Tag: Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Rajeev Arora

Amid ongoing speculations of Haryana’s incumbent Director General of Police (DGP), Manoj Yadava, getting one other extension, state residence minister Anil Vij has directed the house division to instantly provoke the method of appointing Yadava’s successor.
In his instructions issued to Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Rajeev Arora, Vij has additionally talked about that the submit of DGP shall be thought-about vacant on March 2, 2021 and the house division ought to appoint Yadava’s successor earlier than that date.
Yadava, a 1988 batch IPS officer, was appointed as Haryana’s DGP on February 18, 2019. He took cost as DGP on February 21, 2019 for a interval of two-year tenure.
Towards finish of his DO letter, Vij has additionally given a scathing warning to ACS (Home) saying that the IAS officer shall be held “personally responsible in case of any future legal or any kind of complications in the matter”.
“Your attention is drawn to Government of Haryana’s order dated February 18, 2019 vide which Shri Manoj Yadava, IPS was appointed as the Director General of Police, Haryana (Head of Police Force). It was mentioned in the said order that his term shall be for a period of two years from the date of his assumption of office. As Shri Yadava assumed charge as DGP of Haryana on February 21, 2019, he has completed his two year tenure on February 21, 2021,” Vij’s letter learn.
It added, “Moreover, as per the orders of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, it was directed that “All the States shall send their proposals in anticipation of the vacancies to the UPSC well in time, at least three months prior to the date of retirement of the incumbent on the post of DGP”. In compliance of the varied Hon’ble Supreme Court of India’s instructions on this regard, and the truth that Shri Yadava has accomplished his two yr tenure as DGP, a panel of officers who’ve accomplished 30 years of service and have a minimal of six months tenure left in service be despatched instantly to UPSC to be thought-about for the subsequent DGP, Haryana. The date of emptiness of the submit of DGP Haryana could also be thought-about as March 2, 2021”.
“Based on the above mentioned observations and the gradation list of IPS officers of Haryana, a panel of seven officers needs to be sent to UPSC immediately. In case any clarifications need to be made from your side in the above said, the same should reach this office by February 23, 2021 positively, failing which the same panel shall be deemed to be final and proceeded further. You may note that you shall be held personally responsible for any future legal or any kind of complications in this matter. The matter may be treated as most urgent and of top priority,” Vij’s instructions issued to ACS (Home) acknowledged.