In a significant development, the Modi government on Wednesday (14.08.2024) curtailed the tenure of NSG Director General (DG) Nalin Prabhat (IPS:1992:AP) and ordered his deputation from the Andhra Pradesh cadre to the AGMUT cadre.
An order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) stated that the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved a proposal by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to curtail Mr. Prabhat’s tenure as DG of the National Security Guard (NSG). Subsequently, in the same order, the ACC approved his inter-cadre deputation from Andhra Pradesh to the AGMUT cadre, initially for a period of three years from the date of joining the AGMUT cadre or until further orders, whichever is earlier, in relaxation of inter-cadre deputation guidelines.
It is understood that the IPS officer could be given a new task.
A section of insiders believes that he may be sent to Jammu & Kashmir as DGP before the Assembly elections are notified, especially since the incumbent DGP, Rashmi Ranjan Swain (IPS:1991:AGMUT), is set to retire on September 30, 2024.
However, another section speculates that Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora (IPS: 1988: TN) may be shifted to the Border Security Force (BSF), as he completed his two-year term as Delhi CP on July 31, 2024. The DG post in BSF became vacant on August 2 when incumbent DG Nitin Agarwal was abruptly repatriated to his parent cadre in Kerala. On August 3, SSB DG Daljit Singh Chawdhary (IPS: 1990: UP) was given the additional charge of BSF DG.
