Director General of the Border Security Force

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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

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

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

Template:Abbr Name of the DG Term start Term end Duration of service
1. Khusro Faramurz Rustamji 21 July 1965 30 September 1974 Template:Ayd
2. Ashwini Kumar 1 October 1974 31 December 1978 Template:Ayd
3. Sharawan Tandon 1 January 1979 30 November 1980 Template:Ayd
4. K. Rama Murti 1 December 1980 31 August 1982 Template:Ayd
5. Birbal Nath 1 September 1982 30 September 1984 Template:Ayd
6. M. C. Misra 1 October 1984 31 July 1987 Template:Ayd
7. H. P. Bhatnagar 1 August 1987 31 July 1990 Template:Ayd
8. T. Ananthachary 1 August 1990 31 May 1993 Template:Ayd
9. Prakash Singh 9 June 1993 31 January 1994 Template:Ayd
10. D. K. Arya 1 February 1994 3 December 1995 Template:Ayd
11. Arun Bhagat 4 December 1995 2 October 1996 Template:Ayd
12. A. K. Tandon 2 October 1996 4 December 1997 Template:Ayd
13. E. N. Rammohan 4 December 1997 30 November 2000 Template:Ayd
14. Gurbachan Singh Jagat 30 November 2000 30 June 2002 Template:Ayd
15. Ajay Raj Sharma 1 July 2002 31 December 2004 Template:Ayd
16. Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary 31 December 2004 26 February 2006 Template:Ayd
17. A. K. Mitra 27 February 2006 30 September 2008 Template:Ayd
18. M. L. Kumawat 1 October 2008 31 July 2009 Template:Ayd
19. Raman Srivastava 1 August 2009 31 October 2011 Template:Ayd
20. U. K. Bansal 1 November 2011 30 November 2012 Template:Ayd
21. Subhash Joshi 19 December 2012 28 February 2014 Template:Ayd
22. D. K. Pathak 8 March 2014 29 February 2016 Template:Ayd
23. K. K. Sharma[1] 1 March 2016 30 September 2018 Template:Ayd
24. Rajni Kant Mishra[2] 1 October 2018 31 August 2019 Template:Ayd
25. V. K. Johri[3] 1 September 2019 10 March 2020 Template:Ayd
26. Surjeet Singh Deswal[4] 11 March 2020 17 August 2020 Template:Ayd
27. Rakesh Asthana[5] 18 August 2020 28 July 2021 Template:Ayd
(26) Surjeet Singh Deswal 28 July 2021 31 August 2021 Template:Ayd
28. Pankaj Kumar Singh[6] 1 September 2021 31 December 2022 Template:Ayd
29. Sujoy Lal Thaosen[7] 1 January 2023 14 June 2023 Template:Ayd
30. Nitin Agarwal[8] 15 June 2023 31 July 2024 Template:Ayd
31. Daljit Singh Chaudhary[9] 1 August 2024 30 November 2025 Template:Ayd
32. Praveen Kumar[10] 1 December 2025 Incumbent Template:Ayd

References

  1. ↑ K K Sharma is new BSF DG, Network, Elets News. Elets eGov(2016-02-03). Retrieved 2025-05-15.
  2. ↑ Outgoing BSF chief Rajni Kant Mishra cancels farewell parade, visits due to security situation, archive, From our online. The New Indian Express(2019-08-29). Retrieved 2025-05-15.
  3. ↑ R&AW officer V.K. Johri appointed as new BSF DG. The Week. Retrieved 2025-05-15.
  4. ↑ Surjit Singh Deswal gets additional charge of BSF DG, Arora, Sumit. adda247(2020-03-13). Retrieved 2025-05-15.
  5. ↑ Rakesh Asthana appointed DG, Border Security Force. The Hindu(2020-08-17). Retrieved 2025-05-15.
  6. ↑ Leadership Team - IPF. www.policefoundationindia.org. Retrieved 2025-05-15.
  7. ↑ Centre assigns CRPF DG Sujoy Lal Thaosen additional charge as BSF chief - ET Government, www.ETGovernment.com. ETGovernment.com. Retrieved 2025-05-15.
  8. ↑ ‘BSF chief repatriated to home cadre due to differences with juniors’, Ranjan, Mukesh. The New Indian Express(2024-08-05). Retrieved 2025-05-15.
  9. ↑ New DGPs appointed for CISF and BSF. The Hindu(2024-08-28). Retrieved 2025-05-15.
  10. ↑ ITBP chief Praveen Kumar gets additional charge of BSF director general. Hindustan Times(28 November 2025). Retrieved 29 November 2025.
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