A sweeping round of promotions is set to significantly redraw the Uttar Pradesh police hierarchy in the coming year, with as many as 61 IPS officers across ranks—from SP to Director General—expected to move up the ladder.
At the top end, six senior officers are in line to be elevated to the rank of Director General in 2026, with promotions being effected against existing and anticipated vacancies. As incumbent DGs retire, a cascading succession will see Additional Directors General step into the top posts.
Six officers currently serving at the ADG level are expected to move up in phases. Among them, 1994-batch GRP ADG Prakash D. is slated to assume charge as DG on March 1, following the retirement of DG Sandeep Salunke. ADG (Rules & Manual) L.V. Antony Dev Kumar is set to be promoted after the retirement of DG Home Guards M.K. Bashal on the same date, while ADG Power Corporation Jai Narayan Singh will take over as DG on February 28, replacing Dipesh Juneja. Kanpur Zone ADG Alok Singh and Gorakhpur Zone ADG Mutha Ashok Jain are also in line for elevation on May 1 and June 1, respectively, in line with scheduled retirements. Jain, however, is due to retire on August 31, after which Lucknow Police Commissioner Amarendra Sengar is expected to succeed him. These timelines could shift depending on movements to and from central deputation.
At the ADG level, three 2001-batch officers—Lucknow Range IG Tarun Gaba, Ayodhya Range IG Praveen Kumar, and Kanpur Commissionerate Joint CP Ashutosh Kumar—are set to be promoted. Their elevation will trigger fresh postings in the Lucknow ranges, even as ADG Zone Sujit Pandey, recently promoted to DG, continues to hold charge of the zone.
Further down the hierarchy, fifteen officers of the 2012 batch will be promoted from SP to DIG, including the police chiefs of Saharanpur, Meerut, Lakhimpur Kheri, Pilibhit, Mirzapur and Gorakhpur. Two officers currently on central deputation—Sujata Singh and Salman Taj Patil—will receive proforma promotions.
Another 32 officers of the 2013 batch are expected to move from SP to Senior Superintendent of Police rank, marking one of the largest single-batch elevations in recent years.
The Departmental Promotion Committee meeting to finalise these decisions is scheduled for the end of December and will be chaired by the Chief Secretary, with the Principal Secretary (Home) and the Director General of Police in attendance.
Meanwhile, acting DGP Rajeev Krishna is set to strengthen his claim to the permanent post. Following the retirement of Alok Sharma on June 30, Krishna will move into the top three in the state’s IPS seniority list, clearing the way for his confirmation as full-time DGP.
