Zulfiquar Hasan appointed as the New DG of BCAS

Senior IPS officer, Zulfiquar Hasan has been appointed as the new Director-General of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS). Zulfiquar Hasan has been appointed “for a tenure up to his superannuation on 31.10.2024”. The two administrators appointed are both from 1988 batch IPS officers. Hasan was serving as the Special Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), in Delhi. He is a West Bengal-cadre IPS officer.

The post of the Director-General, BCAS has been vacant since January 4 after incumbent Nasir Kamal opted for voluntary retirement. The former DG Nasir Kamal opted for voluntary retirement and it has been vacant since then. In an additional capacity, the BCAS joint DG Jaideep Prasad has been handling the charge of the DG. The BCAS functions under the Union Civil Aviation Ministry and handles the tasks related to framing security-related protocols for Aviation operations.

The SSB chief’s post has been vacant after the incumbent DG Kumar Rajesh Chandra, who retired on 31st December 2021. The additional charges of the SSB have been handled by DG Sanjay Arora. SL Thaosen has been ordered to be appointed as the DG of SSB up to his superannuation which is 30th November 2023.