The Madhya Pradesh government is preparing to promote 21 officers to the prestigious IAS and IPS cadres in a major move to address the acute shortage of All India Services (AIS) officers. Of these, 16 officers from the State Administrative Service (SAS) are poised to join the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), while 5 from the State Police Service are expected to be inducted into the Indian Police Service (IPS). The promotions will be finalised following the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) meeting to be convened by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), tentatively scheduled for the second week of June.
AIS Vacancies Prompt Accelerated Promotions
The urgency stems from a glaring vacancy in AIS posts across the state. As per official data, Madhya Pradesh currently has:
- IAS: 459 approved posts; 393 officers in service; 66 vacancies
- IPS: 319 approved posts; 271 officers in service; 48 vacancies
- IFS: 296 approved posts; 215 officers in service; 81 vacancies
This amounts to 195 vacant AIS posts, pushing the state government to expedite the promotion process through internal state services.
IAS Promotions: 16 Officers Finalised from SAS Panel
A panel of 48 officers from the SAS has been created to fill 16 IAS vacancies, covering promotions for both 2023 and 2024 in a consolidated DPC. The process, which faced delays last year, is now being fast-tracked. Although names from both SAS and non-SAS streams were considered, SAS officers raised objections against the inclusion of non-SAS candidates.
Prominent Officers Likely to be Promoted to IAS
2006 Batch
- Anil Jhaore – Additional Collector, Vidisha
- Savita Jhania – CEO, Harda
- Santosh Kumar Tagore – CEO, Shajapur
- Jigendra Singh Chauhan – CEO, Jhabua
- Nanda Bhanot Kushare – CEO, Agar
- Sarika Agarwal – Labour Department, Indore
- Kasam Maulani – Deputy Secretary, School Education
- Neera Jhaore – Additional Collector, Indore
- Rakesh Kushare – Deputy Secretary, Technical Education
- Shelly Kamat – Joint Commissioner, Litigation, Indore
2007 Batch
- Ashish Kumar Pathak – Commissioner, Ujjain
- Ila Tiwari – CEO, Bhopal
- Rohan Saxena – CEO, Niwari
- Kavita Bagla – Joint Commissioner, Jabalpur
- Sapna Anuj Jain – Additional Collector, Burhanpur
- Minissha Pandey – Deputy Commissioner, Shahdol
Other Proposed Names (2007–2008 Batches)
- Sapna Lauvanshi – Deputy Commissioner, Indore
- Neeta Rathore – Chief General Manager, Jabalpur
- Shailendra Singh Solanki – Additional Director, Indore
- Rani Pasi – Deputy Secretary, Lokayukta
- Ranjana Deora – Deputy Secretary, AYUSH
- Madhavi Nagendra – Deputy Secretary, Women and Child Development
- Varsha Solanki – Deputy Secretary, Environment
- Priyanka Goyal – Additional Secretary, Board of Secondary Education
- Abhishek Dubey – CEO, Zila Panchayat, Guna
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IPS Promotions: 5 Officers Shortlisted from SPS
Simultaneously, 15 officers from the State Police Service have been shortlisted for 5 IPS vacancies, mainly from the 1997 and 1998 batches. The DPC meeting is anticipated in the first week of June, though the promotion of two officers may be held up due to pending inquiries.
Notable Names in IPS Promotion List (1998 Batch)
- Rajesh Kumar Mishra – SP Lokayukta, Gwalior
- Malay Jain – PSO to DGP
- Amit Saxena – Zonal SP, Special Branch, PHQ
- Manisha Pathak Soni – Additional SP, Rail Indore
- Suman Gurjar – SP, PTS, Tighra, Gwalior
- Sandeep Mishra – Additional SP, Damoh
- Sabyasachi Saraf – AIG, Selection PHQ
- Samar Verma – Additional SP, Jabalpur
The state’s push to fill long-pending vacancies through promotion aims to strengthen governance and law enforcement by bridging the critical manpower gap in key administrative and policing roles.