Director General of the Border Security Force

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Director General of the Border Security Force
Emblem of the Border Security Force
Flag of the Border Security Force
since 1 August 2024
Border Security Force
Reports toMinister of Home Affairs
SeatLodhi Road, New Delhi
AppointerThe Union Government
(with Appointments Committee of the Cabinet's consent)
Term lengthAt the pleasure of the Government
Constituting instrumentBorder Security Force Act, 1968
Formation1 December 1965; 59 years ago (1965-12-01)
First holderKhusro Faramurz Rustamji, IPS
Salary₹250,000 (US$3,000) per month under Pay level 17
Websitewww.bsf.gov.in

The director general of the Border Security Force (DG BSF) is the head of the Border Security Force (BSF), an Indian paramillitary wing under the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF). The role of the director general is to oversee the day-to-day operations of the patrolling the borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh, and the activities of the sanctioned 2,70,000 personnels. The director reports to the Minister of Home Affairs.

Background

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In the wake of Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 and lack of inadequecy of state armed police in copying the armed aggression, the BSF was established in 1965. Later the Border Security Force Act, 1968 passed in Indian Parliament.

Term of office

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The director general of BSF is appointed by the Union Government, through Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC). The ACC consists of the Prime Minister and the Home Minister of India. The director general can serve at the pleasure of the government but must retire at the age of 60. However, their term can be extended for up to two years. The director general must be a senior Indian Police Service officer in the rank of director general of police (DGP).

List of the director generals

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No. Name of the DG Term start Term end Duration of service
1. Khusro Faramurz Rustamji 21 July 1965 30 September 1974 9 years, 71 days
2. Ashwini Kumar 1 October 1974 31 December 1978 4 years, 91 days
3. Sharawan Tandon 1 January 1979 30 November 1980 1 year, 334 days
4. K. Rama Murti 1 December 1980 31 August 1982 1 year, 273 days
5. Birbal Nath 1 September 1982 30 September 1984 2 years, 29 days
6. M. C. Misra 1 October 1984 31 July 1987 2 years, 303 days
7. H. P. Bhatnagar 1 August 1987 31 July 1990 2 years, 364 days
8. T. Ananthachary 1 August 1990 31 May 1993 2 years, 303 days
9. Prakash Singh 9 June 1993 31 January 1994 236 days
10. D. K. Arya 1 February 1994 3 December 1995 1 year, 305 days
11. Arun Bhagat 4 December 1995 2 October 1996 303 days
12. A. K. Tandon 2 October 1996 4 December 1997 1 year, 63 days
13. E. N. Rammohan 4 December 1997 30 November 2000 2 years, 362 days
14. Gurbachan Singh Jagat 30 November 2000 30 June 2002 1 year, 212 days
15. Ajay Raj Sharma 1 July 2002 31 December 2004 2 years, 183 days
16. Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary 31 December 2004 26 February 2006 1 year, 57 days
17. A. K. Mitra 27 February 2006 30 September 2008 2 years, 216 days
18. M. L. Kumawat 1 October 2008 31 July 2009 303 days
19. Raman Srivastava 1 August 2009 31 October 2011 2 years, 91 days
20. U. K. Bansal 1 November 2011 30 November 2012 1 year, 29 days
21. Subhash Joshi 19 December 2012 28 February 2014 1 year, 71 days
22. D. K. Pathak 8 March 2014 29 February 2016 1 year, 358 days
23. K. K. Sharma[1] 1 March 2016 30 September 2018 2 years, 213 days
24. Rajni Kant Mishra[2] 1 October 2018 31 August 2019 334 days
25. V. K. Johri[3] 1 September 2019 10 March 2020 191 days
26. Surjeet Singh Deswal[4] 11 March 2020 17 August 2020 159 days
27. Rakesh Asthana[5] 18 August 2020 28 July 2021 344 days
(26) Surjeet Singh Deswal 28 July 2021 31 August 2021 34 days
28. Pankaj Kumar Singh[6] 1 September 2021 31 December 2022 1 year, 121 days
29. Sujoy Lal Thaosen[7] 1 January 2023 14 June 2023 164 days
30. Nitin Agarwal[8] 15 June 2023 31 July 2024 1 year, 46 days
31. Daljit Singh Chaudhary[9] 1 August 2024 Incumbent 287 days

References

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  1. ^ Network, Elets News (3 February 2016). "K K Sharma is new BSF DG". Elets eGov. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  2. ^ archive, From our online (29 August 2019). "Outgoing BSF chief Rajni Kant Mishra cancels farewell parade, visits due to security situation". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  3. ^ "R&AW officer V.K. Johri appointed as new BSF DG". The Week. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  4. ^ Arora, Sumit (13 March 2020). "Surjit Singh Deswal gets additional charge of BSF DG". adda247. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Rakesh Asthana appointed DG, Border Security Force". The Hindu. 17 August 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Leadership Team - IPF". www.policefoundationindia.org. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  7. ^ www.ETGovernment.com. "Centre assigns CRPF DG Sujoy Lal Thaosen additional charge as BSF chief - ET Government". ETGovernment.com. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  8. ^ Ranjan, Mukesh (5 August 2024). "'BSF chief repatriated to home cadre due to differences with juniors'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  9. ^ "New DGPs appointed for CISF and BSF". The Hindu. 28 August 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
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