Gaurav Yadav has been appointed as the regular Director General of Police (DGP) of Punjab, ending a wait of nearly four years for a regular police chief in the state. According to an order issued on Friday, the appointment was made after consideration of a panel submitted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Yadav's tenure as regular DGP will be two years.
The Punjab government issued the appointment order on Friday, formally confirming Gaurav Yadav as the state's regular police chief. Yadav had already been serving as the head of the Punjab Police. The regular appointment establishes his tenure in the top police post for a period of two years.
The appointment followed consideration of the panel submitted by the UPSC. Besides Yadav, the panel included the names of senior officers Sharad Satya Chauhan and Harpreet Sidhu.
The state government considered the UPSC panel before issuing the order appointing Yadav as the regular DGP. The available information confirms the inclusion of Chauhan and Sidhu in the panel but does not provide details of their service records, the specific selection criteria or the individual reasons behind the government's decision.
Yadav will lead the Punjab Police and oversee the department's administration during his two-year tenure as regular DGP. The appointment formally establishes regular leadership at the state's highest police post after nearly four years.
No specific plans or priorities for Yadav's new tenure were mentioned in the available information.
