Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Tuesday approved the promotion of several Indian Police Service (IPS) officers to senior ranks, effective January 1, 2026.
According to a notification issued by the General Administration and Public Grievance (GA&PG) Department, 2008-batch IPS officers Satyajit Naik and Umashankar Dash have been promoted to the rank of Inspector General of Police (IGP) in Level-14 of the pay matrix, effective January 1, 2026. They will continue in their current postings in-situ until further orders. Another 2008-batch IPS officer, Prakash R., who is currently on central deputation, has been granted proforma promotion to the rank of IGP in Level-14 of the pay matrix.
As per a separate notification, 2012-batch IPS officer Madkar Sandeep Sampat has been promoted to the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) in Level-13A of the pay matrix, effective January 1, 2026, and will remain posted in-situ until further orders. Similarly, 2012-batch IPS officer Sudhansu Sekhar Mishra, who is on central deputation, has been granted proforma promotion to the grade of DIG in Level-13A of the pay matrix.
Further, 2013-batch IPS officers Jagmohan Meena, Parmar Smit Parshottamdas, and Mukesh Kumar Bhamoo have been promoted to the Selection Grade in Level-13 of the pay matrix, effective January 1, 2026, and will continue in their current postings in-situ. Similarly, 2013-batch IPS officers Rahul P.R., Anupama James, and L. Divya V., who are on central deputation, have been granted proforma promotion to the Selection Grade in Level-13 of the pay matrix.
In another notification, 2017-batch IPS officers Swathy S. Kumar, Siddharth Kataria, and Prahlad Sahai Meena have been promoted to the Junior Administrative Grade in Level-12 of the pay matrix, effective January 1, 2026, and are posted in-situ until further orders.
Additionally, 2001-batch IPS officer Shyni S. has been promoted to the grade of Additional Director General (Addl. DG) of Police in Level-15 of the pay matrix, effective January 1, 2026, and will continue in-situ until further orders. 2001-batch IPS officer Dr. Soorya Thankappan, who is on central deputation, has been granted proforma promotion to the grade of Addl. DG of Police in Level-15 of the pay matrix.
