Who Is Nitin Agarwal, New DG Of BSF And Kerala Cadre IPS Officer? Check His Salary Under 7th Pay Commission, Perks

After mendacity vacant for 5 months put up the retirement of Pankaj Kumar Singh in December 2022, the nation’s prestigious Border Security Force (BSF) acquired its new chief on Sunday. The improvement got here after a late-night order by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) authorized the Ministry Of Home Affairs proposal of appointing Nitin Agarwal as the brand new Director General of the BSF. The Border Security Force is the nation’s premier safety company primarily tasked to protect the 4,096-km-long worldwide border borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh other than rendering a wide range of duties within the inside safety area. The BSF has over 2.65 lakh personnel working in varied capacities. CRPF DG Sujoy Lal Thaosen has been holding the extra cost of BSF for the final 5 months.

Who Is Niting Agarwal? 

Nitin Agarwal is a 1989-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Kerala cadre. He is at present posted because the Additional Director General of Operations on the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). He was promoted to the rank of ADG in 2014 whereas serving with the ITBP. According to his LinkedIn profile, Agarwal has completed B-Tech (1983-1987) and M. Tech (1987-1989) from the IIT Delhi. He likes to play tennis. He has served in varied capacities like IG Training at ITBP, IG Sashastra Seema Bal and ADG-Police with Kerala Police. He additionally served as an Assistant Engineer with the Institution of Railway Signal Engineers in the course of the preliminary years of his profession. 

DoPT Appointment Order

The appointment order launched late at evening reads, “The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Home Affairs for the appointment of Shri Nitin Agarwal, IPS, presently working as Additional DG, CRPF as Director General, Border Security Force (BSF) with pay at Level-16 of the Pay Matrix from the date of joining the post and up to 31.07.2026 i.e. date of his superannuation or till further orders whichever is earlier.” This means Agarwa will retire as DG-BSF in 2026 if an extension is just not granted.

BSF DG Nitin Agarwal’s Salary

Since Agarwal has been elevated to Level-16 of the Pay Matrix as per the brand new order and is prone to get an enhanced wage in his new position. Under the 7th Pay Commission Pay Matrix, the pay vary for Level 16 is Rs 2,05,400 and Rs 2,24,400. This is other than the perks and varied allowances he’ll obtain within the new position. According to the 7th Pay Commission, officers above the pay matrix 14 are entitled to an official automobile or can obtain Transport Allowance at a fee of Rs 15,750 plus DA per thirty days. The officers are additionally entitled to a Government Bungalow with the required safety. 

India-Bangladesh Talks

The appointment of Nitin Agarwal got here amid bi-annual four-day border talks between BSF and its Bangladeshi counterpart Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Delhi. In the absence of an everyday DG, Thaosen is heading the BSF delegation within the talks. Agarwal is anticipated to take cost of the BSF after these talks finish on June 14. It is the 53rd version of the talks and the final such assembly was held in July final 12 months when the BSF delegation travelled to Dhaka. (With company inputs)