Senior IPS Amitabh Gupta Appointed As IG In ITBP

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has recently mandated senior IPS officer Mr. Amitabh Gupta to take charge as the Inspector General of Police (IGP) in the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). Officer Gupta is a 1992-batch Maharashtra cadre IPS officer.

The competent authority has approved the appointment of Officer Gupta to the post on a deputation basis from the date of joining the post and up to 30th June 2029, which is the date of his superannuation or till further orders, whichever ends earlier.

Prior to his posting in the ITBP, IPS Amitabh Gupta was serving as the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) of Special Operations in Maharashtra. Although IPS Gupta holds the rank of ADGP in the state, he was not empanelled as ADGP in the central government, thus he had to be appointed as an IG in ITBP.

Deliberations on Financial Self-Reliance of Local Bodies, Practical Suggestions from State Finance Commission Dehradun: Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan, along with the Chairman and members of the 6th State Finance Commission N. Ravishankar, held detailed discussions on enhancing the financial self-reliance, administrative capacity, and overall contribution of municipal bodies (Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats) and Zilla Panchayats to the state economy. The meeting highlighted that despite multiple opportunities for financial independence, local bodies are not achieving the expected level of self-reliance due to administrative and policy gaps. Constraints include limited local revenue sources, traditional slow work culture, lack of clear bylaws, inadequate land management, and excessive political centralization. The Chief Secretary urged the Finance Commission to provide practical, timely, and implementable suggestions to strengthen the financial capacity of urban and district local bodies. The Commission recommended interventions in land management, revenue-generating bylaws, work culture, adoption of innovations, and effective execution. It also suggested shifting district plan allocations from a distribution-based approach to a need-and-outcome-based model. Commission members P. S. Jangpangi, M. C. Joshi, Secretary Nitesh Jha, Dilip Jawalkar, and Dr. R. Rajesh Kumar, along with relevant officials, attended the meeting.