Rajesh Kumar appointed Director General of Police in Arunachal Pradesh

Rajesh Kumar has been appointed Director General of Police of Arunachal Pradesh under a Union Ministry of Home Affairs order dated 3 November 2026. The appointment was covered in the news on 4 November 2026. Kumar belongs to the 1995 batch of the Indian Police Service and the AGMUT cadre. He replaces Shiv Darshan Singh Jamwal, who has been transferred to Delhi. The posting follows Kumar’s return from central deputation and takes effect immediately until further orders.

Facts to remember

• Appointee: Rajesh Kumar; office: Director General of Police, Arunachal Pradesh.
• Service and batch: Indian Police Service, 1995.
• Cadre: AGMUT; predecessor: Shiv Darshan Singh Jamwal.
• The posting order is dated 3 November 2026.

Background

AGMUT refers to the Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territories joint cadre. The Union Home Ministry’s Union Territories Division functions as the cadre controlling authority for its Indian Administrative Service and Indian Police Service officers. This explains the Union ministry’s role in a posting involving Arunachal Pradesh, even though the office concerned is in a state. Article 312 provides the constitutional connection for All India Services, and specifically recognises the Indian Administrative Service and Indian Police Service. For revision, keep three separate identifiers clear: an officer’s service, the cadre to which the officer belongs and the particular office occupied. Repatriation describes a return from deputation to the parent cadre; the subsequent posting identifies the assignment within that administrative arrangement.

Why it matters for exams

For CLAT, judiciary, APO and UGC-NET Law, revise Persons in News and Polity. Pair the appointment with cadre administration and the constitutional position of All India Services.