- Senior IPS officers Rajni Kant Misra has been appointed as the Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF).
- Misra, a 1984-batch IPS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre and present SSB chief, has been tasked to head the BSF for a period up to his superannuation on August 31, 2019 in place of K K Sharma, who retires on September 30, 2018..
- Besides, S S Deswal has been appointed as the Director General of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).
- Deswal, a 1984-batch IPS officer of the Haryana cadre, will head the SSB in place of Misra. He will hold the post for a period up to his superannuation on August 31, 2021.
Points to Remember:
- Names of the new Chief of BSF and SSB