The Himachal Pradesh government on Friday (January 23, 2026) granted promotion to Dr Atul Kumar Digambar Fulzele (IPS:2001:HP) to the rank of Additional Director General of Police (ADGP). He has been accorded proforma promotion, as he is currently on central deputation serving as Inspector General in the Border Security Force (BSF).
Three IPS officers of the 2008 batch have been promoted to the rank of Inspector General of Police (IG). Among them, S Arul Kumar and G Sivakumar have been granted proforma promotions, as they are presently on central deputation serving as DIG in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and DIG in the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), respectively.
Dr D.K. Chaudhary (IPS:2008:HP) has been promoted to the IG rank on a regular basis. He is currently serving as Principal of the Police Training College, Daroh.
Further, two IPS officers of the 2013 batch—Gaurav Singh, Superintendent of Police, Solan, and Arjit Sen Thakur, Superintendent of Police, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Junga—have been promoted to the Selection Grade (Level-13) of the Pay Matrix.
All the above promotions have been made with effect from January 1, 2026.
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