The Appointments Committee of Cabinet appointed new chiefs of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), the National Security Guard (NSG) and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).

The ACC announced that O.P. Singh, a 1983 batch Indian Police Service officer from Uttar Pradesh, would be next Director General of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in the HAG+ pay scale from the date of joining the post .

The ACC announced Sudhir Pratap Singh, a 1983 batch Indian Police Service officer from Rajasthan, as the Director General of the National Security Guard (NSG)  from the date of joining the post and up to the date of this superannuation i.e. up to 31.01.2018 or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

R. K. Pachnanda, a 1983 batch Indian Police Service officer from West Bengal, would be the next Director General of the NDRF in the HAG+ pay scale (pre revised) from the date of joining the post and up to the date of his superannuation i.e. up to 31.01.2018 or until further orders whichever is earlier.

The government, however, cancelled the appointment of P.C. Thakur, a 1979 batch Indian Police Service officer from Gujarat, as Director General, Fire Services, Civil Defence and Home Guards.

The Central Industrial Security Force:

The Central Industrial Security Force (C.I.S.F) (established in its present form: 15 June 1983) is a Central Armed Police Force in India. It was set up under an Act of the Parliament of India on 10 March 1969 with a strength of 2,800. CISF was subsequently made an armed force of the Union of India by another Act of Parliament passed on 15 June 1983. Its current sanctioned strength is 142,526 personnel.
Headquarters – New Delhi, India