Director General of the Assam Rifles

The Director General of the Assam Rifles (DGAR) is the head of the Assam Rifles. The DGAR has their office in the Headquarters DGAR at Shillong. Appointed by the Government of India, the DGAR reports to the Minister of Home Affairs. The Director General is an Indian Army Officer of the rank of Lieutenant General and is assisted by three Inspector Generals, each holding the rank of Major General, and other senior officers heading various staff appointments. The Additional Director General of the Assam Rifles who is a Major General - ranked officer serves as the Second-in-command to the Director General.[1] The current Director General, Lt Gen Sukhdeep Sangwan, SM**, is the 20th DGAR.

Director General of the Assam Rifles (DGAR)
Incumbent
Lt Gen S. S. Sangwan,
SM**
since 4 May 2018
Formation1947
First holderH. G. Bartly, CIE, IP
WebsiteOfficial Website

History

The first Director General post-Independence was Mr HG Bartly, CIE, IP who assumed the appointment on 17 September 1947. The first Indian Director General was India Sidhiman Rai, MC appointed on 15 August 1948. The rank of officers holding the appointment of Director General Assam Rifles has been consistently upgraded from Colonel to Brigadier (One star General) to Major General (Two star General) to Lieutenant General (Three star General) now. Indian Army officers on deputation have been holding the appointment of Director General Assam Rifles till date.

List of Directors General
S.No Rank Name Appointment Date Left Office Notes
1-H. G. Bartly, CIE, IP17 Sep 194714 Aug 1948[2]
2ColonelSidhiman Rai, MC15 Aug 194810 Dec 1949[3]
3ColonelR. N. D. Frier, MC16 Dec 194929 Feb 1952
4BrigadierK. Bhagwati Singh, AVSM1 Mar 19524 May 1954
5BrigadierK. S. Katoch, MC5 May 195429 Aug 1955
6BrigadierHarbhajan Singh7 Sep 195530 Nov 1957
7Major GeneralA. S. Guraya1 Feb 195814 Dec 1965
8Major GeneralS. N. Bhatia15 Dec 196515 Feb 1968
9Major GeneralV. B. Tuli20 Feb 196819 May 1972
10Major GeneralM. G. Hazari, PVSM, AVSM30 Mar 197329 Feb 1976
11Major GeneralK. Chiman Singh, PVSM1 Mar 197625 Jun 1979
12Lieutenant GeneralSushil Kumar, PVSM1 Sep 19792 Dec 1981[4]
13Lieutenant GeneralJ. K. Puri, PVSM, AVSM2 Dec 198129 Nov 1983
14Lieutenant GeneralP. E. Menon, PVSM30 Nov 198331 May 1987
15Lieutenant GeneralM. K. Lahiri, PVSM1 Jun 198721 Dec 1989
16Lieutenant GeneralR. V. Kulkarni, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM22 Feb 19909 Mar 1992
17Lieutenant GeneralV. P. Airy, MVC18 Mar 199231 Mar 1993[5]
18Lieutenant GeneralY. M. Bammi, ADC15 Jul 199330 Apr 1995[6]
19Lieutenant GeneralT. P. S. Rawat, PVSM, VSM19 May 199530 Apr 1998[7]
20Lieutenant GeneralGurpreet Singh, PVSM1 May 199818 Jan 2001
21Lieutenant GeneralG. K. Duggal, PVSM, AVSM, VrC19 Jan 200118 Jan 2003[8]
22Lieutenant GeneralH. S. Kanwar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM1 Mar 200330 Apr 2004[9]
23Lieutenant GeneralBhopinder Singh, PVSM, AVSM, VSM1 May 200430 Jun 2006[10]
24Lieutenant GeneralParamjit Singh, PVSM, AVSM, VSM6 Jul 200631 May 2008[11][12]
25Lieutenant GeneralK. S. Yadava, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM9 Jun 200830 Sep 2010[13][14]
26Lieutenant GeneralRameshwar Roy, UVSM, AVSM, YSM6 Dec 201022 Feb 2012[15][16]
27Lieutenant GeneralRanbir Singh, PVSM, AVSM, SM27 Aug 201231 Mar 2014[17][18]
28Lieutenant GeneralR. K. Rana, SM, VSM26 May 201431 Aug 2015[19]
29Lieutenant GeneralH. J. S. Sachdev, PVSM, AVSM, SM, ADC1 Sep 201530 Sep 2016[20]
30Lieutenant GeneralShokin Chauhan, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM12 Dec 201631 Mar 2018[21]
31Lieutenant GeneralSukhdeep Singh Sangwan, SM**4 May 2018Present[22]

See Also

References
  1. "असम राइफल्स में आपका स्वागत है". assamrifles.gov.in.
  2. Paramilitary forces of India. Kalpaz Publications. p. 99. ISBN 8178357089.
  3. "From private militia to army-like force". Hindustan Times. 16 March 2010.
  4. Jawan to general. ISBN 8170494842.
  5. "Rediff On The NeT Special: Major General Ashok K Mehta traces the background leading to Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat's dismissal last month". m.rediff.com.
  6. Democracies and small wars. F. Cass. p. 98. ISBN 9780714684239.
  7. "Members : Lok Sabha". 164.100.47.194.
  8. "North East Diary". telegraphindia.com.
  9. "North East Diary". telegraphindia.com.
  10. "Indian Army bids farewell to Lt Gen Singh". oneindia.com. 30 June 2006.
  11. "Lieutenant General Paramjit Singh new DGAR : 07th jul06 ~ E-Pao! Headlines". e-pao.net.
  12. "Assam Rifles gets new Director General". Zee News. 10 June 2008.
  13. "Oldest paramilitary force in the country, Assam Rifles has deployed its first ever field intelligence unit in the North East. "It is expected to mature and be fully operational in about six month's time," outgoing DG Lt Gen KS Yadava said here today. The intelligence unit is an officer-oriented organization comprising about 200 men. Assam Rifles is the lead intelligence unit along the Myanmar border, and earlier inputs were collected through an ad hoc arrangement. The force is also planning to raise two commando battalions. - Times of India". The Times of India.
  14. "The Assam Tribune Online". assamtribune.com.
  15. "Lt. Gen. Rameshwar Roy is new Assam Rifles chief". Sify.
  16. "Lieutenant General Rameshwar Roy is new Assam Rifles DG". Zee News. 8 December 2010.
  17. India, Press Trust of (24 August 2012). "Lt Gen Ranbir Singh appointed new DG of Assam Rifles". Business Standard India.
  18. "LT. Gen. Ranbir Singh to be New DG Assam Rifles". pib.gov.in.
  19. "Lt Gen R K Rana new Assam Rifles DG | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. 27 May 2014.
  20. "Assam Rifles conducts rally for ex-servicemen in Dimapur". Business Standard India. 25 November 2015.
  21. Bureau, News Mobile State. "Lt. Gen Shokin Chauhan takes over as DG Assam Rifles | Newsmobile".
  22. "Lt Gen Sukhdeep Sangwan takes over as DG of Assam Rifles". NORTHEAST NOW.
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