In a major development, the 4 prominent ADGPs of Punjab namely Dr. Sharad Satya Chauhan, Gaurav Yadav, Kuldeep Singh, and Harpreet Singh Sidhu on Thursday were promoted to the DGP rank. As per the official release of Punjab's Department of Home Affairs Dr. Sharad Satya Chauhan, Gaurav Yadav, Kuldeep Singh, and Harpreet Singh Sidhu have been promoted 'in the rank of Director General of Police in Level-16 of the Pay Matrix with immediate effect."
Earlier, the promotion of the above-mentioned ADGPs was halted by the Punjab State Home Department stating that there were only 2 Cadre posts of the DGP available. Following that their files were sent to Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann. As a result, their DPC was cleared, making them eligible to hold the DGP post.