The Supreme Court has directed cadre review in all the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), including ITBP, BSF, CRPF, CISF and SSB, within six months.
The review was originally scheduled for 2021 but has been delayed.
The SC has directed that the deputation of IPS officers up to the inspector general rank in the CAPFs should be "progressively reduced" over two years to give more opportunities to cadre officers.
CAPFs have been treated as OGAS for cadre issues and all other related matters.
Presently, 50% of posts at the IG level in these forces are reserved for IPS officers.
About 15 per cent of deputy inspector general (DIG)-rank posts are kept for officers in deputation from the all-India service apart from those from the Army (5%).