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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox official post
| post = Director General
| body = National Security Guard
| flag =
| flagsize = 100px
| flagcaption = NSG Logo
| insignia =
| insigniasize =
| insigniacaption =
| image =
| imagesize =
| alt =
| incumbent = M A Ganapathy, [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
| incumbentsince = 18 March 2021
| type = Paramilitary Force
| status = Active
| department = [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]]
| style =
| member_of =
| reports_to =
| residence = [[New Delhi]] [[Delhi]]
| seat = NSG HQ, Mehram Nagar, Palam
| nominator = [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]]
| appointer = [[President of India]]
| appointer_qualified =
| termlength = 29 Feb 2024
| termlength_qualified =
| constituting_instrument =
| precursor =
| formation = August 1984
| first = R. T. Nagrani
| last =
| abolished =
| succession =
| abbreviation = D.G.
| unofficial_names =
| deputy = Additional Director-General <br/>Inspector-General
| salary =
| website = [http://nsg.gov.in/dgdesk.php DG National Security Guard]
}}
Director General (DG) is the head of the [[India]]n [[National Security Guard]] (NSG), the federal contingency deployment force that was created to deal with terrorism in India. The DG is selected by the [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Home Minister]] (MHA).<ref name=Directors>{{cite web|title=Former DGs|url=http://www.nsg.gov.in/former_dgs.php|publisher=nsg.gov.in|accessdate=18 July 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120706034752/http://www.nsg.gov.in/former_dgs.php|archivedate=6 July 2012}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Former DGs">{{cite web|title=Home :Former DGs|url=http://nsg.gov.in/former_dgs.php|publisher=NSG|accessdate=14 July 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Statement Showing Details of Organization – Wise Vacancies in CAPFs / CPOs, etc.. UPTO 3 1 . 03 .201 5 meant for IPS officers at various levels |url=http://mha1.nic.in/pdfs/Detailedlistofvacancies_030215.pdf|website=mha.nic.in|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|accessdate=3 February 2015}}</ref> 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.
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==List of Directors General==
{| class="wikitable" width=100%
|-
! S.No !! Name !! Cadre !! Batch !! Appointment Date !!Left Office!! Notes !! Parent Service
|-
| 1|| R. T. Nagrani|| Andhra Pradesh|| 1951|| 17 August 1984|| 25 September 1986|| || Indian Police Service
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| 2|| K. L. Watts|| Uttar Pradesh|| 1956|| 28 January 1987|| 31 December 1987|| || Indian Police Service
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| 3|| [[Ved Marwah|V. P. Marwah]]|| Union Territory|| 1956|| 15 April 1988|| 15 April 1988|| || Indian Police Service
|-
| 4|| S. Subramanian|| Andhra Pradesh|| 1958|| 14 May 1990|| 31 January 1992|| || Indian Police Service
|-
| 5|| B. J. S. Sial|| Uttar Pradesh||1959|| 19 May 1992|| 31 July 1993|| || Indian Police Service
|-
| 6|| A. K. Tandon|| Gujarat|| 1961||28 April 1994 || 19 March 1997|| || Indian Police Service
|-
| 7|| R. D. Tyagi|| Maharashtra || 1964||19 March 1997 || 31 October 1997|| || Indian Police Service
|-
| 8|| T. R. Kakkar|| Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram|| 1964|| 6 May 1998|| 6 May 1998|| || Indian Police Service
|-
| 9|| [[Nikhil Kumar]]|| Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram|| 1963|| 1 July 1999|| 31 July 2001|| || Indian Police Service
|-
| 10|| Dr. R. Rajagopalan|| Tamil Nadu|| 1965|| 20 August 2001|| 12 January 2002|| || Indian Police Service
|-
| 11|| [[Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Mooshahary: from clerk to Governor in same city|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/mooshahary-from-clerk-to-governor-in-same-city/331103/|website=Indian Express|accessdate=25 May 2016}}</ref>|| Kerala|| 1967|| 13 February 2002|| 7 February 2005|| || Indian Police Service
|-
| 12|| A. K. Mitra|| Uttar Pradesh|| 1970|| 7 February 2005|| 27 February 2006|| || Indian Police Service
|-
| 13|| [[Jyoti Krishan Dutt]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Jyoti Krishan Dutt appointed Director General of NSG|url=http://www.oneindia.com/2006/08/10/jyoti-krishan-dutt-appointed-director-general-of-nsg-1155202676.html|website=One India|date=10 August 2006|accessdate=25 May 2016}}</ref>|| West Bengal|| 1971|| 11 August 2006|| 28 February 2009|| || Indian Police Service
|-
| 14|| N. P. S. Aulakh <ref name="NPS Aulakh TOI">{{cite web|title=NPS Aulakh is new NSG chief|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/NPS-Aulakh-is-new-NSG-chief/articleshow/4197853.cms|website=Times of India|accessdate=25 May 2016}}</ref>|| Punjab|| 1972|| 28 February 2009|| 31 August 2010|| || Indian Police Service
|-
| 15|| Rajan K. Medhekar|| Kerala|| 1975|| 1 September 2010|| 30 April 2012|| || Indian Police Service
|-
| 16|| Subhash Joshi <ref>{{cite web|title=Subhash Joshi takes over as DG, NSG|url=http://www.indiastrategic.in/topstories1581_Subhash_Joshi_takes_over_as_DG_NSG.htm|website=India Strategic|accessdate=25 May 2016}}</ref>|| Uttarakhand|| 1976|| 3 May 2012|| 18 December 2012|| || Indian Police Service
|-
| 17|| Arvind Ranjan <ref>{{cite web|url=http://mha1.nic.in/pdfs/AppointmentArvindRanjan-261213.PDF}}</ref>|| Kerala|| 1977|| 18 December 2012||22 January 2014|| || Indian Police Service
|-
| 18|| J. N. Choudhury <ref name="Jn Chouwday TOI">{{cite web|title=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.|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/J-N-Choudhury-IPS-AM78-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-/articleshow/27983725.cms|website=Times of India|accessdate=25 May 2016}}</ref>|| Assam-Meghalaya|| 1978|| 22 January 2014|| 31 May 2015|| || Indian Police Service
|-
| 19|| R. C. Tayal <ref name="R C Tayal appointed as new Director General of National Security Guard ET">{{cite news|title=R C Tayal appointed as new Director General of National Security Guard|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/r-c-tayal-appointed-as-new-director-general-of-national-security-guard/articleshow/47584173.cms|website=The Economic Times|accessdate=25 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mha1.nic.in/pdfs/R.C.Tayal080615.pdf}}</ref>|| Assam-Meghalaya|| 1980|| 31 May 2015|| 22 September 2016 || || Indian Police Service
|-
| 20|| Sudhir Pratap Singh <ref>{{cite news|title=Sudhir Pratap Singh named new NSG chief, OP Singh CISF DG|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/sudhir-pratap-singh-named-new-nsg-chief-op-singh-cisf-dg/articleshow/54488836.cms|website=Economic Times|date=23 September 2016|accessdate=16 June 2018}}</ref> || Uttar Pradesh|| 1983|| 23 September 2016|| 31 January 2018 || || Indian Police Service
|-
| 21|| Sudeep Lakhtakia <ref>{{cite news|title=Sudeep Lakhtakia appointed new DG of National Security Guard|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/sudeep-lakhtakia-appointed-new-dg-of-national-security-guard/articleshow/62571861.cms|website=Economic Times|date=19 January 2018|accessdate=16 June 2018}}</ref> || Telangana|| 1984|| 31 January 2018 || 18 October 2019 || || Indian Police Service
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|22
|Anup Kumar Singh<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/gujarat-cadre-ips-officer-anup-kumar-singh-is-new-nsg-chief/articleshow/71655644.cms|title=Gujarat-cadre IPS officer Anup Kumar Singh is new NSG chief|last=PTI|date=18 October 2019|website=The Times of India|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref>
|Gujarat
|1985
|18 October 2019
|30 September 2020
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|Indian Police Service
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|23
|[[M A Ganapathy, IPS|M A Ganapathy]]
|Uttarkhand
|1986
|18 March 2021
|Incumbent
|
|Indian Police Service
|}
<ref>{{cite web|title=Former DG's|url=http://nsg.gov.in/former_dgs.php|website=NSG}}</ref>

==References==
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