Surjeet Singh Deswal

Surjeet Singh Deswal
Director General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police
In office 31 October 2018 – 31 August 2021
Preceded by	R K Pachnanda
Succeeded by	Sanjay Arora
Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal
In office 1 September 2018 – 30 October 2018
Preceded by	Rajni Kant Mishra
Succeeded by	Kumar Rajesh Chandra
Personal details
Born	(1961-08-06) 6 August 1961 (age 63)[1] Atawala, Panipat, Haryana
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Kurukshetra University and Sainik School Kunjpura, Karnal
Awards	President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service Police Medal for Meritorious Service
Police career
Department	Haryana Police, Haryana Armed Police, Central Bureau of Investigation, Sashastra Seema Bal, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Border Security Force
Service years	1984–2021
Rank	Director General of Police

Surjeet Singh Deswal also known as S S Deswal is an Indian Police Service officer of 1984 batch, who worked as the Director General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)^[2][3] and retired from same post on 31 August 2021 the India's primary border guarding organization ofIndo-China International Borders, since his appointment on 31 October 2018 with additional charge of Border Security Force.^[4][2] He is a 1984 batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre.^[2] He previously served as the Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).^[5][6]

Education and career

He did his graduation in Bachelor of Science from Panipat. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from Kurukshetra University.^[7] He is an IPS officer of 1984 batch, Haryana cadre.^[2]

He has served as the Commissioner of Police of Gurgaon for 4 years and led the Haryana Armed Police between 12 December 2014 and 20 November 2015, as Director General. He joined the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in 1994 and served as its Superintendent of Police till 1998. In December 2015, he was appointed as Additional Director General (ADG) in the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and served as ADG till October 2017. In September 2018, he was made Director General of SSB, succeeding Rajni Kant Mishra.^[5]

On 31 October 2018, he was appointed as the Director General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).^[2] Deswal also received the additional charge of DG of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in January 2020.^[8] In March, 2020, he was given the additional charge of the Director General of Border Security Force (BSF).^[9] In September 2020 SS Deswal was given the additional charge of NSG.^[10] Thereafter, he served as Vice-Chancellor of Sports University of Haryana from 1 December 2022 to 20 February 2024.

Awards and decorations

In 2001, Deswal was conferred with the Indian Police Medal for Meritorious Service.^[5] He received the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2012.^[11]

Police Medal

President's Police Medal

References

1. https://dtf.in/wp-content/files/Indian_Police_Service_IPS_-_Civil_List_2014.htm
2. "Senior IPS officer S S Deswal appointed ITBP chief". The Economic Times. October 31, 2018.
3. "Country's every inch in our possession, says ITBP DG". Tribune India. July 13, 2020.
4. "ITBP chief S S Deswal given additional charge of National Security Guard DG". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
5. "Deswal joins as new SSB DG". Outlook India. 30 September 2018.
6. "SSB chief Deswal named ITBP DG, to continue in previous charge". The Quint. 31 October 2018.
7. "About DG, ITBP". itbpolice.nic.in.
8. "ITBP DG SS Deswal gets additional charge of CRPF". New Indian Express. January 1, 2020.
9. "Indo-Tibetan Border Police chief SS Deswal given additional charge of BSF DG". New Indian Express. March 11, 2020.
10. "ITBP chief S S Deswal given additional charge of National Security Guard DG". The Economic Times.
11. "President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service 2012" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 28 August 2020.