Director General of the Assam Rifles explained

Post:Director General of the Assam Rifles (DGAR)
Incumbent:Lt Gen Vikas Lakhera
In Office:1 August 2024
Formation:1947
First:H. G. Bartly, CIE, IP
Website:Official Website

The Director General of the Assam Rifles (DGAR) is the head of the Assam Rifles. The DGAR has their office in the Headquarters DGAR at Shillong. Appointed by the Government of India, the DGAR reports to the Minister of Home Affairs. The Director General is an Indian Army Officer of the rank of Lieutenant General and is assisted by three Inspector Generals, each holding the rank of Major General, and other senior officers heading various staff appointments. The Additional Director General of the Assam Rifles who is a Major General - ranked officer serves as the Second-in-command to the Director General.[1] The current Director General, Lieutenant General Vikas Lakhera, AVSM, SM is the 22nd DGAR.[2]

History

The first Director General post-Independence was Mr HG Bartly, CIE, IP who assumed the appointment on 17 September 1947. The first Indian Director General was Colonel Sidhiman Rai, MC appointed on 15 August 1948.The rank of officers holding the appointment of Director General Assam Rifles has been consistently upgraded from Colonel to Brigadier (One star General) to Major General (Two star General) to Lieutenant General (Three star General) now. Indian Army officers on deputation have been holding the appointment of Director General Assam Rifles until date.

List of directors general

S.NoRankNameAppointment dateLeft officeReferences
1 - 17 Sep 1947 14 Aug 1948 [3]
2 15 Aug 1948 10 Dec 1949 [4]
3 16 Dec 1949 29 Feb 1952
4 1 Mar 1952 4 May 1954
5 5 May 1954 29 Aug 1955
6 Harbhajan Singh 7 Sep 1955 30 Nov 1957
7 A. S. Guraya 1 Feb 1958 14 Dec 1965
8 S. N. Bhatia 15 Dec 1965 15 Feb 1968
9 V. B. Tuli 20 Feb 1968 19 May 1972
10 30 Mar 1973 29 Feb 1976
11 1 Mar 1976 25 Jun 1979
12 1 Sep 1979 2 Dec 1981 [5]
13 2 Dec 1981 29 Nov 1983
14 30 Nov 1983 31 May 1987
15 1 Jun 1987 21 Dec 1989
16 22 Feb 1990 9 Mar 1992
17 18 Mar 1992 31 Mar 1993 [6]
18 15 Jul 1993 30 Apr 1995 [7]
19 19 May 1995 30 Apr 1998 [8]
20 1 May 1998 18 Jan 2001
21 19 Jan 2001 18 Jan 2003 [9]
22 1 Mar 2003 30 Apr 2004 [10]
23 1 May 2004 30 Jun 2006 [11]
24 6 Jul 2006 31 May 2008 [12] [13]
25 9 Jun 2008 30 Sep 2010 [14] [15]
26 6 Dec 2010 22 Feb 2012 [16] [17]
27 27 Aug 2012 31 Mar 2014 [18] [19]
28 26 May 2014 31 Aug 2015 [20]
29 1 Sep 2015 30 Sep 2016 [21]
30 Shokin Chauhan, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM12 Dec 2016 31 Mar 2018[22]
31 Lieutenant General4 May 2018 31 May 2021 [23]
32 Pradeep Chandran Nair, AVSM, YSM1 June 2021 31 July 2024 [24]
33 Vikas Lakhera, AVSM, SM1 August 2024 Incumbent[25]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: असम राइफल्स में आपका स्वागत है . assamrifles.gov.in.
  2. Web site: LIEUTENANT GENERAL VIKAS LAKHERA, AVSM, SM, TOOK OVER AS DIRECTOR GENERAL OF ASSAM RIFLES - The Assam Rifles Twitter . 2024-08-01 . X (formerly twitter). en.
  3. Book: Paramilitary forces of India . 2008 . Kalpaz Publications . 978-8178357089 . 99.
  4. Web site: From private militia to army-like force . Hindustan Times . en . 16 March 2010.
  5. Book: Jawan to general . 978-8170494843 . Kumar . Sushil . 2014 . Manas Publications .
  6. Web site: Rediff On The NeT Special: Major General Ashok K Mehta traces the background leading to Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat's dismissal last month . m.rediff.com.
  7. Book: Democracies and small wars . 2003 . F. Cass . 9780714684239 . 98.
  8. Web site: Members : Lok Sabha . 164.100.47.194.
  9. Web site: North East Diary . telegraphindia.com . en.
  10. Web site: North East Diary . telegraphindia.com . en.
  11. Web site: Indian Army bids farewell to Lt Gen Singh . oneindia.com . en . 30 June 2006.
  12. Web site: Lieutenant General Paramjit Singh new DGAR : 07th jul06 ~ E-Pao! Headlines . e-pao.net.
  13. Web site: Assam Rifles gets new Director General . Zee News . en . 10 June 2008.
  14. News: Oldest paramilitary force in the country, Assam Rifles has deployed its first ever field intelligence unit in the North East. "It is expected to mature and be fully operational in about six month's time," outgoing DG Lt Gen KS Yadava said here today. The intelligence unit is an officer-oriented organization comprising about 200 men. Assam Rifles is the lead intelligence unit along the Myanmar border, and earlier inputs were collected through an ad hoc arrangement. The force is also planning to raise two commando battalions. - Times of India . The Times of India. 28 September 2010 .
  15. Web site: The Assam Tribune Online . assamtribune.com.
  16. Web site: Lt. Gen. Rameshwar Roy is new Assam Rifles chief . https://web.archive.org/web/20191113233923/https://www.sify.com/news/lt-gen-rameshwar-roy-is-new-assam-rifles-chief-news-national-kmiqEreebhfsi.html . dead . 2019-11-13 . . en.
  17. Web site: Lieutenant General Rameshwar Roy is new Assam Rifles DG . Zee News . en . 8 December 2010.
  18. Web site: Press Trust of India . Lt Gen Ranbir Singh appointed new DG of Assam Rifles . Business Standard India . 24 August 2012.
  19. Web site: LT. Gen. Ranbir Singh to be New DG Assam Rifles . pib.gov.in.
  20. Web site: 27 May 2014 . Lt Gen R K Rana new Assam Rifles DG India News - Times of India . The Times of India . en.
  21. Web site: Assam Rifles conducts rally for ex-servicemen in Dimapur . Business Standard India . 25 November 2015.
  22. Web site: Bureau . News Mobile State . Lt. Gen Shokin Chauhan takes over as DG Assam Rifles Newsmobile .
  23. Web site: Lt Gen Sukhdeep Sangwan takes over as DG of Assam Rifles . NORTHEAST NOW. 14 May 2018 .
  24. The Assam Rifles . The Assam Rifles . official_dgar . 1399619500178173952 . 1 June 2021 . Lieutenant General Pradeep Chandran Nair, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Yudh Seva Medal assumed the appointment of Director General Assam Rifles on 01 Jun 21. He takes over as the 21st Director General of the Force popularly known as Sentinels of the North East.@PIBHomeAffairs @adgpi https://t.co/uSZxkkbQaS . en . 11 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215358/https://twitter.com/official_dgar/status/1399619500178173952 . 2 June 2021 . live.
  25. Web site: LIEUTENANT GENERAL VIKAS LAKHERA, AVSM, SM, TOOK OVER AS DIRECTOR GENERAL OF ASSAM RIFLES - The Assam Rifles Twitter . 2024-08-01 . X (formerly twitter). en.

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