ACC Approves Empanelment of 13 IPS Officers for Appointment as Inspector General (IG) at Centre
13 IPS Officers Empanelled for IG Rank at Centre
New Delhi, February 17: The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the empanelment of 13 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers for holding the post of Inspector General (IG) or equivalent at the Centre.
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The order was issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Police-I Division (IPS-IV Section), Government of India.
According to the official order, the following officers have been empanelled:
List of IPS Officers Empanelled for IG Rank:
- Manoj Kaushik – Jharkhand Cadre (2001 Batch) – First Review
- Dumbere Milind Mahadeo – AGMUT Cadre (2006 Batch) – First Review
- S Premalatha – Bihar Cadre (2006 Batch) – First Review
- R V Asari – Gujarat Cadre (2006 Batch) – First Review
- Chandra Kishore Mina – Maharashtra Cadre (2006 Batch) – First Review
- B Sumathi – Telangana Cadre (2006 Batch) – First Review
- Akash Kulhary – Uttar Pradesh Cadre (2006 Batch) – First Review
- Manoj Kumar – Uttar Pradesh Cadre (2006 Batch) – First Review
- Akhilesh Kumar Singh – Assam Cadre (2003 Batch) – Second Review
- Ashok Kumar – Gujarat Cadre (2003 Batch) – Second Review
- H Thanghaulien Gangte – Manipur Cadre (2003 Batch) – Second Review
- Manoj Tiwari – Sikkim Cadre (2003 Batch) – Second Review
- Dhruv Gupta – Chhattisgarh Cadre (2005 Batch) – Initial deferred
The Ministry also clarified that the names of the officers in the list are not arranged as per their inter-se seniority.

