The bill seeks to designate at least 50% of IG grade posts, 67% of ADG grade posts and all DG and special DG grade posts as representatives in CAPF (Representation Chart)
NEW DELHI: With the need to retain representation of Indian Police Service (IPS) officers to the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) to increase operational efficiency through better coordination in Madhya Pradesh, the Ministry of Home Affairs will move a bill in Parliament to designate at least 50% of Inspector General (IG) level posts, 67% of Additional Director General level posts (ADG) and all Director General (DG) and Special Director General level posts for representation in CAPF.TOI first reported on March 11 that the EU Cabinet has approved the draft CAPF (General Administration) Bill, 2026, which provides for continued posting of IPS officers to CAPF.Recruitment and conditions of service of Group A General Duty Officers and other officers/members of CAPF are currently governed by rules issued through Executive Orders. “In recent years, regulatory provisions have evolved in a fragmented manner due to the absence of an umbrella law, resulting in several litigations in service-related matters and resulting in several functional and administrative difficulties… There is a need for an umbrella law to regulate the recruitment, representation, promotion and other conditions of service of Group A general duty officers and other officers… to ensure clarity of legislation, retain its unique operational and functional requirements and harmonize judicial directives with administrative and federal requirements,” the bill’s statement of objects and rationale stressed.The bill effectively dilutes the Supreme Court order passed in May last year, which confirmed the “organized service” (OGAS) status of Group A CAPF officers and directed the government to gradually reduce the acting posts of IPS officers from Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) to IG level in CAPF. As per the current CAPF recruitment rules, 20% of DIG-level posts and 50% of IG-level posts are deputy posts to IPS officers.The CAPF (General Administration) Bill does not reserve the 20% representation quota for DIG level posts.The SC’s May 2025 verdict is seen as a potential career boost for around 13,000 officers of the armed police cadre, who have been complaining of discrimination against IPS officers in senior posts.The bill states that IPS officers in acting capacity are an integral part of the CAPF and highlights how the CAPF discharges its duties related to national security and counter-insurgency in coordination with national authorities. “In order to maintain center-state relations by ensuring close coordination between the Union and states for effective functioning, the existing system of representation of IPS officers in CAPF must be maintained,” the report stated.
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