The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed senior IPS officer S S Deswal as the Director General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).
a. S S Dadwal
b. S S Jamwal
c. S S Deswal
d. S S Dobriyal
- He will succeed R K Pachnanda, who superannuated from office and shall be in office for period up to his superannuation on August 31, 2021.
- Deswal is 1984 batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre.
- Prior to this appointment, he was Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).
About Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP):
- ITBP (भारत-तिब्बत सीमा पुलिस बल) is one of the five Central Armed Police Forces of India.
- It was raised on 24 October 1962, under CRPF Act, in wake of the 1962 Sino-Indian War.
- It was provided full autonomy after Parliament enacted Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force Act, 1992.
- It works under the command of Union Home Ministry.
- It is headquartered in New Delhi.
- Its motto is Shaurya- Dridhata- Karm Nishtha (English: Valour- Steadfastness- Commitment).
- At present, ITBP is a strong Central Armed Police Force of 90000 personnel.
- It primarily guards the 3,488 km long Indo-China border along Tibet Autonomous Region from Karakoram Pass in Ladakh to Jachep La in Arunachal Pradesh.
- It is a specialized mountain force and mans border outposts on altitudes ranging from 9000 feet to 18700 feet in Western, Middle and Eastern sectors of Indo-China Border.
- It is also engaged in variety of internal security tasks including anti-naxal operations, disaster management, civil Medical Camp, nuclear, biological and chemical disasters and UN peacekeeping missions around the world.
Question:
Q. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed whom as the Director General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)?a. S S Dadwal
b. S S Jamwal
c. S S Deswal
d. S S Dobriyal
