203 IPS officers may face action for skipping Special Foundation Course, warns Centre

According to Ghosh, as per the Indian Police Service (Probation) Rules, 1954, if a probationers fails to obey any order which he/she may receive from the Central government or from any other competent authority, or if in the opinion of the Central government, he has wilfully neglected his probationary studies or is guilty of conduct unbecoming of a member of the service, he/she may be treated under Rule 11 (3) and 12 (c) and (d) of the IPS (Probation) Rules, 1954.

After including 203 IPS officers from previous batches, there are in total 443 officers. Among IPS officers, as per data, there are around 93 officers of other services also from 2020 and higher batches, and 350 from 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 batches.

“…It is intimated that the officer, who do not attend the Foundation Course, who has been nominated for the Course, disciplinary action may be initiated under Rule- 11 (3) and 12 (c) & (d) of the Indian Police Service (Probation) Rules, 1954,” he added. He said the details of the course; course coordinator, joining instructions etc. will be sent by the concerned institute to them.

“The expenditure to be incurred by officers to attend the training including transit from current place of posting to the respective ATI and vice versa, boarding and lodging will be as per TA/DA admissible to them as on official tour and will be borne by the respective CCA (for Central Civil Services)/Cadre State/UT (for All India Services),” he said.