India reserves 50% I-G posts in CAPFs for Indian Police Service deputation
→CAPF personnel teams must allocate 50% of I‑G posts to IPS officers on deputation
Change
India's Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026 requires that 50% of Inspector General posts, at least 67% of Additional Director General posts and all Special Director General and Director General posts in CAPFs be filled by Indian Police Service officers on deputation, codifying deputation quotas into statute.
Why it matters
Appointment panels in Central Armed Police Forces cannot fill posts reserved by the Bill with non‑IPS officers and must apply deputation criteria at shortlisting and selection stages. The Bill overrides the May 23, 2025 Supreme Court instruction to progressively reduce IPS deputation up to Inspector General rank, making maintenance of deputation levels a statutory requirement.
Implications
- — Personnel teams in Central Armed Police Forces and Ministry of Home Affairs cadre/appointment units must, immediately, update selection and deputation workflows to ensure upcoming I‑G, ADG, SDG and DG vacancies are filled only from Indian Police Service officers on deputation — failure to update will produce appointments that are non‑compliant with the Bill's statutory quotas upon enactment.
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