Odisha Government Promotes Two Senior IPS Officers to DG Rank Amid DGP Selection Process

BHUBANESWAR : Odisha government on Monday promoted senior IPS officers Sanjeeb Panda and YK Jethwa, both of 1994 batch, to the DG rank. In a notification, General Administration and Public Grievance department said the two additional DG-ranked officers are promoted to the grade of DG of Police in level-16 pay matrix with immediate effect and are posted in-situ until further orders. Panda is currently head of the anti-naxal operations unit while Jethwa is director of state vigilance. The timing of the promotions is significant as it comes in the midst of the ongoing selection of the next director general of police (DGP) of the state. The first meeting of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) empanelment committee on August 7 had remained inconclusive and with today’s promotion, decks are clear for Panda to be appointed as the next police chief of the state.