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This notification amends the Indian Police Service (Fixation of Cadre Strength) Regulations, 1955, revising the authorized cadre strength and posts for the Tamil Nadu cadre.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Personnel and Training, has issued new regulations, the Indian Police Service (Fixation of Cadre Strength) Second Amendment Regulations, 2025. These regulations, made under the authority of the All India Services Act, 1951, and the Indian Police Service (Cadre) Rules, 1954, in consultation with the Government of Tamil Nadu, come into force upon their publication in the Official Gazette. The amendment revises the Schedule appended to the 1955 Regulations by substituting the entries for the "Tamil Nadu" cadre. The new Schedule lists 157 Senior Duty Posts under the State Government across various police ranks, units, and locations within Tamil Nadu. The total authorized strength for the Tamil Nadu cadre has been revised to 288 posts, allocated among Senior Duty Posts (157), Central Deputation Reserve (62), State Deputation Reserve (39), Training Reserve (05), Leave Reserve and Junior Posts Reserve (25), Posts to be filled by promotion (87), and Posts to be filled by Direct Recruitment (201). This increases the previous total authorized strength of 276.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 191] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2025/CHAITRA 26, 1947 MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (Department of Personnel and Training) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 16th April, 2025 G.S.R. 230(E).β€”In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the All India Services Act, 1951 (LXI of 1951) read with sub-rule (1) and (2) of Rule 4 of the Indian Police Service (Cadre) Rules, 1954, the Central Government, in consultation with the Government of Tamil Nadu, hereby makes the following regulations further to amend the Indian Police Service(Fixation of Cadre Strength)Regulations ,1955 namely:- 1. (1) These Regulations may be called the Indian Police Service (Fixation of cadre Strength) SecondAmendment Regulations, 2025. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Indian Police Service (Fixation of Cadre Strength) Regulations, 1955, in the Schedule, for the heading "Tamil Nadu" and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted namely: - "TAMIL NADU +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Senior Duty Posts under the State Government of Tamil Nadu | 157 | +==================================================================+=====+ | Director General of Police, Tamil Nadu | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Chairman, TNUSRB, Chennai. | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Director General of Police/Director, V&AC, Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Additional Director General of Police, Intelligence | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Additional Director General of Police, EOW Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Additional Director General of Police, Civil Supplies, CID Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Additional Director General of Police, Social Justice & Human Rights, Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Additional Director General of Police, Law & Order, Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Additional Director General of Police, Administration, Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Additional Director General of Police, Enforcement, Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Additional Director General of Police, Headquarters, Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Additional Director General of Police, Crime Branch, CID, Chennai| 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Additional Director General of Police, Armed Police, Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Additional Director General of Police, Coastal Security, Group, Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Additional Commissioner of Police, North Chennai Police | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Inspector General of Police-North Zone, Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Inspector General of Police-South Zone, Madurai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Inspector General of Police, West Zone, Coimbatore | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Inspector General of Police- Central Zone, Trichy | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Inspector General of Police- Intelligence, Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Inspector General of Police, Crime, Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Inspector General of Police, CBCID, Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Inspector General of Police-Technical Services | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Inspector General of Police- Training, Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Inspector General of Police-Armed Police, Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Inspector General of Police-Member Secretary, TNUSRB, Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Inspector General of Police- Admn., Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Inspector General of Police- HQrs., Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Inspector General of Police-EOW, Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Inspector General of Police- V&AC, Special Investigation Cell, Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Joint Director, V&AC, Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Addl. COP, South Chennai Police | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Inspector General of Police- Intelligence (Internal Security) | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Commissioner of Police, Tirunelveli City | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Commissioner of Police, Salem City | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Commissioner of Police, Coimbatore City | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Commissioner of Police, Trichy City | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Additional Commissioner of Police, Traffic, Chennai City | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | IGP, COP, Tiruppur City | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Inspector General of Police/ Additional Commissioner of Police, Headquarters & Traffic,| | Avadi Police Commissionerate | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Inspector General of Police/ Additional Commissioner of Police, Headquarters & Traffic,| | Tambaram Police Commissionerate | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Inspector General of Police/ Commissioner of Police, Madurai City| 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Inspector General of Police, Modernisation, Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Inspector General of Police, Traffic & Road Safety, Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Inspector General of Police/ Additional Director, Tamil Nadu Police Academy, Chennai| 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Inspector General of Police, Enforcement, Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Inspector General of Police- Kancheepuram Range | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Inspector General of Police-Vellore Range | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Inspector General of Police-Coimbatore Range | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Inspector General of Police- Trichy Range | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Inspector General of Police-Madurai Range | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Inspector General of Police-Ramanathapuram Range | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Inspector General of Police-Tirunelveli Range | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Inspector General of Police-Villupuram Range | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Inspector General of Police-Thanjavur Range | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Inspector General of Police-Dindigul Range | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Inspector General of Police-Salem Range | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Jt. Commissioner of Police, South Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Jt. Commissioner of Police, North Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Jt. Commissioner of Police, East, Chennai Police | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Jt. Commissioner of Police, Traffic, North, Chennai Police | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Inspector General of Police-CID Intelligence Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Inspector General of Police-CB CID, Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Inspector General of Police-Administration, Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Inspector General of Police-(HQrs.) Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Inspector General of Police/Joint Commissioner of Police, Law & Order, Avadi Police| | Commissionerate | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Inspector General of Police- Armed Police, Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Director-Vigilance & Anti-Corruption, Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Inspector General of Police- Railways, Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Inspector General /JCOP, Law & Order West, GCP | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Inspector General of Police / Joint Commissioner of Police, Headquarters, Greater| | Chennai Police | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Inspector General of Police / Joint Commissioner of Police, Traffic, South, Greater| | Chennai Police | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Inspector General of Police, Intelligence (Security), Chennai| 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Inspector General of Police, Crime against Women and Children, Chennai| 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Inspector General of Police, Anti Terrorism Squad, Chennai| 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Inspector General of Police / Joint Commissioner of Police, L&O, Tambaram Police| | Commissionerate | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Inspector General of Police, Coastal Security, Group, Chennai| 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of police- Kancheepuram | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of police- Thiruvallur | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of police- Villuppuram | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of police- Cuddalore | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of police- Thiruvannamalai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of police- Vellore | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of police- Salem | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of police- Namakkal | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of police- Dharmapuri | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of police- Coimbatore | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of police- Erode | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of police- The Nilgiris | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of police- Tiruchirapalli | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of police- Pudukottai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of police- Karur | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of police- Perambalur | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of police- Thanjavur | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of police- Nagapattinam | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of police-Thiruvarur | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of police- Madurai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of police- Virudhunagar | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of police- Dindigul | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of police- Theni | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of police- Ramanathapuram | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of police- Sivagangai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of police- Tirunelveli | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of police- Toothukudi | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of police- Kanyakumari | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of police- Krishnagiri | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Commissioner of Police, South, Madurai City | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Commissioner of Police, North, Coimbatore City | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Commissioner of Police, South, Salem City | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Commissioner of Police, North, Tiruchirappalli City | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Commissioner of Police, East, Tirunelveli City | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Commissioner of Police- St. Thomas Mount, Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Commissioner of Police- T. Nagar, Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Commissioner of Police-Anna Nagar, Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Commissioner of Police- Triplicane, Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Commissioner of Police-Adyar Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Commissioner of Police-Pullianthope, Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Commissioner of Police-Washermen pet, Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Commissioner of Police-Traffic South Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Commissioner of Police- Flower Bazar, Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Commissioner of Police- (Hqrs.) Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Commissioner of Police- Security-Chennai Police | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Commissioner of Police- Int. Section Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of police-Special Br., CID Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of police- Spl. Br., CID, Security-1, Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | SP, NIB, CID, Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of police- Civil Supplies, CID, Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of police- "Q" Br., CID Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of police, Vigilance & Anti-Corruption, Western Range Chennai| 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of police, Vigilance & Anti-Corruption, Central Range Chennai| 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Commandants, TSP Battalions. | 7 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of police- Ariyalur | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of police-Tiruppur | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Commissioner of Police- Mylapore | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Commissioner of Police, Traffic East, Chennai Police | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of police- Railways Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Commissioner of Police-Kilpauk, Chennai Police, Chennai | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Commissioner of Police, South, Coimbatore City | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Commissioner of Police, Madhavaram, Chennai Police | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Commissioner of Police, Law & Order, Avadi Police Commissionerate | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of Police, Chengalpattu District | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of Police, Ranipet District | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of Police, Tirupathur District | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of Police, Kallakurichi District | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of Police, Tenkasi District | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of Police, Mayiladuthurai District | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Commissioner of Police, Kolathur, Greater Chennai Police | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Commissioner of Police, Central Crime Branch-I, Greater Chennai Police, Chennai| 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Deputy Commissioner of Police, L&O, Tambaram, Tambaram Police Commissionerate| 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Superintendent of Police-II, Special Branch CID | 1 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Total Senior Duty Posts | 157 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Central Deputation Reserve not exceeding 40% of item 1 above | 62 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | State Deputation Reserve not exceeding 25% of item 1 above | 39 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Training Reserve not exceeding 3.5% of item 1 above | 05 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Leave Reserve and Junior Posts Reserve not exceeding 16.5% of Item 1 above| 25 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Posts to be filled by promotion under Rule 9 of the Indian Police Service (Recruitment)| | Rules, 1954 not exceeding 33 1/3% of Item 1,2,3 & 4 above | 87 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | Posts to be filled up by Direct Recruitment (Items 1+2+3+4+5-6) | 201 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | TOTAL AUTHORIZED STRENGTH | 288"| +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ [F. No. 11052/01/2024-AIS-II(A)] BHUPINDER PAL SINGH, Under Secy. Note (1): Prior to issue of this notification, the Total Authorized Strength of Tamil Nadu Cadre was 276. Note (2): The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India vide SRO No. 3351 dated 22nd October 1955. These were subsequently amended in respect of the Tamil Nadu Cadre by the following GSR No. and date:- +-------+-----------+------------+ | Sl.No.| GSR.No. | Date | +=======+===========+============+ | 1 | 350(E) | 25.6.1975 | +-------+-----------+------------+ | 2 | 1369 | 25.9.1976 | +-------+-----------+------------+ | 3 | 252(E) | 17.03.1979 | +-------+-----------+------------+ | 4 | 895 | 06.09.1980 | +-------+-----------+------------+ | 5 | 344(E) | 20.04.1983 | +-------+-----------+------------+ | 6 | 335 | 31.03.1984 | +-------+-----------+------------+ | 7 | 1016 | 29.09.1984 | +-------+-----------+------------+ | 8 | 446 | 04.06.1988 | +-------+-----------+------------+ | 9 | 421 | 17.06.1989 | +-------+-----------+------------+ | 10 | 884 | 02.12.1989 | +-------+-----------+------------+ | 11 | 221 | 16.05.1992 | +-------+-----------+------------+ | 12 | 396(E) | 02.04.1994 | +-------+-----------+------------+ | 13 | 500 | 08.10.1994 | +-------+-----------+------------+ | 14 | 320(E) | 31.03.1995 | +-------+-----------+------------+ | 15 | 740(E) | 31.12.1997 | +-------+-----------+------------+ | 16 | 100(E) | 27.02.1998 | +-------+-----------+------------+ | 17 | 228 | 09.06.2000 | +-------+-----------+------------+ | 18 | 3599(E) | 11.05.2007 | +-------+-----------+------------+ | 19 | 192(E) | 24.03.2009 | +-------+-----------+------------+ | 20 | 627(E) | 23.07.2010 | +-------+-----------+------------+ | 21 | 1137(E) | 26.11.2018 | +-------+-----------+------------+

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