BHUBANESWAR: The state government may soon name the next Director General of Police (DGP) along with the Chief Secretary Suresh Mohapatra and outgoing DGP Abhay attend office meetings Union Public Service Commission ,UPSC) in Delhi on Wednesday. Abhay is due to retire on December 31.
As per the procedure, UPSC will shortlist three eligible officers from amongst the candidates and send the names to the state government to select any of the three for the post.
A senior home department official said, “We expect to receive three names from UPSC within two days. The state government will have the discretion to choose any of the three officers to serve as the next DGP.” ”
Last month, the state government issued a notification, allowing Abhay to retire from service on December 31. 1986 batch IPS officer, who was appointed DGP On November 20, 2019, assumed charge on December 9 of the same year. Though he was to retire in June 2021, the government extended his tenure by six months to fulfill the Supreme Court’s directive of minimum two years’ service for a DGP. Abhay is the first Odisha DGP to discharge his duty for the full two years as prescribed by the apex court.
Names of Abhay’s batchmates as per seniority list – Pradeep Kapur and BK Sharma – come first as his replacement. However, the government cannot elect Sharma, who was designated as DGP (in-charge) in August 2019 and later removed from the post three months later in November following allegations of irregularities in giving fire safety certificates against him. went.
Kapoor is currently the Consultant (Scientist) of National Technical Research Organization (NTRO) in Delhi. Although Sunil Kumar Bansal A 1987 batch officer, his appointment to the post of DGP appears bleak as he has been away from Odisha for more than 15 years on central deputation.
As per the procedure, UPSC will shortlist three eligible officers from amongst the candidates and send the names to the state government to select any of the three for the post.
A senior home department official said, “We expect to receive three names from UPSC within two days. The state government will have the discretion to choose any of the three officers to serve as the next DGP.” ”
Last month, the state government issued a notification, allowing Abhay to retire from service on December 31. 1986 batch IPS officer, who was appointed DGP On November 20, 2019, assumed charge on December 9 of the same year. Though he was to retire in June 2021, the government extended his tenure by six months to fulfill the Supreme Court’s directive of minimum two years’ service for a DGP. Abhay is the first Odisha DGP to discharge his duty for the full two years as prescribed by the apex court.
Names of Abhay’s batchmates as per seniority list – Pradeep Kapur and BK Sharma – come first as his replacement. However, the government cannot elect Sharma, who was designated as DGP (in-charge) in August 2019 and later removed from the post three months later in November following allegations of irregularities in giving fire safety certificates against him. went.
Kapoor is currently the Consultant (Scientist) of National Technical Research Organization (NTRO) in Delhi. Although Sunil Kumar Bansal A 1987 batch officer, his appointment to the post of DGP appears bleak as he has been away from Odisha for more than 15 years on central deputation.
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