New Delhi: The Appointments Committe of the Cabinet on Tuesday approved the appointment of Atul Karwal, 1988 batch Gujarat cadre IPS officer, as Director General (DG) of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).
Karwal, currently posted as Director of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) has been appointed to the post of DG NDRF for a period of two years.
“The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Ministry
of Home Affairs for appointment of Shri Atul Karwal, IPS (GJ: 88) presently working as
Director, SVP NPA in Level-16 of the pay matrix to the post of Director General, NDRF by
temporarily upgrading the post of Director General, NDRF to the level of DG on personal
basis for a period of two years from the date of joining the post or till further orders,
whichever is earlier,” read the order by Secretariat of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.
