MHA appoints senior IPS Anurag Garg as the new DG Narcotics Control Bureau
Anurag Garg is a 1993 batch Indian Police Service officer from the Himachal Pradesh cadre
New Delhi, September 18
The Centre has appointed senior IPS officer Anurag Garg as the new director general of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).
An IPS officer of the 1993 batch, Garg is currently posted as an Additional DG in the Border Security Force (BSF) in New Delhi.
An order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Garg, a 1993 batch Indian Police Service officer from the Himachal Pradesh cadre, as the NCB DG “on deputation basis, with effect from the date of assumption of charge of the post till 23.05.2026, or until further orders, whichever is earlier”.
The post of NCB head was being held in an additional capacity by CRPF DG Anish Dayal Singh following the retirement of incumbent S N Pradhan in August.
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