New Delhi: IPS officer Sanjay Singhal on Monday took charge as the new director general (DG) of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), India’s federal border guarding force along Nepal and Bhutan.
Singhal, 57, took charge at the headquarters of the about 80,000 personnel strong force in the R K Puram area of Delhi after he was accorded a ceremonial guard of honour by the troops, a force spokesperson said.
The vacancy at the top SSB post arose following the retirement of former DG A M Prasad on August 31. The Union government had issued an order on July 29 appointing Singhal as the new SSB chief.
The SSB, which functions under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), is primarily tasked to guard unfenced international Indian borders with Nepal (1,751 km) and Bhutan (699 km), apart from rendering a variety of duties in the internal security domain of the country. agencies