NEW DELHI: In a coordinated bureaucratic move at the Centre, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has approved the central deputation of two senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officers from the Jharkhand cadre. The separate executive mandates place the veteran officers into crucial leadership roles within India’s Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs).
Both official communications (No. I-21017/01/2026-IPS.III) were issued on June 1, 2026, from Kartavya Bhavan-3, Janpath, New Delhi, directed to the Chief Secretary of the Government of Jharkhand in Ranchi.
Chandan Kumar Jha Posted as DIG in CISF
The first administrative order details the transition of a key state officer to industrial security operations:
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Strategic Assignment: Shri Chandan Kumar Jha, an IPS officer of the 2011 Jharkhand (JH) batch, has been appointed as the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) in the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).
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Deputation Terms: The appointment is cleared on a central deputation basis against an existing vacancy, subject to standard central deputation terms and conditions.
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Immediate Release Request: The MHA has formally requested the Jharkhand state administration to relieve the officer immediately to allow him to assume his new responsibility at the Centre.
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Joining Accountability: The Director General of the CISF, stationed at CGO Complex, New Delhi, has been directed to intimate the exact date of Jha’s joining to the Ministry.
Annepu Vijaya Laxmi Appointed IG in CRPF
Concurrently, a separate central directive expands the top-tier operational command within the nation’s largest paramilitary force:
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Command Deployment: Smt. Annepu Vijaya Laxmi, a senior IPS officer belonging to the 2006 Jharkhand (JH) batch, has been appointed as the Inspector General (IG) in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
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Placement Modalities: Her posting is similarly structured on a central deputation basis against an existing vacancy under standard central service protocols.
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State Clearance: The Ministry has explicitly requested the Chief Secretary of Jharkhand to ensure she is relieved immediately to facilitate her transition to her central command position.
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Institutional Coordination: The order follows specific communication lines with the CRPF Directorate General (UO No. D.I-2/2026-Pers-DA-I dated 20.03.2026), and her precise date of taking charge will be filed back to the MHA.
Both highly placed establishment notifications were authorized and signed by Sanjeev Kumar, Under Secretary to the Government of India. Copies of the orders have been dispatched to the Prime Minister’s Office, the Ministry of Home Affairs IPS Portal, and the Director General of Police (DGP) in Jharkhand for rapid execution.
