Sheel Vardhan Singh appointed DG, CISF

The government on Tuesday appointed chiefs of two CPOs. Sheel Vardhan Singh and Atul Karwal were appointed as chiefs of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), respectively. Singh, a 1986 batch Indian Police Service officer of Bihar cadre, is currently Special Director in the Intelligence Bureau. He has been appointed as the Director General, CISF up to  August 31.2023, the date of his superannuation, an order issued by the Personnel Ministry said.Karwal, a 1988 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre, has been appointed as the Director General of NDRF by temporarily upgrading the post to the level of DG for a period of two years, it said. He is presently working as Director, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad.

Vivek Kishore, IPS (AGMUT:1999), Director, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, has been repatriated  to his parent cadre to avail the benefit of promotion.Shiv Kumar has been appointed as Dy secretary in the MHA on deputatin. He is a 2008 batch UT cadre IAS officer.