A major reshuffle of IPS officers is expected soon after the legislative session, as Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, who also heads the home department, has got his priorities straight, sources said. The government also plans to strengthen the intelligence and crime detection units, and increase the rate of conviction.

The home department will try to balance the ratio of postings given to the regular recruits (RR) in the Indian Police Service (IPS) and those promoted to the elite branch from the state police service, so that it can ask the Centre for more RR officers.