No SPS-Promoted IPS Officer To Hold IG Post Till December In MP
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Probably for the first time in the state, a situation will arise starting September 1, 2026, where not a single officer promoted from the State Police Service (SPS) to the Indian Police Service (IPS) will hold the rank of Inspector General (IG). This will mark the first instance where the IG level will be occupied entirely by directly recruited IPS officers. This…
Starting September 1, 2026, the Madhya Pradesh Police will see a unique situation where no officer promoted from the State Police Service (SPS) will hold the rank of Inspector General (IG). This is a first for the state, with all IG positions filled by directly recruited IPS officers. This scenario is projected to last for about 122 days.
The reason behind this is the ongoing retirements of senior officials who were promoted from SPS to IPS. Initially, there were five such officials at the IG level, including Sanjay Tiwari and Himani Khanna, both from the 2004 batch, Anshuman Singh and Arvind Saxena from the 2006 batch. Mithilesh Kumar Shukla, the last IG from the 2006 batch, is set to retire on August 30.
Following his retirement, the number of IG-rank officers in the state will decrease to 16, with Niranjan Bayangankar being the most senior, having joined in the 1999 batch. Among the remaining officers, Akash Jindal and T Amongla Ayyar are currently on deputation. This unique situation will continue for four months, until the next round of promotions, scheduled for January 2027, when IPS officers promoted from SPS will again become IGs.
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