Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Bihar Police Begins Large-Scale Transfers Under Tenure Rules
Bihar Police plans to move many police workers to new areas.
This includes people from the rank of Inspector down to Constable.
The changes apply to workers who have stayed in one district or range for too long.
The maximum stay is five years in one district and eight years in one range.
Their total time across different police units is also limited to eight years.
A committee chosen by the police chief will decide the final transfers.
Workers with less than two years before retirement will not be included.
Police offices must send accurate lists of eligible personnel by the required deadline.
Bihar Police Headquarters has issued guidelines for large-scale transfers of personnel from Inspector to Constable.
The transfers will cover police personnel across zones, districts, ranges, units, commissions and training institutes.
Personnel may be transferred after completing five years in one district or eight years in one range.
The tenure calculation will use Police Order No. 322/2022, with August 31, 2026, as the cut-off date.
A Director General of Police-appointed committee will make final decisions after reviewing recommendations and personnel lists.
- Who
- Bihar Police personnel from Inspector to Constable, along with police headquarters, regional boards and other concerned offices.
- What
- A large-scale inter-district and inter-range transfer process based on prescribed service tenures.
- When
- The directive was issued on August 21, 2026, with August 31, 2026, as the tenure-calculation cut-off date.
- Where
- Across Bihar, including its zones, districts, ranges and police units.
- Why
- To transfer personnel who have completed the maximum permitted tenure in their existing districts, ranges or units.
- Issuing authority
- Bihar Police Headquarters' Personnel and Welfare Division
- Directive date
- August 21, 2026
- Maximum district tenure
- Five years in a single district
- Maximum range tenure
- Eight years in a single range
- Cumulative unit tenure
- Eight years across different units
- Tenure cut-off
- August 31, 2026
- Retirement exclusion
- Personnel with less than two years remaining before retirement will be excluded