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{{Short description|Head of the Indian National Security Guard}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox official post
| post = Director General
| body = National Security Guard
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| flagsize = 100px
| flagcaption = NSG Logo
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| incumbent = B.Srinivasan,  [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
| incumbentsince = 28 August 2024
| type = Paramilitary Force
| status = Active
| department = [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]]
| style =
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| residence = [[New Delhi]] [[Delhi]]
| seat = NSG HQ, Mehram Nagar, Palam
| nominator = [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]]
| appointer = [[President of India]]
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| termlength = 29 Feb 2024
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| formation = August 1984
| first = R. T. Nagrani
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| abbreviation = D.G.
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| deputy = Additional Director-General <br/>Inspector-General
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| website = [http://nsg.gov.in/dgdesk.php DG National Security Guard]
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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|archive-date=3 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203130237/http://mha1.nic.in/pdfs/Detailedlistofvacancies_030215.pdf|url-status=dead}}</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==
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! S.No !! Name !! Cadre !! Batch !! Appointment Date !!Left Office!! Notes !! Parent Service
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| 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
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| 4|| S. Subramanian|| Andhra Pradesh|| 1958|| 14 May 1990|| 31 January  1992|| || Indian Police Service
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| 5|| B. J. S. Sial|| Uttar Pradesh||1959|| 19 May 1992|| 31 July 1993|| || Indian Police Service
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| 6|| A. K. Tandon|| Gujarat|| 1961||28 April 1994 || 19 March 1997|| || Indian Police Service
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| 7||  R. D. Tyagi|| Maharashtra || 1964||19 March 1997 || 31 October  1997|| || Indian Police Service
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| 8|| T. R. Kakkar|| Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram|| 1964|| 6 May 1998|| 6 May 1998|| || Indian Police Service
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| 9|| [[Nikhil Kumar (governor)|Nikhil Kumar]]|| Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram|| 1963|| 1 July 1999|| 31 July 2001|| || Indian Police Service
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| 10|| Dr. R. Rajagopalan|| Tamil Nadu|| 1965|| 20 August 2001|| 12 January  2002|| || Indian Police Service
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| 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
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| 12|| A. K. Mitra|| Uttar Pradesh|| 1970|| 7 February 2005|| 27 February 2006||  || Indian Police Service
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| 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
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| 14||  N. P. S. Aulakh <ref name="NPS Aulakh TOI">{{cite news|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|date=27 February 2009 |accessdate=25 May 2016}}</ref>|| Punjab|| 1972|| 28 February   2009|| 31 August 2010|| || Indian Police Service
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| 15|| Rajan K. Medhekar|| Kerala|| 1975|| 1 September  2010|| 30 April 2012|| || Indian Police Service
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| 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
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| 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
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| 18|| [[Jayanta Narayan Choudhury|J. N. Choudhury]]<ref name="Jn Chouwday TOI">{{cite news|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|date=26 December 2013 |accessdate=25 May 2016}}</ref>|| Assam-Meghalaya|| 1978|| 22 January  2014|| 31 May 2015|| || Indian Police Service
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| 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
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| 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> || Rajasthan|| 1983|| 23 September 2016|| 31 January 2018 || || Indian Police Service
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| 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]]
|Uttarakhand
|1986
|18 March 2021
|29 February 2024
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|Indian Police Service
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|25
|[[Nalin Prabhat]]
|Andhra Pradesh
|1992
|1 May 2024
|15 August 2024<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-15 |title=Nalin Prabhat's tenure as NSG chief cut short, sent to AGMUT cadre |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/nalin-prabhats-tenure-as-nsg-chief-cut-short-sent-to-agmut-cadre-9514874/ |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
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|Indian Police Service
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|26
|B.Srinivasan
|Bihar
|1992
|28 August 2024
|[[Incumbent]]
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|Indian Police Service
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<ref>{{cite web|title=Former DG's|url=http://nsg.gov.in/former_dgs.php|website=NSG}}</ref>
==References==
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