The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Praveen Kumar as the Director General of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Praveer Ranjan as the Director General of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).
- The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved two proposals of the Ministry of Home Affairs, which include appointing Praveen Kumar as the Director General of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Praveer Ranjan as the Director General of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).
Praveen Kumar
- The former Special Director of the Intelligence Bureau has been appointed as the Director General of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police. IPS officer Mukesh Singh will serve as Additional Director General of ITBP.
- Praveen Kumar, Special Director of the Intelligence Bureau, has been appointed as DG of ITBP till 30 September, 2030, which is his date of retirement.
- Kumar is a 1993 batch IPS officer of the West Bengal cadre. He will take over charge from the current Rahul Rasgotra of the Border Security Force, who will retire on 30 September.
Praveer Ranjan
- Praveer Ranjan, a 1993 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territories) cadre, is currently serving as Special Director General of CISF.
- According to an order issued by the Ministry of Personnel, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved his appointment as DG of CISF till 31 July, 2029, which is his date of retirement.
- He will replace the current chief Rajwinder Singh Bhatti, who will retire at the end of this month.
Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
- It was established on 24 October, 1962.
- It guards the 3,488 km long India-China border stretching from Ladakh to Arunachal Pradesh.
- It is a mountain force specializing in high-altitude operations.
- Its motto is: “Shaurya-Dridhata-Karm Nishtha” (Valour-Determination-Devotion to Duty).
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
- CISF was established under the CISF Act of 1968, with three battalions consisting of 2,800 personnel.
- The main objective of the force was to secure industrial establishments, government factories, and undertakings.
- On 15 June, 1983, CISF was formally recognized by an Act of the Indian Parliament.
- After a plane hijacking incident in 1999, CISF was entrusted with airport security, expanding the role of the force.
- By 2007, CISF took over the security of the Delhi Metro, another example of its growing responsibilities.
