Haryana Government repatriates senior IPS officers, unease among nearly half-a-dozen bureaucrats

The Haryana Government has sent two senior IPS officers back to Policing and the move has brought smiles on the IAS officers as both positions were traditionally held by IAS officers. But the step has reportedly caused unease among nearly half-a-dozen non-IAS bureaucrats currently occupying IAS-cadre positions. These bureaucrats include IPS officer Pankaj Nain, Special Officer (Community Policing and Outreach) in the Chief Minister’s Office, IFS officer S Narayanan, Director General, Higher Education, IRS officer Vivek Aggarwal, Director General, Elementary Education, Vinay Kumar (IRPS), Joint Secretary, Haryana Public Service Commission and CEO, Panchkula Metropolitan Development Authority, and Prashant Deshta, a Himachal Pradesh Civil Services officer serving as Secretary, Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission and Haryana State Law Commission. The Government has recently repatriated Navdeep Singh Virk (IPS), who was serving as Principal Secretary, Sports, and Kala Ramachandran, who was posted as Principal Secretary, Heritage and Tourism to parent cadre. Both are Additional Director General of Police (ADGP)-rank Police officers.