MHA appoints two senior IPS officers on key posts
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ January 9,2026
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on Thursday (January 8, 2026) approved the appointment of senior IPS officer Anand Swaroop (IPS:1992:UP) as Special Secretary (Internal Security) in the Ministry of Home Affairs, replacing Praveen Vashista (IPS:1991:BH) and Anupama Nilekar Chandra (IPS:1994:BH) as Director General (Investigation), NHRC, in place of Anand Swaroop.
A Bihar cadre IPS officer, Chandra is currently serving as Special Director General, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).
Anand Swaroop, an Uttar Pradesh cadre officer, is presently serving as Director General (Investigation), National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and Bihar cadre IPS officer, Chandra is currently serving as Special Director General, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).
As per the orders tenure of Anand Swaroop, IPS as Special Secretary (Internal Security) will be from the date of assumption of charge till August 31, 2029, the date of his superannuation, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
Similarly, the tenure of Anupama Nilekar Chandra, IPS as Director General (Investigation), National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) will be from the date of assumption of charge till March 31, 2031, the date of her superannuation, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
