Anish Dayal Appointed Deputy NSA
As Deputy NSA, Singh will handle internal affairs of the country, including Jammu and Kashmir, Naxal violence, and insurgency in the Northeast:
NEW DELHI: The Centre has appointed former CRPF director general Anish Dayal Singh as Deputy National Security Adviser (NSA) to oversee internal affairs. Singh, a 1988-batch IPS officer from the Manipur cadre, retired from service in December 2024. He brings with him extensive experience in internal security, including nearly three decades in the Intelligence Bureau, leadership of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, and most recently, the Central Reserve Police Force.
As Deputy NSA, Singh will handle internal affairs of the country, including Jammu and Kashmir, Naxal violence, and insurgency in the Northeast, officials said.
The National Security Council Secretariat currently includes former RAW chief Rajinder Khanna as additional NSA, while retired IPS officer T.V. Ravichandran and former IFS officer Pawan Kapoor serve as the two other Deputy NSAs.
During his tenure as CRPF chief, Singh spearheaded several key initiatives, including strengthening the paramilitary’s fight against Naxalism, setting up more than three dozen forward operating bases, and raising four new battalions in Left-Wing Extremism-affected areas. He also oversaw the CRPF’s role in ensuring security during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and the first Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir after its reorganisation.
His appointment comes alongside the Union government’s approval of granting honorary ranks to retiring personnel of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), a policy that Singh himself had proposed.
Earlier, the Union home ministry issued an order approving this policy, aimed at boosting the morale of subordinate officers in CAPFs and the Assam Rifles. The move was intended to address the long-standing issue of stagnation in promotions, with some constables waiting as long as 20 years for their first advancement.