A final decision on Haryana’s next DGP is expected soon as the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will hold a meeting on August 12 to shortlist three IPS officers from a panel sent by the state government for selection. The meeting will be held at the UPSC Bhawan in New Delhi.
Once the UPSC clears the names of the three selected officers and forward it to Haryana government, It will subsequently make a final call.
Haryana has 07 IPS officers who have completed 30 years of service and are eligible for the top post. These include ;
- P K Agrawal (IPS:1988)
- Mohammad Akil (IPS:1989)
- R C Mishra (IPS:1989)
- Shatrujeet Kapoor (IPS:1990)
- Desh Raj Singh (IPS:1990)
- Alok Roy (IPS:1991)
- Sanjeev Kumar Jain (IPS:1991)
DGP Manoj Yadava (IPS:1988:HY), who has been state police chief since February 21, 2019 was given the extension till 20 February, 2022 or till further orders when his two-year stint ended earlier this year. However, Mr Yadava on June 22, 2021, wrote to the Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Rajiv Arora (IAS:1987:HY) seeking repatriation to his parent cadre of Intelligence Bureau citing personal reasons and career prospect.
The request was forwarded to home minister Anil Vij, who “accepted” it and asked the home department to finalise the process of replacement by sending a list of suitable officers to the UPSC. Accordingly, a list was drawn up and sent with Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar’s approval.
