In a significant development, the Indian government has inducted 28 officers of the Jammu & Kashmir Police Service into the Indian Police Service (IPS). This is the first time in Jammu & Kashmir that such a large number of officers have been appointed to the IPS at one go.
The Union Home Ministry issued a notification on Friday stating that the President of India has appointed the 28 officers to the IPS on probation and allocated them to the Jammu & Kashmir cadre under the AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram, and Union Territories) cadre.
The officers have been inducted against vacancies for the select lists of 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019. They will be on probation for a period of one year as per the IPS (Probation) Rules, 1954, and will undergo induction training as per sub-rule 5(4) of the IPS (Probation) Rules, 1954.
The selection committee had also cleared two retired police officers, Anil Magotra and Parshotam Kumar Sharma, for induction into the IPS. It had also given its opinion on the promotion of one local officer in a sealed cover in view of an inquiry pending against him.
The induction of 28 officers from the Jammu & Kashmir Police Service into the IPS is a welcome development. It is a testament to the professionalism and dedication of the Jammu & Kashmir Police, and it will further strengthen the police force in the Union Territory.
