CAPF Bill 2026: 'Swap Model' to ease officer anxiety amid IPS deputation row?

• CAPF Bill 2026 sparks controversy over IPS deputation, affecting thousands of CAPF officers' careers and morale.
• The bill proposes changes to IPS deputation, potentially abolishing it at DIG level and reducing it at ADG level, while retaining it at IG and DG levels.
• Supreme Court in 2025 ordered a phased reduction of IPS deputation up to IG level over two years.
• The 'Home-State Swap Model' suggests a one-to-one exchange: an IPS officer from a state cadre joins CAPF, and a CAPF officer from that state joins state police.
• This swap model aims to balance government needs, judicial orders, and address career stagnation for CAPF officers by providing opportunities in state police.