Director General of the Border Security Force
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2025}}
{{Use DMY dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Short description|Head of the Border Security Force}}
{{Infobox official post
| post = Director General
| body = the Border Security Force
| insignia = BSF Logo.png
| insigniacaption = Emblem of the Border Security Force
| flag = BSF Flag.svg
| flagcaption = Flag of the Border Security Force
| department = Border Security Force
| reports_to = Minister of Home Affairs
| seat = Lodhi Road, New Delhi
| appointer = The Union Government
| appointer_qualified = {{small|(with Appointments Committee of the Cabinet's consent)}}
| constituting_instrument = [https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/bsfAct&Rules_2.pdf Border Security Force Act, 1968]
| formation = {{start date and age|1965|12|01|df=y}}
| first = Khusro Faramurz Rustamji, IPS
| salary = {{INRConvert|250000}} per month under Pay level 17
| website = {{url|www.bsf.gov.in}}
| termlength = At the pleasure of the Government
| incumbent = Daljit Singh Chaudhary, IPS
| incumbentsince = 1 August 2024
}}
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
| class="wikitable"
!{{Abbr|No.|Number}} !Name of the DG !Term start !Term end !Duration of service |
| 1.
|21 July 1965 |30 September 1974 |{{ayd|1965|07|21|1974|09|30}} |
| 2.
|1 October 1974 |31 December 1978 |{{ayd|1974|10|01|1978|12|31}} |
| 3.
|Sharawan Tandon |1 January 1979 |30 November 1980 |{{ayd|1979|01|01|1980|11|30}} |
| 4.
|K. Rama Murti |1 December 1980 |31 August 1982 |{{ayd|1980|12|01|1982|08|31}} |
| 5.
|Birbal Nath |1 September 1982 |30 September 1984 |{{ayd|1982|09|01|1984|09|30}} |
| 6.
|M. C. Misra |1 October 1984 |31 July 1987 |{{ayd|1984|10|01|1987|07|31}} |
| 7.
|H. P. Bhatnagar |1 August 1987 |31 July 1990 |{{ayd|1987|08|01|1990|07|31}} |
| 8.
|T. Ananthachary |1 August 1990 |31 May 1993 |{{ayd|1990|08|01|1993|05|31}} |
| 9.
|9 June 1993 |31 January 1994 |{{ayd|1993|06|09|1994|01|31}} |
| 10.
|D. K. Arya |1 February 1994 |3 December 1995 |{{ayd|1994|02|01|1995|12|03}} |
| 11.
|Arun Bhagat |4 December 1995 |2 October 1996 |{{ayd|1995|12|04|1996|10|02}} |
| 12.
|A. K. Tandon |2 October 1996 |4 December 1997 |{{ayd|1996|10|02|1997|12|04}} |
| 13.
|4 December 1997 |30 November 2000 |{{ayd|1997|12|04|2000|11|30}} |
| 14.
|Gurbachan Singh Jagat |30 November 2000 |30 June 2002 |{{ayd|2000|11|30|2002|06|30}} |
| 15.
|Ajay Raj Sharma |1 July 2002 |31 December 2004 |{{ayd|2002|07|01|2004|12|31}} |
| 16.
|31 December 2004 |26 February 2006 |{{ayd|2004|12|31|2006|02|26}} |
| 17.
|A. K. Mitra |27 February 2006 |30 September 2008 |{{ayd|2006|02|27|2008|09|30}} |
| 18.
|M. L. Kumawat |1 October 2008 |31 July 2009 |{{ayd|2008|10|01|2009|07|31}} |
| 19.
|Raman Srivastava |1 August 2009 |31 October 2011 |{{ayd|2009|08|01|2011|10|31}} |
| 20.
|U. K. Bansal |1 November 2011 |30 November 2012 |{{ayd|2011|11|01|2012|11|30}} |
| 21.
|Subhash Joshi |19 December 2012 |28 February 2014 |{{ayd|2012|12|19|2014|02|28}} |
| 22.
|D. K. Pathak |8 March 2014 |29 February 2016 |{{ayd|2014|03|08|2016|02|29}} |
| 23.
|1 March 2016 |30 September 2018 |{{ayd|2016|03|01|2018|09|30}} |
| 24.
|1 October 2018 |31 August 2019 |{{ayd|2018|10|01|2019|08|31}} |
| 25.
|1 September 2019 |10 March 2020 |{{ayd|2019|09|01|2020|03|10}} |
| 26.
|Surjeet Singh Deswal{{Cite web |last=Arora |first=Sumit |date=2020-03-13 |title=Surjit Singh Deswal gets additional charge of BSF DG |url=https://currentaffairs.adda247.com/surjit-singh-deswal-gets-additional-charge-of-bsf-dg/ |access-date=2025-05-15 |website=adda247 |language=en-IN}} |11 March 2020 |17 August 2020 |{{ayd|2020|03|11|2020|08|17}} |
| 27.
|Rakesh Asthana{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2020-08-17 |title=Rakesh Asthana appointed DG, Border Security Force |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/rakesh-asthana-appointed-dg-border-security-force/article32378127.ece |access-date=2025-05-15 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}} |18 August 2020 |28 July 2021 |{{ayd|2020|08|18|2021|07|28}} |
| (26)
|28 July 2021 |31 August 2021 |{{ayd|2021|07|28|2021|08|31}} |
| 28.
|Pankaj Kumar Singh{{Cite web |title=Leadership Team - IPF |url=https://www.policefoundationindia.org/our-people/ipf-members/pankaj-singh |access-date=2025-05-15 |website=www.policefoundationindia.org}} |1 September 2021 |31 December 2022 |{{ayd|2021|09|01|2022|12|31}} |
| 29.
|1 January 2023 |14 June 2023 |{{ayd|2023|01|01|2023|06|14}} |
| 30.
|Nitin Agarwal{{Cite web |last=Ranjan |first=Mukesh |date=2024-08-05 |title=‘BSF chief repatriated to home cadre due to differences with juniors’ |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2024/Aug/05/bsf-chief-repatriated-to-home-cadre-due-to-differences-with-juniors |access-date=2025-05-15 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}} |15 June 2023 |31 July 2024 |{{ayd|2023|06|15|2024|07|31}} |
| 31.
|Daljit Singh Chaudhary{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2024-08-28 |title=New DGPs appointed for CISF and BSF |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/new-dgps-appointed-for-cisf-and-bsf/article68578116.ece |access-date=2025-05-15 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}} |1 August 2024 |Incumbent |{{ayd|2024|08|01}} |