Indian Police Service is in the headlines due to continuous resignations of IPS officers. The latest case is of Odisha cadre IPS officer Jagmohan Meena. 37 year old Jagmohan was posted as DCP in Bhubaneswar. Now he has silently sent his resignation. Jagmohan is the seventh officer of the Indian Police Service to resign in the last 14 months. This is happening when more than 500 posts are vacant in the police service.
In February 2026, in response to a question, Union Minister of State (PMO) Jitendra Singh had told the Lok Sabha that 505 IPS posts are still vacant. Earlier this year, a report of the Union Home Ministry had said that due to shortage of IPS officers, more than 50 percent of the posts in IB and CBI are vacant.
6 officers who resigned were below 40 years of age
Officers who have resigned in the last 14 months. Six of those officers are below 40 years of age. For example, Jagmohan Meena is 37 years old. Similarly, Kamya Mishra’s age is 32 years. When Siddharth Kaushal resigned, he was 35 years old. Lokeshwar Singh was 38 years old. When Rachita Juyal resigned, she was 35 years old. At the age of 33, Abhishek Tiwari resigned.
That means most of the officers who resigned are below 40 years of age. Only Nurul Hoda is more than 40 years old.
Why do youth not want to do Singham’s job?
A detailed study of the seven officers who have resigned in the last 14 months has revealed three major reasons. For example-
1. Nurul Hoda and Kamya Mishra of Bihar resigned due to political reasons. Nurul resigned in protest against the Waqf Board bill. Nurul entered politics after this. Similarly, Kamya Mishra is also trying to enter politics.
2. The case of Abhishek Tiwari of Madhya Pradesh is different. Tiwari left his post to go into cyber security business. While in police service, he spent most of his time investigating cyber cases.
3. Andhra IPS Siddharth Kaushal resigned to join a corporate job. Presently he is in Reliance Company. Similarly, Lokeshwar Singh of Uttarakhand resigned and went to the UN. He got a job there.
4. Odisha Congress President Bhakta Charan Das Said that the manner in which the resignation of young officers is taking place is questionable. The government should come forward and clarify the situation.
Can IPS officers resign?
Yes, there is a provision for this in All India Service Rules 1958. The central government accepts the resignation of these officers. Until the resignation is accepted, he has to remain in his post.
According to Service Rules 5(1), officers who resign do not get post-retirement benefits. However, if the state government wishes, it can give compassionate allowance to the officer.
Not only this, IPS officers are also given a chance to withdraw their resignation. If officers apply within 90 days, they can be reinstated in service. For this, only the old records of the officer are seen.
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