The Union Home Ministry has approved a proposal for the temporary diversion of IPS quota posts of CRPF and BSF in the rank of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) to cadre officers for vacancies in the ongoing year.
As many as 15 posts in Border Security Force (BSF) and 30 such posts in Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will be filled by cadre officers for the vacancy year 2022.
“A proposal was referred to DoPT (Department of Personnel and Training) for temporary diversion of DIG from deputation quota of IPS (Indian Police Service) officers to quota of cadre officers of CRPF and BSF for the vacancy year 2022. DoPT has agreed to the proposal of the Ministry,” reads an order issued on Wednesday by the Ministry.
The order also stated that 15 posts of DIG from deputation quota of IPS officers to promotion quota of cadre officers of BSF and 30 posts in a similar category in CRPF will be taken from cadre strength. The proposal is subject to reversal of the posts to IPS quota immediately after such officers are available for post of DIG in these two forces.
“As empanelment at level of DIG has been dispensed with and more officers should now be available, necessary steps may be taken to evolve a permanent solution so as to avoid any such situation of diversion of posts, from one quota to another, 2023 onwards,” Ministry further stated in its order.
The cadre review of BSF/CRPF which became due in 2021, must be initiated at earliest. “The cadre review proposal may also contain a permanent solution to the issue of posts earmarked for IPS quota,” it added.
The delay in cadre review of the cadre officers by deputations IPS officers at echelons of paramilitary forces leads to delayed promotion of Group A Gazetted officers, officials added.