The Odisha government on Tuesday (December 30, 2025) issued promotion orders for 16 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers belonging to different batches. The promotions have been granted to various ranks and grades based on the officers’ length of service and eligibility under the prevailing service rules.
At the senior level, two IPS officers of the 2001 batch have been promoted to the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) grade, corresponding to Level-15 of the Pay Matrix. These include Shynis S and Soorya Thankappan, with the latter receiving a proforma promotion.
Three officers of the 2008 batch have been elevated to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) grade, Level-14 of the Pay Matrix. The promoted officers are Dr Satyajit Naik, Dr Umashankar Das, and Prakash R, who has been granted a proforma promotion.
In the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP) grade, corresponding to Level-13A of the Pay Matrix, two officers of the 2012 batch have been promoted. They are Madkar Sandeep Sampat and Sudhansu Sekhar Mishra, with Mishra receiving a proforma promotion.
Six IPS officers of the 2013 batch have been promoted to the Selection Grade (Level-13 of the Pay Matrix). The officers include Jagmohan Meena, Parmar Smit Parshottamdas, and Mukesh Kumar Bhamoo. Proforma promotions have been granted to Rahul PR, Anupama James, and L Divya V.
At the junior level, three officers of the 2017 batch have been promoted to the Junior Administrative Grade (JAG), corresponding to Level-12 of the Pay Matrix. These officers are Swathy S Kumar, Siddharth Kataria, and Prahlad Sahai Meena.
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