The Bill acts as an overarching law to regulate the recruitment, deputation, promotion, and conditions of service for officers in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), which are presently regulated by respective service acts.
- Bill specifically provides for deputation of IPS (Indian Police Service) Officers to posts in CAPFs.
- Earlier, Supreme Court, in 2025, directed progressive reduction in deputation of IPS Officers in CAPFs to the posts of DIG (Deputy Inspector General of Police) and IG (Inspector General) within a period of two years.
Key Provisions of the Bill:
- Powers to make Rules: Itempowers the central government to make Rules on matters related to officers of specified CAPFs.
- Applicability: It applies to the five major CAPFs listed in the First Schedule to the Bill including Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).
- Central Government may amend the Schedule to make bill applicable for other CAPFs.
- Positions to be filled by deputation: The following positions in CAPFs must be filled by deputation of IPS officers:
- 50% of the posts in the rank of Inspector General
- a minimum of 67% of the posts in the rank of Additional Director General,
- all posts in the ranks of Director General and Special Director General.
