Sanjay Singhal Appointed as New Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal, Will Take Charge from September 1, 2025.

In July 2025, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the appointment of senior IPS officer Sanjay Singhal as the next Director General (DG) of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). Singhal, currently serving as Special Director General in the Border Security Force (BSF), will take over the role from September 1, 2025, following the retirement of the current DG, Amrit Mohan Prasad, on August 31, 2025.

      - Sanjay Singhal's appointment as DG of SSB has been formally sanctioned by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet and he will assume his duties on September 1, 2025. He is set to serve in this top position until his retirement on December 31, 2028, or until further orders, making his tenure potentially over three years long.

      - Before being selected for the leadership of SSB, Singhal has been functioning as Special Director General in the Border Security Force (BSF), where he played a crucial role in overseeing national border management. His new assignment at the SSB marks a continuation of his experience in handling India's border security apparatus.

      - Sanjay Singhal belongs to the 1993 batch of the Indian Police Service (IPS) and is allotted to the Uttar Pradesh (UP) cadre. Over the past three decades, he has built a solid reputation as a strategic leader with expertise in both civil policing and paramilitary command functions.

Main Point :-   (i) Throughout his career, Singhal has served in various senior-level roles in both the state police and central armed police forces. His central experience includes being DIG and then IG in the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) from 2008 to 2015. In the Uttar Pradesh Police, he has served as IG, General Staff Officer to the DGP, ADG Crime, ADG Railways, and ADG Establishment, along with leading multiple PAC battalions as SP in different districts.

      (ii) Sanjay Singhal’s contributions extend beyond national duties, having earned recognition for his role in a United Nations Peacekeeping mission in Kosovo. His exceptional service earned him the Police Medal for Meritorious Service in 2009 and the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2015.

(iii) The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), operating under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), is tasked with guarding India’s borders with Nepal and Bhutan. Singhal’s appointment is seen as strategic due to his extensive field experience in internal security, counter-insurgency, and border force leadership, all of which align with SSB’s mission to ensure border area security and harmony.
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