IPS Officer Salary- Benefits, Job Profile

Becoming an IPS officer is the dream of every UPSC aspirant. Every year lakhs of aspirants give the UPSC exam but only thousands clear the exam. Every candidate preparing for the UPSC exam wants to know about the IPS Officer Salary. So, there are three levels namely 1. Prelims 2. Mains 3. Interview in UPSC exam which each candidate has to clear. After clearing the interview process they have to go through training which is around 20months (Foundation course – 3 months, Phase I training (Basic Course – 11 months), District Practical Training (6 months), Phase II training (1 month). After getting training the officers are sent to their state cadres. After that, you get an IPS Officer Salary.

IPS Officer Salary

An IPS Officer Salary varies from INR 56,100 to INR 2,25,000. In addition to basic various benefits like dearness allowance, house rent allowance, and travel allowance. 

Salary Based on 7th pay commission

RANKTIME SCALE PAYSCALEGRADE
SPJunior ScaleINR 15600 – INR39100        INR 5400
Senior scaleINR 15600 – INR 39100        INR 6600
Junior administrative gradeINR 15600 – INR 39100        INR 7600
Selection gradeINR 37400 – INR 67000        INR 8700
DIGSuper time scaleINR 37400 – INR 67000        INR 8900
IGSuper time scaleINR 37400- INR 67000        INR 10000
ADGAbove super time scaleINR 67000- INR 79000             –
DGAbove super time scaleINR 75500 – INR 80000             –

Following are the basic pay after new pay structure—-

  • DSP (Deputy Superintendent of police) — INR 56,100
  • ASP (Additional superintendent of police) — INR 67,700
  • SSP (Senior superintendent of police) — INR 78,800
  • DIG (Deputy Inspector General of Police) — INR 1,31,100
  • Inspector general of police) — INR 1,44,200
  • Director General of Police) —INR 2,05,400
  • Director of IB or CBI — INR 2,25,00

Benefits In Addition To IPS Officer Salary

An IPS officer gets many benefits and facilities along with a salary. Following are the additional benefits with the IPS officer Salary.

  • An IPS officer gets a house and a car along with a driver.
  • According to their post, domestic helpers and security guards are also given.
  • According to their post, they also get medical treatment facilities.
  • The government pays the Telephone bill and electricity bill of an IPS officer.
  • An IPS officer also gets education leave for studying in foreign.
  • After retiring an IPS officer gets a pension for the rest of his/her life.

Job Profile Of An IPS Officer

After becoming an IPS officer many responsibilities also come along with IPS Officer Salary and a handsome salary. These are the responsibility of an IPS officer

  • Safeguarding the public from threats.
  • Maintain peace among the public
  • Maintain law and order in their respective cities.
  • In the situation of riots
  • Security of VIP
  • crime detection, investigation, prevention, and bringing the investigation to a logical end.
  • the welfare of policemen and manpower management
  • leading and commanding the central armed forces and Indian intelligence agencies.
  • Insuring no physical and economic harm in the area allotted to them.
  • Crime prevention, investigation, detection, collection of intelligence, and counterintelligence.
  • The area of work for an IPS officer can only be limited to the police and traffic department, while departments such as health, school, revenue, pension, RTO, etc are all part of the IAS officers portfolio.
  • After retirement to be an expert security analyst, governor, NSA, etc.

Conclusion

We hope that after reading this blog you will know about IPS Officer Salary and other details about the IPS exam and eligibility criteria. For any other queries please get in touch with us at Oliveboard.

FAQ’s

What is the average IPS Officer Salary?

The average IPS Officer Salary is 56100.

Does government gives IPS Officer Salary during training?

Yes, the basic pay of an IPS officer during training is around INR 15,600 – INR 39100, and grade pay is INR 5400.

Whose salary is more, IPS Officer Salary or IAS officer salary?

In the beginning, IPS officer salary is almost identical to IAS officer but since IAS officer gets promotion faster than IPS officer, IAS officer gets higher salary faster.


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