Senior IPS officer Yogesh Gupta (IPS:1993:KL) has been empanelled for Director General equivalent posts at the Centre. The approval has been given by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Tuesday (March 17, 2026). Currently, he is serving as DGP, Fire and Rescue Service, Civil Defence and Home Guards, Kerala.
Earlier, many officers of his batch had moved ahead but his name was not included. In June 2024, 18 officers of the 1993 batch were empanelled for DG rank. Six more officers were cleared in July 2025. Gupta was not part of either list.
He returned to the Kerala cadre in 2021 after serving as Special Director in the Enforcement Directorate. After coming back, he was shifted frequently within the state.
In 2025, he approached the Central Administrative Tribunal over the issue of vigilance clearance for central deputation. The Kerala government had not given the clearance for more than two months despite reminders from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.
The Kochi Bench of the tribunal on September 30, 2025, directed the state to issue the clearance within five days. It noted that repeated letters from the Centre had not been acted upon.
With this empanelment, Gupta is now eligible for DG-level posts at the Centre.
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