ACC Appoints New Directors General of NIA, BSF & ITBPIn January 2026, the Appointments Committee of...

Rojgar4u Team January 21, 2026

ACC Appoints New Directors General of NIA, BSF & ITBPIn January 2026, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), headed by Prime Minister(PM) Narendra Modi, approved the proposal of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for the appointments of Rakesh Aggarwal as Director General (DG) of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Praveen Kumar as DG of the Border Security Force (BSF), and Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor as DG of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).

What? Appointment of New DGs for NIA, BSF, and ITBP
Approved by: Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC)
DG of NIA: Rakesh Aggarwal (up to August 31, 2028)
DG of BSF: Praveen Kumar (up to September 30, 2030)
DG of ITBP: Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor (up to October 31, 2026).

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About Rakesh Aggarwal:
Profile: He is a 1994-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer from the Himachal Pradesh (HP) cadre.
Tenure: He will serve as DG of NIA until his superannuation on 31 August 2028.
Previous Role: He served as Special DG in the NIA, held additional charge as DG, and took interim charge of the agency following the repatriation of Sadanand Date (1990-batch IPS, Maharashtra cadre).
About NIA: Established in 2008 after the Mumbai(Maharashtra) terror attacks; motto – Rashtraraksanam Adyakartavyam (Protection of the nation is the first duty); headquartered in New Delhi, Delhi.
About Praveen Kumar:
Profile: He is a 1993-batch IPS officer of the West Bengal (WB) cadre.
Tenure: Appointed as DG of BSF until 30 September 2030 or further orders.
Predecessor: He succeeded Daljit Singh Chawdhary (1990 Batch IPS officer from Uttar Pradesh, UP) as BSF DG, taking interim charge before his formal appointment on 1 December 2025.
About BSF: Established on 1 December 1965; motto – Duty Unto Death (Jeevan Paryant Kartavya); headquartered in New Delhi.
About Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor:
Profile: He is a 1990-batch IPS officer of the Haryana cadre
Tenure: Appointed as DG of ITBP until 31 October 2026 or further orders.
Predecessor: He succeeds Praveen Kumar, who was appointed as DG of BSF.
Previous Role: Before becoming ITBP DG, he was the Director General of Police (DGP) of Haryana
About ITBP: Established on 24 October 1962 after the India-China war; motto – ‘Shaurya, Dridhata, Karm Nishtha’ (Valor, Steadfastness, and Commitment); headquartered in New Delhi.
About Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA):
Union Minister- Amit Shah (Constituency- Gandhinagar, Gujarat)
Minister of State (MoS)- Nityanand Rai (Constituency- Ujiarpur, Bihar); Bandi Sanjay Kumar (Constituency- Karimnagar, Telangana)