Chandigarh: The Punjab government has approved the promotion of 68 inspectors from different police cadres to the rank of deputy superintendent of police (DSP), according to an official order issued by the state’s home affairs department.
The promotions were approved by the governor on the recommendations of the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC), which met on October 29. The order was issued under the signature of additional chief secretary Alok Shekhar.
Under the revised pay structure based on the Sixth Pay Commission, the promoted officers will be placed in pay level 18, with salaries ranging from ₹56,100 to ₹1,77,500.
According to the order, the district cadre accounts for the largest share of promotions, with 42 inspectors elevated to the DSP rank. Another 16 promotions have been approved in the armed cadre, while 10 inspectors from the Technical Services cadre (TSS) have also been promoted.
Among those promoted from the district cadre are Mukhtiar Singh, Baljit Singh, Randeep Kumar, Gurbinder Singh, Veer Inder Singh, Harinder Singh, Prem Nath, Jasvir Singh, Ravi Kumar, Kuldeep Saini, Kulwant Kaur, Rajnish Kumar and Paramjit Kaur.
The armed cadre officers promoted include Vikrant Salaria, Rajinder Prasad, Gurpreet Singh, Bhim Singh, Krishan Kumar and Vikas Abrol. Those from the Technical Services cadre include Heera Lal, Sanjeev Kumar, Anil Kumar, Sukhwinder Singh and Manjinder Singh.
Meanwhile, the DPC has kept the promotion cases of eight district cadre inspectors in sealed covers because court cases or departmental inquiries against them remain pending. The officers are Tejinder Singh, Pushpinder Singh, Satwant Singh, Jatinder Singh, Kulwant Singh, Jasvir Singh, Navdeep Singh and Gurinderjit Singh.
The sealed-cover procedure means their promotion cases have been withheld pending the outcome of the relevant proceedings, in accordance with the applicable rules.
