26 IPS Officers from 1998 Batch Empanelled as Additional Director General
A group of twenty-six IPS officers from the 1998 batch across various cadres have been empaneled for ADG-level positions in the GoI.
The Government of India has approved the empanelment of 26 IPS officers from the 1998 batch for Additional Director General and ADG-equivalent posts, clearing the way for their consideration for senior leadership roles across central police and security organisations.
The empanelled officers span a wide range of state cadres, including Mahesh Chandra Laddha from Andhra Pradesh, Malothu Ramulu Naik from Bihar, Amit Kumar from Chhattisgarh, Patel Piyush Purusottam Das from Gujarat, and Piyush Mordia from Uttar Pradesh, among others across the batch.
Empanelment for ADG-level posts is a formal process distinct from an actual appointment, placing eligible officers in a pool from which central police organisations, including central armed police forces and investigative agencies, can draw when senior vacancies arise at this rank.
A cohort empanelment of 26 officers from a single batch reflects the scale of the 1998 batch's cumulative seniority reaching ADG-equivalent eligibility simultaneously, a milestone that typically prompts central police organisations to review their senior leadership requirements against the newly expanded pool of eligible candidates.
ADG and ADG-equivalent posts across central police organisations carry senior command or coordination responsibility, whether within a specific central armed police force, an investigative agency such as CBI or NIA, or an intelligence coordination role, depending on the specific vacancy an empanelled officer is eventually selected for.
The geographic spread of empanelled officers across cadres including Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, and Uttar Pradesh illustrates how the 1998 recruitment year's officers, now reaching this seniority milestone together, span the full range of state cadre origins within the broader IPS structure.
The empanelment was processed through the Ministry of Home Affairs in coordination with the Department of Personnel and Training, which oversees ADG-level empanelment for the IPS cadre nationally.
