Centre appoints IPS Amrit Mohan Prasad as new DG SSB
Prasad, is a 1989-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Odisha cadre and was posted as Special Director General, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
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New Delhi, September 18
The Centre has appointed senior IPS officer Amrit Mohan Prasad as the Director General, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).
Prasad, is a 1989-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Odisha cadre e was posted as Special Director General, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) till his appointment as DG SSB.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved Mr 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.
Former SSB DG Daljit Singh Chaudhary was appointed as the DG of Border Security Force (BSF) on August 28 ater the Centre had removed Nitin Agarwal and repatriated him to his parent cadre.
