STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: The Home Department on Tuesday ordered promotion of two IPS officers to the rank of Additional Director General of Police and Deputy Inspector General of Police.
“Consequent upon the posting of T. Namgyal Kalon, IPS (RR.95), as Director SKPA, Udhampur vide Government Order No.162-Home of 2022, dated June 4, 2022, the post of Director SKPA Udhampur is declared equivalent in the rank and status to that of Additional Director General of Police , till it is held by the aforesaid officer,” reads an order issued by R.K. Goyal, Financial Commissioner/Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department.
“Further, in terms of Rule 3 of the Lieutenant Governor of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir’s Special Security Force Rules, 2020, the post of Director, Special Security Force (SSF), J&K, is temporarily upgraded and declared equivalent in the rank and status to that of Deputy Inspector General of Police from June 4, 2022,” it stated and added, “Consequent to this, Shakti Kumar Pathak, IPS, shall be deemed to be working as Director, SSF (I/C DIG) with effect from June 4, 2022, till further orders.”
