‘No induction of state cadre into IPS sans training’

NEWDELHI: The Union home ministry will not formally induct state police officers (SPS) into the Indian Police Service (IPS) if they do not complete their mandatory training at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, officials have said.

“We were constrained to act against these officers as we found that many of them were not undergoing training. We have now written to all state governments to ensure their training else the ministry will not decide on their seniority and the batch. We may even send them back to their respective state cadres,” said a senior home ministry official.

There are two categories of IPS officers — the first being direct recruits though the civil service exam conducted by the Union Public Service Commission and the second consists of officers who are inducted from the SPS through a promotion quota.

Like their direct recruit counterparts, promotion quota officers are also appointed on probation which generally doesn’t go beyond two years.

Only after satisfactory completion of the probation period, officers are confirmed in the service.

But the ministry found SPS officers despite being inducted into the IPS, were not undertaking mandatory training.

The ministry has told states to send all these officers for training if they are below the age of 56 years.

“After the training, proposal for confirmation and fixation of seniority for such officers must be send to the ministry,” read the ministry communiqué to all the state chief secretaries.

The ministry said officers who fail to complete their probation, will be sent back to the state police service.