Editing Director General of the National Security Guard (section)

==List of Directors General==
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! S.No !! Name !! Cadre !! Batch !! Appointment Date !!Left Office!! Notes !! Parent Service 
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| 1|| R. T. Nagrani|| Andhra Pradesh|| 1951|| 17 August 1984|| 25 September  1986|| || Indian Police Service
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| 2|| K. L. Watts|| Uttar Pradesh|| 1956|| 28 January  1987|| 31 December  1987||  || Indian Police Service
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| 3|| [[Ved Marwah|V. P. Marwah]]|| Union Territory|| 1956|| 15 April 1988|| 15 April 1988|| || Indian Police Service
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| 4|| S. Subramanian|| Andhra Pradesh|| 1958|| 14 May 1990|| 31 January  1992|| || Indian Police Service
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| 5|| B. J. S. Sial|| Uttar Pradesh||1959|| 19 May 1992|| 31 July 1993|| || Indian Police Service
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| 6|| A. K. Tandon|| Gujarat|| 1961||28 April 1994 || 19 March 1997|| || Indian Police Service
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| 7||  R. D. Tyagi|| Maharashtra || 1964||19 March 1997 || 31 October  1997|| || Indian Police Service
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| 8|| T. R. Kakkar|| Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram|| 1964|| 6 May 1998|| 6 May 1998|| || Indian Police Service
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| 9|| [[Nikhil Kumar]]|| Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram|| 1963|| 1 July 1999|| 31 July 2001|| || Indian Police Service
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| 10|| Dr. R. Rajagopalan|| Tamil Nadu|| 1965|| 20 August 2001|| 12 January  2002|| || Indian Police Service
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| 11||  [[Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Mooshahary: from clerk to Governor in same city|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/mooshahary-from-clerk-to-governor-in-same-city/331103/|website=Indian Express|accessdate=25 May 2016}}</ref>|| Kerala|| 1967|| 13 February   2002|| 7 February   2005|| || Indian Police Service
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| 12|| A. K. Mitra|| Uttar Pradesh|| 1970|| 7 February 2005|| 27 February 2006||  || Indian Police Service
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| 13|| [[Jyoti Krishan Dutt]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Jyoti Krishan Dutt appointed Director General of NSG|url=http://www.oneindia.com/2006/08/10/jyoti-krishan-dutt-appointed-director-general-of-nsg-1155202676.html|website=One India|date=10 August 2006|accessdate=25 May 2016}}</ref>|| West Bengal|| 1971|| 11 August 2006|| 28 February   2009|| || Indian Police Service
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| 14||  N. P. S. Aulakh <ref name="NPS Aulakh TOI">{{cite web|title=NPS Aulakh is new NSG chief|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/NPS-Aulakh-is-new-NSG-chief/articleshow/4197853.cms|website=Times of India|accessdate=25 May 2016}}</ref>|| Punjab|| 1972|| 28 February   2009|| 31 August 2010|| || Indian Police Service
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| 15|| Rajan K. Medhekar|| Kerala|| 1975|| 1 September  2010|| 30 April 2012|| || Indian Police Service
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| 16|| Subhash Joshi <ref>{{cite web|title=Subhash Joshi takes over as DG, NSG|url=http://www.indiastrategic.in/topstories1581_Subhash_Joshi_takes_over_as_DG_NSG.htm|website=India Strategic|accessdate=25 May 2016}}</ref>|| Uttarakhand|| 1976|| 3 May 2012|| 18 December  2012|| || Indian Police Service
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| 17|| Arvind Ranjan <ref>{{cite web|url=http://mha1.nic.in/pdfs/AppointmentArvindRanjan-261213.PDF}}</ref>|| Kerala|| 1977||  18 December  2012||22 January  2014|| || Indian Police Service
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| 18|| J. N. Choudhury <ref name="Jn Chouwday TOI">{{cite web|title=J N Choudhury, IPS (AM:78) appointed as Director General, National Security Guard (NSG) with effect from the date of his joining the post and till his superannuation on 31.05.2015, or until further orders, whichever event takes place.|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/J-N-Choudhury-IPS-AM78-appointed-as-Director-General-National-Security-Guard-NSG-with-effect-from-the-date-of-his-joining-the-post-and-till-his-superannuation-on-31-05-2015-or-until-further-orders-whichever-event-takes-place-/articleshow/27983725.cms|website=Times of India|accessdate=25 May 2016}}</ref>|| Assam-Meghalaya|| 1978|| 22 January  2014|| 31 May 2015|| || Indian Police Service
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| 19|| R. C. Tayal <ref name="R C Tayal appointed as new Director General of National Security Guard ET">{{cite news|title=R C Tayal appointed as new Director General of National Security Guard|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/r-c-tayal-appointed-as-new-director-general-of-national-security-guard/articleshow/47584173.cms|website=The Economic Times|accessdate=25 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mha1.nic.in/pdfs/R.C.Tayal080615.pdf}}</ref>|| Assam-Meghalaya|| 1980|| 31 May 2015|| 22 September 2016 || || Indian Police Service
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| 20|| Sudhir Pratap Singh <ref>{{cite news|title=Sudhir Pratap Singh named new NSG chief, OP Singh CISF DG|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/sudhir-pratap-singh-named-new-nsg-chief-op-singh-cisf-dg/articleshow/54488836.cms|website=Economic Times|date=23 September 2016|accessdate=16 June 2018}}</ref> || Uttar Pradesh|| 1983|| 23 September 2016|| 31 January 2018 || || Indian Police Service
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| 21|| Sudeep Lakhtakia <ref>{{cite news|title=Sudeep Lakhtakia appointed new DG of National Security Guard|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/sudeep-lakhtakia-appointed-new-dg-of-national-security-guard/articleshow/62571861.cms|website=Economic Times|date=19 January 2018|accessdate=16 June 2018}}</ref> || Telangana|| 1984|| 31 January 2018 || 18 October 2019 ||  || Indian Police Service
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|Anup Kumar Singh<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/gujarat-cadre-ips-officer-anup-kumar-singh-is-new-nsg-chief/articleshow/71655644.cms|title=Gujarat-cadre IPS officer Anup Kumar Singh is new NSG chief|last=PTI|date=18 October 2019|website=The Times of India|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref>
|Gujarat
|1985
|18 October 2019
|30 September 2020
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|Indian Police Service
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|[[M A Ganapathy, IPS|M A Ganapathy]] 
|Uttarkhand
|1986
|18 March 2021
|Incumbent
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|Indian Police Service
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<ref>{{cite web|title=Former DG's|url=http://nsg.gov.in/former_dgs.php|website=NSG}}</ref>