11 Inspectors elevated to DSP rank by UT Admn; UPSC process followed

A senior functionary of the Chandigarh Administration told The Tribune that this was the first time the promotions had been made at the level of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), after the Centre amended the service rules. Earlier, the process was handled locally. This time, the he Departmental Promotion Committee and the entire promotion process were conducted at the Union Public Service Commission level, and the Chief Secretary issued the order on its recommendation.

The functionary said the Chandigarh Police had 22 sanctioned posts of DSP, of which 16 belong to the Chandigarh Police cadre and six are filled through deputation. Of the 16 cadre posts, 12 were lying vacant. With today’s promotions, 15 are filled and one remains vacant.

The Inspectors, who have been promoted, are Prakash, Gurjeet Kaur, Manju Sharma, Jaswinder Kaur, Neeraj Sarna, Sukhdweep Singh, Ranjodh Singh, Malkit Singh, Punam Dilawari, Parvesh Sharma and Jaspal Singh.