Bhubaneswar: Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) Amrit Mohan Prasad, an IPS officer of Odisha cadre, has been entrusted with the additional charge of Director General, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS).
He has been given the additional charge for six months with effect from November 1, 2024, or till the joining of the regular incumbent or until further orders, whichever is the earliest.
“Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Civil Aviation for ex-post facto approval for entrustment of the additional charge of the post of Director General, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, (DG, BCAS) to Amrit Mohan Prasad, IPS (OD:89), DG, SSB for 06 months w.e.f. 01.11.2024, or till joining of the regular incumbent or until further orders, whichever is the earliest,” a Ministry of Personnel order read.
This appointment by the Central government follows the retirement of BCAS DG, Zulfiqar Hasan, on October 31 last year.
Prasad, the 1989- batch officer, has been serving as Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal, which guards the country’s frontiers with Nepal and Bhutan, since September 15, 2024.
