Punjab Police Promotions: 50 District, 20 Armed Cadre Inspectors Elevated as DSPs – Full List Here

Chandigarh, September 12, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)

The Punjab Government has gazetted the promotion of 70 Punjab Police Inspectors to the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), comprising 50 officers from the District Cadre and 20 from the Armed Cadre.

The promotions have been made to the post of Deputy Superintendent of Police in Level 18 of the revised pay scales — Rs 56,100-1,77,500 — on the basis of recommendations of the Departmental Promotion Committee held on May 23, 2025.

The promotion order itself is dated June 6, 2025, while it was published in the Punjab Government Gazette on September 11, 2026.

Under the conditions stipulated in the order, financial benefits of the DSP post will become admissible to the respective officers from the date they assume charge of the promoted post. The officers will remain on probation for one year.

The promotions are also subject to the final decisions in various cases pending before courts and reconsideration on the basis of the Supreme Court decision concerning the 85th Constitutional Amendment. The order further provides for reconsideration of the promotions if there is any change in the seniority list of Inspectors.

50 Inspectors Promoted from District Cadre

The District Cadre officers promoted as DSPs, along with their seniority numbers and police/regimental numbers as given in the notification, are:

1. Vinod Kumar — Seniority No. 952; PRT/197, 130/PR
2. Harbans Singh — Seniority No. 1304; JRT/309, 355/JR
3. Rajiv Kumar — Seniority No. 1317; JRT/343, 491/JR
4. Harpreet Singh — Seniority No. 1096; 40/PAP
5. Rajwinder Kaur — Seniority No. 1161; 222/PR, 58/PRT
6. Gurpreet Singh — Seniority No. 1259; 91/FR
7. Vijay Pal Singh — Seniority No. 1260; 404/JR, 383/JRT
8. Jagtar Singh — Seniority No. 1319; 325/JRT, 330/FR
9. Sanvir Singh — Seniority No. 1262; 101/FR
10. Amarbir Singh — Seniority No. 1263.1; 80/BRT
11. Amardeep Singh — Seniority No. 1264; JRT/329, 422/PR
12. Jaskaran Singh — Seniority No. 1265; FRT/10, 25/FDR
13. Gurvir Singh — Seniority No. 1266; 11/FRT, 24/FDR
14. Ranbir Singh — Seniority No. 1267; 37/PRT, 427/PR
15. Amandeep Singh — Seniority No. 1268; 83/BRT, 459/PR
16. Kikkar Singh — Seniority No. 1269; FRT/17, 35/FDR
17. Gursewak Singh — Seniority No. 1270; 18/FRT, 23/FDR
18. Sukhdev Singh — Seniority No. 1271; 94/FR
19. Jaswinder Singh — Seniority No. 1273; FRT/21, 26/FDR
20. Harpreet Singh — Seniority No. 1274; 47/FR
21. Sohan Singh — Seniority No. 1275; 23/FRT, 28/FDR
22. Harpreet Singh — Seniority No. 1276; 404/BR, BRT/72
23. Gurjit Singh — Seniority No. 1278; 441/PR
24. Shiv Kamal Singh — Seniority No. 1279; JRT/337, 484/JR
25. Neeraj Kumar — Seniority No. 1327; 432/BR
26. Deepinder Singh — Seniority No. 1281; JRT/338, 415/PR
27. Amandeep Singh — Seniority No. 1282; 114/FR, 38/FDR
28. Parneet Singh — Seniority No. 1283; 342/BR
29. Manoj Kumar — Seniority No. 1284; JRT/341, 39/FDR
30. Baljit Singh — Seniority No. 1285; JRT/342, 489/JR
31. Sanjeev Kumar — Seniority No. 1328; PRT/52, 155/PR
32. Sandeep Singh — Seniority No. 1286; 94/BRT, 14/FDR
33. Anoop Kumar — Seniority No. 1287; 1267/PAP, 437/BR
34. Partap Singh — Seniority No. 1288; 92/FR, 90/FR
35. Harinder Singh — Seniority No. 1292; 1266/PAP, 438/BR
36. Hardeep Singh — Seniority No. 1293; 109/FR
37. Harish Kumar — Seniority No. 1377; 35/AR, 35/Gurdaspur
38. Rupinder Singh — Seniority No. 1294; JRT/330, 102/JR
39. Tarjinder Singh — Seniority No. 1295; 364/BR, BRT/85
40. Inderpreet Singh — Seniority No. 1296; PRT/26, 263/PR
41. Sanjeev Kumar — Seniority No. 1297; 108/FR, 40/FDR
42. Harjit Singh — Seniority No. 1311; 1506/BTI, 117/BTRT
43. Sukhinder Singh — Seniority No. 1370; 405/BR
44. Jaswinder Singh — Seniority No. 1371; 71/PR
45. Goldy Virdi — Seniority No. 1416; 492/JR, JRT/360
46. Jagjit Singh — Seniority No. 1372; 406/BR
47. Jagjit Singh — Seniority No. 1374; 406/BR
48. Gurpreet Singh — Seniority No. 1450; 219/FDR
49. Amarwinder Singh — Seniority No. 1452; 108/PR
50. Hargurdev Singh — Seniority No. 1488; JRT/393, 393/KPT

The notification specifies that Vinod Kumar, Harbans Singh, Rajiv Kumar, Jagtar Singh, Neeraj Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar (Seniority No. 1328), Harish Kumar and Goldy Virdi have been promoted against Scheduled Caste backlog points.

20 Inspectors Promoted from Armed Cadre

The Armed Cadre Inspectors promoted to DSP rank are:

1. Devki Nandan — Seniority No. 559; 0996/PAP
2. Sita Kumari — Seniority No. 753; 3697/PAP
3. Yadvinder Singh — Seniority No. 773; 939/PAP
4. Ramandeep Singh — Seniority No. 856; 545/PAP
5. Manjit Singh — Seniority No. 512; 0052/PAP, 121/PAP
6. Ashwani Kumar — Seniority No. 513; 1414/PAP
7. Davinder Yadav — Seniority No. 514; 1422/PAP
8. Varmeet Singh — Seniority No. 515; 68/PAP
9. Sharanjit Singh — Seniority No. 516; 70/PAP, 2359/PAP
10. Rashwinder Singh — Seniority No. 517; 1461/PAP, 1961/PAP
11. Bhupinder Singh — Seniority No. 518; 1411/PAP
12. Harjit Singh — Seniority No. 519; 96/PAP
13. Subhash Chander — Seniority No. 520; 1401/PAP
14. Sukhwinder Singh — Seniority No. 521; 1406/PAP, 51/PAP
15. Mandeep Singh — Seniority No. 522; 1403/PAP, 1597/PAP
16. Harminder Singh — Seniority No. 523; 73/PAP
17. Raghu Kumar — Seniority No. 524; 1419/PAP
18. Davinder Kumar — Seniority No. 525; 1407/PAP, 1048/PAP
19. Sandeep Kumar — Seniority No. 526; 1385/PAP, 110/PAP
20. Pawan Kumar — Seniority No. 528; 1416/PAP

The first four Armed Cadre officers — Devki Nandan, Sita Kumari, Yadvinder Singh and Ramandeep Singh — have been promoted against Scheduled Caste backlog points, while the remaining promotions are shown under the general category.

When Do Promotions Take Effect?

The government order carrying these promotions is dated June 6, 2025, while it was published in the Punjab Government Gazette dated September 11, 2026.

The notification does not state that September 11, 2026 is the uniform date from which all promoted officers will receive the financial benefits of the DSP rank.

Instead, it specifically provides that the financial benefits of promotion will be admissible from the date on which the respective officer assumes charge of the DSP post.

The promoted officers will also have a probation period of one year.