In May 2025, the Supreme Court of India had ruled that Group A officers of the CAPF from batches dating back to 1986 were recognised as “Organised Services” for “all purposes”. The order said the deputation posts of Indian Police Service (IPS) officers in the senior administrative grade (SAG) or up to the rank of the IG in the CAPFs should be “progressively reduced within an outer limit of two years”.

The comprehensive cadre review will address stagnation, reduce IPS deputation at senior levels (IG rank) and ensure CAPF officers get the benefits of Organised Group ‘A’ Services (OGAS). The home ministry on December 26, 2024 asked the chiefs of the Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), and the Assam Rifles to submit the proposals which will be examined in accordance with the prescribed guidelines.

The home ministry had filed a review petition against the ruling, but the apex court in October dismissed it and directed the Centre to reduce the number of IPS officers serving on deputation in the CAPFs and implement these reforms to enhance force capacity and officer morale.