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There is a long standing dispute between the Central and Uttar Pradesh governments regarding the posting of DGP in Uttar Pradesh. On July 1, 2021, 1987 batch IPS Mukul Goyal was made DGP after approval from DoPT, but exactly 10 months later, on May 11, 2022, the Uttar Pradesh government removed Mukul Goyal from the post citing negligence. Supervised and was made DGP DG Defence.
After removing Mukul Goyal, Uttar Pradesh government has appointed DS Chauhan as DG Intelligence.
When the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) asked the UP government the reason for this, it replied that Mukul Goyal is not eligible to become DGP, he should also have qualifications. Two days after the removal of Mukul Goyal, the Uttar Pradesh government made DS Chauhan, who was DG Intelligence, the acting DGP of Uttar Pradesh. He remained the acting DGP of Uttar Pradesh until his retirement on 31 March 2023. After this, DG Recruitment Board RK Vishwakarma was made the acting DGP who retired on 31 May 2023.
After the removal of Mukul Goyal, the acting DGP of Uttar Pradesh was running the affairs of Uttar Pradesh for the last two and a half years.
After the retirement of RK Vishwakarma on 31 May 2023, Vijay Kumar was made the new acting DGP of Uttar Pradesh. When Vijay Kumar retired on January 31, 2024, the Uttar Pradesh government made Prashant Kumar the acting DGP. That is, after the removal of Mukul Goyal on May 11, 2022, the work in Uttar Pradesh was being run by the acting DGP for the last two and a half years.
How to become a DGP officer in UP?
As per the procedure prevalent till now for the selection of DGP, the Uttar Pradesh government sends the names of all the officers for the post of DG to the Union Public Service Commission. Before the Union Public Service Commission, the Department of Personal Training i.e. DoPT prepares and sends a panel of three senior-most officers, whose tenure is at least 2 years. The state government does not send the names of those DG post officers who are going to retire in 6 months or less. One officer is made DGP in the name of three officers sent by the Union Public Service Commission.
Why did Yogi government make this change?
When Yogi Adityanath's government came to power in Uttar Pradesh, there was a continuous shortage of officers who could live up to the standards of the law and order policy that the government was working on. The trusted official of the government was junior and the rules of the Union Public Service Commission were coming in the way of making him DGP. Now after the proposal is passed in the cabinet, the interference of the Union Public Service Commission will end.
The DGP will be selected by a committee headed by a retired high court judge.
Now the DGP of Uttar Pradesh will be selected by a committee headed by a retired High Court judge. The chairman of this committee will be a retired judge of the High Court. The Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh, a person nominated by the Union Public Service Commission, the Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission or his nominee, the Principal Secretary Home, a retired DGP who has served in the Uttar Pradesh Police will constitute it. Committee. Select a permanent DGP. According to the proposal passed by the cabinet, the tenure of the DGP appointed in the new system will be for 2 years.
