Rajni Kant Misra and S S Deswal have been appointed as the Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) respectively.

Misra who is  currently serving as the Director General of SSB is a 1984-batch IPS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre. He will serve as the head of the BSF for a period up to his superannuation on August 31, 2019 in place of K K Sharma, who is retiring on September 30.

Deswal, a 1984-batch IPS officer of the Haryana cadre, is currently serving as the BSF Special Director General. He will hold the post of SSB Director General for a period up to his superannuation on August 31, 2021.