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Who among the following IPS Officer has been appointed as the next Director General (DG) of the country's largest border guarding force, BSF in July 2019?

Who among the following IPS Officer has been appointed as the next Director General (DG) of the country's largest border guarding force, BSF in July 2019? Correct Answer V. K. Johri

The correct answer is V. K. Johri.

  • IPS Officer V. K. Johri has been appointed as the next Director General (DG) of the country's largest border guarding force, BSF in July 2019.

Key Points

  • Vinod Kumar Choubey was an Indian Police Service officer of the 1998 batch who was killed in an encounter with Naxalites in the Rajnandgaon ambush in July 2009.
  • Sanjeev Tripathi is a member of the BJP and former Chief of the Research and Analysis Wing, India's foreign intelligence service.

Additional Information

  • BSF has been termed as the First Line of Defence of Indian Territories.
  • The Border Security Force (BSF) is India's border guarding organization on its border with Pakistan and Bangladesh.
  • It is one of the five Central Armed Police Forces of India, and was raised in the wake of the 1965 War on 1 December 1965, "for ensuring the security of the borders of India and for matters connected there with".
  • It is the only CAPF to have a Full-fledged Water Wing, Air Wing, and even an Artillery Regiment of its own.
  • BSF comes under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
  • The BSF has its own cadre of officers but its head, designated as a Director-General (DG) since its raising has been an officer from the Indian Police Service.
  • The BSF has grown exponentially from a few battalions in 1965, to 186 battalions with a sanctioned strength of 257,363 personnel including an expanding Airwing, a Marine wing, An artillery regiment, and specialized units.
  • BSF currently stands as the world's largest border guarding force.

Important Points

  • The current Director-General of BSF - Pankaj Kumar Singh (As of Oct 2021).
  • The first Director-General of BSF - Khusro Faramurz Rustamji.
  • Headquarter of BSF - New Delhi.
  • The motto of BSF - Duty Unto Death.
  • The current Minister of Home Affairs - Amit Shah.

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