Chandigarh, October 9: The Punjab Government has officially appointed senior IPS officer Gaurav Yadav as the Director General of Police (DGP), Punjab, with a minimum tenure of two years.The appointment order was issued on Friday in the name of the Governor by the Department of Home Affairs.
Yadav, a 1992-batch IPS officer, was selected from a panel of three officers recommended by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).The other two officers on the panel were Dr Sharad Satya Chauhan and Harpreet Singh Sidhu.
The UPSC had empanelled the three officers as suitable candidates for the top police post in July 2026.According to the government order, Yadav will serve for a minimum of two years from the date he takes charge.
The appointment follows Supreme Court directions on police reforms in the Prakash Singh case.The order was signed by Alok Shekhar, Additional Chief Secretary, Punjab Department of Home Affairs.
The appointment is in line with the Supreme Court’s guidelines aimed at ensuring stability in police leadership and protecting the police administration from frequent changes at the top.