Parliament likely to take up Bill to codify IPS deputation in CAPFs this session

Parliament is set to introduce a Bill to codify CAPF functions, responding to a Supreme Court ruling on IPS deputation.

The Central Armed Forces (General Administration) Bill is likely to be introduced in the ongoing Budget session of Parliament, a senior government official told The Hindu.

The Bill intends to codify the functioning of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and is in response to a May 2025 Supreme Court ruling that asked the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to “progressively reduce” the deputation of Indian Police Service (IPS) officers up to the rank of Inspector General in CAPFs in the next two years.

The Bill received the Union Cabinet’s approval on March 10.

The Hindu reported first on February 14 that MHA is considering “statutory intervention” in response to the Supreme Court order, which also ruled granting Organised Group A Services (OGAS) status to the CAPF officers. The court also asked for a time-bound review of cadre and framing of service rules in six months. The MHA had filed a review petition challenging the judgment, but the Supreme Court dismissed it on October 28, 2025, making the ruling final.

On March 9, the MHA filed an application in the top court seeking modification or extension in timeline by one more year to “complete the requisite procedural and statutory formalities in a comprehensive manner”. The Bill was presented before the Cabinet the following day.

The Ministry said that “the cadre review, which is a comprehensive and multi-layered process, requires examination at various levels of the government...and approval of the Cabinet”. It added that only after the cadre strength is reviewed for which the process started on December 26, 2025, can the service rules be amended.