As many as five IPS officers have been empanelled for holding the post of Director General equivalent in the Govt of India. The officers are:
- C.V. Muralidhar WB 1984
- Maithili Sharan Gupta MP 1984
- Ajay Kashyap UT 1985
- Sachidanand Srivastava UT 1985
- M Hari Sena Verma WB 1985