Director General of the National Security Guard explained

Post:Director General
Body:National Security Guard
Flagsize:100px
Flagcaption:NSG Logo
Incumbent:Nalin Prabhat, IPS
Incumbentsince:1 May 2024
Type:Paramilitary Force
Status:Active
Department:Ministry of Home Affairs
Residence:New Delhi Delhi
Seat:NSG HQ, Mehram Nagar, Palam
Nominator:Ministry of Home Affairs
Appointer:President of India
Termlength:29 Feb 2024
Formation:August 1984
First:R. T. Nagrani
Abbreviation:D.G.
Deputy:Additional Director-General
Inspector-General
Website:DG National Security Guard

Director General (DG) is the head of the Indian National Security Guard (NSG), the federal contingency deployment force that was created to deal with terrorism in India. The DG is selected by the Home Minister (MHA).[1] In the first thirty-one years since its creation in 1984, the NSG has had twenty-eight DGs, with an average tenure of one year and few months.[2] All the selected DGs have been officers from the Indian Police Service (IPS).

Director General of NSG(essentially from IPS) is equivalent in rank to a lieutenant general in the Army, an air marshal in the Air Force, or a vice admiral in the Navy, all three-star ranks.

The Director General is assisted, for administrative matters, by four IG Rank officers drawn from the Indian Police Service and also from the Indian Army of whom two are Inspectors General each for Administration and Headquarters (HQ) who in turn are assisted by Deputy Inspectors General.[3] The Financial Advisor of the NSG has been an officer of the rank of Joint Secretary from one of the Central Accounts Services and also has Dy Advisors from these Central Accounts Services.

List of Directors General

S.No Name Cadre Batch Appointment Date Left OfficeNotes Parent Service
1R. T. NagraniAndhra Pradesh195117 August 198425 September 1986Indian Police Service
2K. L. WattsUttar Pradesh195628 January 198731 December 1987Indian Police Service
3V. P. MarwahUnion Territory195615 April 198815 April 1988Indian Police Service
4S. SubramanianAndhra Pradesh195814 May 199031 January 1992Indian Police Service
5B. J. S. SialUttar Pradesh195919 May 199231 July 1993Indian Police Service
6A. K. TandonGujarat196128 April 1994 19 March 1997Indian Police Service
7R. D. TyagiMaharashtra 196419 March 1997 31 October 1997Indian Police Service
8T. R. KakkarArunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram19646 May 19986 May 1998Indian Police Service
9Nikhil KumarArunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram19631 July 199931 July 2001Indian Police Service
10Dr. R. RajagopalanTamil Nadu196520 August 200112 January 2002Indian Police Service
11Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary[4] Kerala196713 February 20027 February 2005Indian Police Service
12A. K. MitraUttar Pradesh19707 February 200527 February 2006Indian Police Service
13Jyoti Krishan Dutt[5] West Bengal197111 August 200628 February 2009Indian Police Service
14N. P. S. Aulakh [6] Punjab197228 February 200931 August 2010Indian Police Service
15Rajan K. MedhekarKerala19751 September 201030 April 2012Indian Police Service
16Subhash Joshi [7] Uttarakhand19763 May 201218 December 2012Indian Police Service
17Arvind Ranjan [8] Kerala197718 December 201222 January 2014Indian Police Service
18J. N. Choudhury[9] Assam-Meghalaya197822 January 201431 May 2015Indian Police Service
19R. C. Tayal [10] [11] Assam-Meghalaya198031 May 201522 September 2016 Indian Police Service
20Sudhir Pratap Singh [12] Uttar Pradesh198323 September 201631 January 2018 Indian Police Service
21Sudeep Lakhtakia [13] Telangana198431 January 2018 18 October 2019 Indian Police Service
22Anup Kumar Singh[14] Gujarat198518 October 201930 September 2020Indian Police Service
23Uttarakhand198618 March 202129 Feburary 2024Indian Police Service
25Nalin PrabhatAndhra Pradesh19921 May 202415 August 2024[15] Indian Police Service
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References

17.https://www.livemint.com/news/india/ma-ganapathy-appointed-nsg-chief-kuldiep-singh-to-head-crpf-11615913486684.html

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former DGs. nsg.gov.in. 18 July 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120706034752/http://www.nsg.gov.in/former_dgs.php. 6 July 2012.
  2. Web site: Home :Former DGs. NSG. 14 July 2015.
  3. Web site: Statement Showing Details of Organization – Wise Vacancies in CAPFs / CPOs, etc.. UPTO 3 1 . 03 .201 5 meant for IPS officers at various levels. mha.nic.in. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 3 February 2015. 3 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150203130237/http://mha1.nic.in/pdfs/Detailedlistofvacancies_030215.pdf. dead.
  4. Web site: Mooshahary: from clerk to Governor in same city. Indian Express. 25 May 2016.
  5. Web site: Jyoti Krishan Dutt appointed Director General of NSG. One India. 10 August 2006. 25 May 2016.
  6. News: NPS Aulakh is new NSG chief. Times of India. 27 February 2009 . 25 May 2016.
  7. Web site: Subhash Joshi takes over as DG, NSG. India Strategic. 25 May 2016.
  8. Web site: http://mha1.nic.in/pdfs/AppointmentArvindRanjan-261213.PDF.
  9. News: J N Choudhury, IPS (AM:78) appointed as Director General, National Security Guard (NSG) with effect from the date of his joining the post and till his superannuation on 31.05.2015, or until further orders, whichever event takes place.. Times of India. 26 December 2013 . 25 May 2016.
  10. News: R C Tayal appointed as new Director General of National Security Guard. The Economic Times. 25 May 2016.
  11. Web site: http://mha1.nic.in/pdfs/R.C.Tayal080615.pdf.
  12. News: Sudhir Pratap Singh named new NSG chief, OP Singh CISF DG. Economic Times. 23 September 2016. 16 June 2018.
  13. News: Sudeep Lakhtakia appointed new DG of National Security Guard. Economic Times. 19 January 2018. 16 June 2018.
  14. Web site: Gujarat-cadre IPS officer Anup Kumar Singh is new NSG chief. PTI. 18 October 2019. The Times of India. 2019-10-19.
  15. Web site: 2024-08-15 . Nalin Prabhat’s tenure as NSG chief cut short, sent to AGMUT cadre . 2024-08-15 . The Indian Express . en.
  16. Web site: Former DG's. NSG.

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