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Command Control Superstructure

The ITBP was originally headed by Inspector Generals of Police (IGs) drawn from the IPS for its first 20 years until 1983. During this period, IGs had stable tenures of around 10 years each. In 1983, the position was upgraded to Director General (DG) by the Indira Gandhi-led government. Since then, there has been exponential growth in higher ranks within the ITBP and volatility in the tenures of its heads, with the average tenure being around a year. The frequent short tenures of DGs suggests the government is not overly concerned with maintaining command continuity within the ITBP.

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Command Control Superstructure

The ITBP was originally headed by Inspector Generals of Police (IGs) drawn from the IPS for its first 20 years until 1983. During this period, IGs had stable tenures of around 10 years each. In 1983, the position was upgraded to Director General (DG) by the Indira Gandhi-led government. Since then, there has been exponential growth in higher ranks within the ITBP and volatility in the tenures of its heads, with the average tenure being around a year. The frequent short tenures of DGs suggests the government is not overly concerned with maintaining command continuity within the ITBP.

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Command Control superstructure[edit]

ITBP, for the first two decades since its raising in 1962, till 1983, was headed by Inspector
Generals of Police (IGs), all drawn from the IPS. In this period (1963–83), IGs had stable
tenures, for instance B Chatterjee, IG, was head of the force from 02-06-1964 to 31-08-1974,
and R N Sheopory, as IG, was head from 03-09-1974 to 22-12-1980. In 1983, the Indira
Gandhi led Congress Government, upgraded ITBP head to Director General (DG). Since then,
there has exponentially expansion of higher ranks, accompanied by volatility in the tenures of the
head of ITBP. Instead of one IG as in 1983, ITBP now has 16 DG/IGs, and over 40 DIGs. The
average tenure of DGs is about a year plus, and in some cases barely a few weeks, for instance
B.B. Nandy, IPS, was DG (10-01-1997 to 03-04-1997), for just 28 weeks. Going by the trend of
short tenures of DGs, it would appear that the Government is not overly concerned about
command control, or in maintaining command continuity in the ITBP. [8] The post of DG was again
upgraded by the Manmohan Singh led UPA Government in 2008.[9]

Item DG IGs DIGs Remarks

Hqs 1 7 13 -

Frontier
- 7 - -
hqs

Sector hqs - - 15 -

Training - 1 12 -

Total[8] 1 15 40 -

ITBP CHIEFS:
(1) Sh Balbir Singh, IG -02/02/1963-02/06/1964
(2) Sh B Chatarjee, IG -02/06/1964-31/08/1974
(3) Sh R N Sheopory, DG -03/09/1974-22/12/1980
(4) Sh K Ramamurti, DG -22/12/1980-31/01/1981
(5) Sh Shiv Raj Bahadur, DG -04/06/1981-31/12/1983
(6) Sh Shiv Swaroop,DG -01/01/1984
(7) Sh M C Mishra,DG -19/03/1984-28/03/1985
(8) Sh O P Bhutani,DG -28/03/1985-28/02/1987
(9) Sh J M Qureshi,DG -28/02/1987-02/03/1988
(10) Sh G S Mander,DG -02/03/1988-08/07/1988
(11) Sh DVLN Rama Krishna,DG -08/07/1988-31/01/1992

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