Senior IPS officer M A Ganapathy (IPS:1986:UK) was on Tuesday appointed as the Director General of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS). The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Ganapathy to the post of Director General, BCAS, for a tenure up to his superannuation on February 29, 2024.
Presently, he is serving as CISF special director-general and head of the airport sector.
The post of BCAS chief fell vacant after Rakesh Asthana (IPS:1984:GJ) was appointed as the Director General of Border Security Force in August.