Assam Police Major Reshuffle: 39 Officers Appointed as Co-District SPs

Staff reporter

Guwahati: In a significant administrative overhaul, the Assam government has announced a large-scale police reshuffle, coinciding with the expansion of its co-district governance model. As many as 39 officers from the Assam Police Service (APS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) cadres have been transferred or posted as Co-District Superintendents of Police (SPs) across the state, signaling a generational shift in the state's policing leadership.

The restructuring comes alongside the government's decision to operationalize 10 new co-districts from August 15, 2025, expanding the total number to 49. This move aims to bolster grassroots governance and improve public service delivery through more localized administrative units.

Among the notable transfers, APS officers from the 2013 and 2015 direct recruitment batches have been assigned key leadership roles. Bitul Chetia, APS (DR-2013), who previously served as Addl. SP (HQ), Majuli, has been posted as Co-District SP, Kaliabor (Nagaon). Similarly, Anirban Sarma, APS (DR-2013), has taken charge of Patharkandi (Sribhumi), and Moitrayee Deka, APS (DR-2015), will now serve as Co-District SP, Jalukbari under the Guwahati Commissionerate.

Young IPS officers including Desai Tushar Uttam (RR-2021), Tarun Goyal (RR-2022), and Dinesh Pratap Singh Rathore (RR-2022) have been given charge of co-districts in Nazira (Sivasagar), Titabor (Jorhat), and Margherita (Tinsukia), respectively.

More than 30 APS officers from DR-2022 onwards have been entrusted with In-Charge Co-District SP roles in regions like Golakganj, Bilasipara, Doomdooma, Sadiya, and Duliajan, marking a generational transition in the state's police administration. This large-scale reshuffle and administrative expansion were formalized through a General Administration Department (GAD) notification, which cited the direction of the Governor and a prior directive that laid the groundwork for the co-district model.

First introduced in 2024, the co-district governance framework is designed to decentralize administration, foster stronger coordination between civil and police wings, and ensure faster delivery of essential public services. The operationalization of ten additional co-districts marks the continuation of this transformative policy.

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