The Bill has a provision to earmark a minimum of 50% of IG level posts, 67% of ADG level posts and all DG and Special DG level posts in the CAPFs for deputation (Representational Image)

New Delhi: Citing the need to retain deputation of Indian Police Service (IPS) officers in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) for operational efficiency through better Centre-state coordination, the Home Ministry is set to bring a bill in Parliament to provide for deputation to a minimum of 50% Inspector General (IG) level posts, 67% Additional Director General-level posts (ADGs) and all Director Generals (DGs) and special officers in the CAPFs for deputation. DG-level posts will be earmarked.TOI was first to report on March 11 that the Union Cabinet had approved the draft of the CAPFs (General Administration) Bill, 2026, which provides for continued deputation of IPS officers to the CAPFs.The recruitment and service conditions of Group A General Duty Officers and other officers/members of the CAPFs are currently regulated by rules issued through an Executive Order. “In recent years, due to the absence of a comprehensive legislation, the regulatory provisions have evolved in a fragmented manner, resulting in numerous litigations on service-related matters and certain functional and administrative difficulties… There is a need to enact a comprehensive legislation to regulate the recruitment, deputation, promotion and other conditions of services of Group A General Duty Officers and other officers… to ensure legislative clarity, preserve their specific operational and functional requirements and comply with administrative and federal requirements and judicial directives To ensure the coherence of the “Statement of Objects and Reasons” outlined in the Statement of Objects and Reasons. Of the bill.The Bill effectively blunts the Supreme Court order passed in May last year, confirming the status of ‘Organized Services’ (OGAS) for Group A CAPF officers for all purposes and directing the government to progressively reduce the deputation posts of IPS officers in the Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) up to the rank of IG in the CAPFs. As per the current recruitment rules for CAPFs, 20% of the posts at DIG level and 50% of the posts at IG level are deputation posts for IPS officers.The CAPF (General Administration) Bill does not retain the 20% deputation quota for DIG level posts.The Supreme Court’s May 2025 decision was seen as a potential career boost for around 13,000 CAPF cadre officers who were complaining of discrimination due to IPS officers holding senior level posts.Noting that IPS officers serving on deputation are an integral part of the CAPFs, the text of the Bill underlines how the CAPFs perform national security and counter-insurgency duties in coordination with state authorities. “In the interest of maintaining Centre-State relations by ensuring close coordination between the Union and the States for effective operational functioning, it is necessary to maintain the existing system of deputation of IPS officers to the CAPFs,” it said.