tamil Nadu Special Police battalion at Tihar Jail in Delhi.
The STF post was earlier held by an SP-rank officer. The post has now been downgraded to place Balveer Singh there.
Singh came under serious scrutiny in 2022. He was accused of plucking the teeth of suspects during custodial interrogations in Ambasamudram in Tirunelveli district. The CB-CID registered multiple cases of custodial torture against him. He was then suspended and was not considered for promotion. Later, he was deputed to the TSP battalion in Delhi.
His posting to Erode became known only after photos and videos of his farewell function at the Delhi battalion appeared on social media. He has not yet taken charge in Erode.
The Madras High Court has recently stayed the trial court proceedings in four custodial torture cases filed against him by the Tirunelveli CB-CID.
With the formation of the new government under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the reshaping of the state’s bureaucratic setup has begun. On Sunday, the first transfer list was issued, involving eight IAS officers across Bihar.
The most notable changes include the appointment of Mihir Kumar Singh as the new Development Commissioner and C.K. Anil as the Principal Secretary of the Revenue and Land Reforms Department, signalling the administration’s early steps toward reorganising key departments.
The names of the officers and their postings are as follows;
CK Anil (IAS:1991:HY), Advisor, Bihar Rajya Yojna Parishad, has been transferred and posted as Principal Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms Department.
Dipak Kumar Singh (IAS:1992:BH), Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Rural Works Department with additional charge ACS of Revenue and Land Reforms Department, has been relieved from the latter department and has been given additional charge of the DG-cum-Chief Vigilance Commissioner, General Administration Department.
Mihir Kumar Singh (IAS:1993:BH), ACS, Industries Department with additional charge of ACS, Tourism Department and DG-cum-Chief Vigilance Commissioner, General Administration Department, has been transferred and appointed as new Development Commissioner of Bihar, replacing S Siddharth (IAS:1991:BH), who superannuated from the service on Sunday (November 30, 2025)
Kundan Kumar (IAS:2004:BH), currently posted as the Resident commissioner, New Delhi with additional charge of Investment Commissioner, Mumbai; CEO of Bihar Foundation; MD, Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority (BIADA); and MD, Infrastructure Development Authority (IDA), has been posted as the new Secretary, Industries Department with additional charges of Resident commissioner, New Delhi; Investment Commissioner, Mumbai; CEO of Bihar Foundation; MD, Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority (BIADA); and MD, Infrastructure Development Authority (IDA)
Sanjay Kumar Singh (IAS:2007:BH), Secretary, Commercial Taxes Department with additional charge of Secretary, Health Department; Commercial Tax Commissioner; Additional Commissioner- GST, Commercial Tax Department; and Inquiry Commissioner, GAD, has been vested with additional responsibility of the Officer on Special Duty (OSD) of the Home Department.
Kaushal Kishore (IAS:2010:BH), Commissioner, Darbhanga Division, has been given additional charge of Tirhut Commissioner, Muzaffarpur.
Raj Kumar (IAS:2010:BH), Commissioner, Tirhut Division, has been transferred as Secretary, Transport Department.
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