Amrit Mohan Prasad appointed Sashastra Seema Bal chief

Prasad, a 1989-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Odisha cadre, is currently working as Special Director General, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)

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New Delhi, Updated At : 11:15 PM Sep 13, 2024 IST

Senior IPS officer Amrit Mohan Prasad was on Friday appointed the Director General, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), according to an official order.

Prasad, a 1989-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Odisha cadre, is currently working as Special Director General, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved Prasad's appointment to the post of Director General, SSB, for a tenure up to the date of his superannuation on August 31, 2025, said the order issued by the Personnel Ministry.

The SSB guards the country's frontiers with Nepal and Bhutan.

The vacancy necessitated after SSB chief Daljit Singh Chaudhary was appointed the DG of Border Security Force (BSF) on August 28.

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