As the government is all set to introduce a Bill to regulate the service conditions in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) in the ongoing Budget session, retired CAPF officials questioned the government’s intention demanding that the Bill be put up for public consultation.
The Union Cabinet on March 10 approved the CAPF (General Administration) Bill, 2026, days after retired CAPF officials filed a contempt petition against Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan for not implementing a May 2025 Supreme Court ruling to progressively reduce Indian Police Service (IPS) deputation up to the rank of Inspector General in CAPFs and grant them organised group stature.
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The retired officials, who addressed a press conference in New Delhi on Friday (March 20, 2026), said that unlike the IPS officers, the CAPF officials do not have a lobby and they cannot be “politically manipulated”.
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