Archive · 28 Dec 2025
16 IPS Officers to be Promoted to DIG Rank in 2026
Next year, 16 police officers in Madhya Pradesh, India, will get a big promotion.
They will become Deputy Inspector Generals (DIGs), which is a higher rank.
The government has created more DIG jobs, so these officers will move up.
Thirteen of them will be promoted at the start of the year, and three more will be promoted later.
These officers are from groups that started working in 2010, 2011, and 2012.
The police headquarters asked for more jobs, and the government said yes, making 16 DIG jobs available in total.
16 IPS officers in Madhya Pradesh to be promoted to DIG rank in 2026.
Thirteen officers to be promoted on January 1, 2026, and three more later in the year.
Officers from the 2010, 2011, and 2012 batches will benefit from the promotions.
Central government sanctioned 5 Special Duty Posts (SDP) and 6 DIG posts, increasing available positions.
Promotions include officers like Rakesh Kumar Sagar, Riyaz Iqbal, and Vivek Singh, among others.
- Who
- 16 IPS officers from the 2010, 2011, and 2012 batches
- What
- Promotion to Deputy Inspector General (DIG) rank
- When
- January 1, 2026 (13 officers) and mid-2026 (3 officers)
- Where
- Madhya Pradesh, India
- Why
- Increase in available DIG posts due to central government sanctions
- Number of Promotions
- 16
- Promotion Date
- January 1, 2026 (13 officers) and mid-2026 (3 officers)
- Batches Benefiting
- 2010, 2011, and 2012
- Additional Posts Sanctioned
- 5 SDP posts and 6 DIG posts
- Total DIG Posts Available
- 16