IPS Officer Anurag Garg Appointed as New NCB Director General

Anurag Garg, a 1993-batch IPS officer from the Himachal Pradesh cadre, has been appointed as the Director General of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC). Currently serving as Additional DG in the Border Security Force (BSF), Garg’s tenure as NCB DG will last until May 23, 2026, or until further orders.

Other Key Appointments

NALCO CMD: Brijendra Pratap Singh has been selected by the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO). He is currently the Director-in-charge of the Burnpur and Durgapur Steel Plants under SAIL.

CVO of SCI: Manoj Kumar, Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) at Jawahar Lal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA), Mumbai, has been given additional charge as CVO of Shipping Corporation of India Ltd for six months.

Extensions and Other Appointments

  • Satyendra Kumar: The tenure of Satyendra Kumar (IPS: 2007: RJ), Director in the Ministry of Environment, has been extended by three months until December 24, 2024.
  • NHRC Appointment: Kim (IPS: 2008: BH) has been appointed as Deputy Inspector General (DIG) at the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) for five years.
  • OSD Appointment: Birendra Kumar Mishra (ISS: 2012) has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to the Minister of Panchayati Raj and Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Rajiv Ranjan Singh, until March 31, 2028.

Piyush Shukla

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