Appointment Committee of Cabinet approves Special Director General post for IPS officers
New Delhi, 4 September 2026: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Home Affairs for the appointment of the following officers:
i) Shri Sandeep Khirwar, IPS (HY:1995), ADG, CRPF as Special Director General, CRPF (Level-16 in the pay matrix) from the date of assumption of charge of the post till date of his superannuation, i.e., 31.05.2033, or until further orders, whichever is earlier;
ii) Shri Puneet Rastogi, IPS (TR:1995), ADG. BSF as Special Director General, BSF (Level-16 in the pay matrix) from the date of assumption of charge of the post till date of his superannuation, i.e., 30.06.2030, or until further orders, whichever is earlier:
iii) Shri Satish Shriramaji Khandare, IPS (AGMUT:1995). ADG. BSF as Special Director General, BSF (Level-16 in the pay matrix) from the date of assumption of charge of the post till date of his superannuation, i.e., 30.06.2031, or until further orders, whichever is earlier, by restoring the temporarily downgraded post of Special DG in BSF:
iv) Shri Padmakar S. Ranipse, IPS (OD:1995), ADG, 01SF, as Special Director General (Level-16 in the pay matrix) in CISF on an in-situ basis by temporarily upgrading the post held by the officer from the date of assumption of charge of the post and for a tenure up to his superannuation, i.e., 31.05.2028, or until further orders, whichever is earlier;
v) Shri Rajesh Kumar, IPS (AGMUT:1995), ADG. CRPF as Special Director General (Level-16 in the pay matrix) in CRPF on an in-situ basis by temporarily upgrading the post held by the officer for a tenure of two years from the date of assumption of charge of the post or until further orders, whichever is earlier;
vi) Shri Jag Mohan, IPS (BH:1995). Addl. Director, IB as Special Director, IB (Level-16 in the pay matrix) from the date of assumption of charge of the post till date of his superannuation, i.e., 30.06.2031, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.