The
TN government has created the most unhappy situation for young IPS officers of
the state by posting non-cadre officers to 36 of the 76 cadres posts or 47% of
the total cadre posts for IPS officers. These non-cadre officers hold the ranks
of superintendent of police or deputy commissioner of police. In
a letter to chief secretary Girija Vaidyanathan, SR Jangid, DGP-rank chief
vigilance officer of state Metropolitan Transport Corporation, has pointed out
that such appointments were made despite an adequate number of cadre officers
being available in the state. Jangid
said such appointments violated the IPS (cadre) rules, 1954 and posed a major
disadvantage to young IPS officers. He
has, therefore, requested the government to ensure that the posting of IPS
officers is done in accordance with rules. In
his letter, Jangid mentioned that cadres posts in Ariyalur, Coimbatore,
Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Karur, Madurai, Namakkal, the Nilgiris,
Pudukottai, Sivaganga, Thanjavur, Theni, Villupuram, and Virudhunagar were
filled with non-cadre officials. While
it is mandatory to fill a cadre post with a cadre officer, there is provision
for an exception. A non-cadre officer may be posted if no suitable cadre
officer is not available. Prior approval from the Union government must be
sought if the state wishes to continue the arrangement for more than three
months.
TN: 47% of IPS cadre posts held by non-cadre officers
By IndianMandarins - 2019-04-01 11:23:22
The
TN government has created the most unhappy situation for young IPS officers of
the state by posting non-cadre officers to 36 of the 76 cadres posts or 47% of
the total cadre posts for IPS officers. These non-cadre officers hold the ranks
of superintendent of police or deputy commissioner of police.
In a letter to chief secretary Girija Vaidyanathan, SR Jangid, DGP-rank chief vigilance officer of state Metropolitan Transport Corporation, has pointed out that such appointments were made despite an adequate number of cadre officers being available in the state.
Jangid said such appointments violated the IPS (cadre) rules, 1954 and posed a major disadvantage to young IPS officers.
He has, therefore, requested the government to ensure that the posting of IPS officers is done in accordance with rules.
In his letter, Jangid mentioned that cadres posts in Ariyalur, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Karur, Madurai, Namakkal, the Nilgiris, Pudukottai, Sivaganga, Thanjavur, Theni, Villupuram, and Virudhunagar were filled with non-cadre officials.
While it is mandatory to fill a cadre post with a cadre officer, there is provision for an exception. A non-cadre officer may be posted if no suitable cadre officer is not available. Prior approval from the Union government must be sought if the state wishes to continue the arrangement for more than three months.
