Intelligence Bureau Chief Tapan Kumar Dekas Tenure Extended By One Year

New Delhi: The Union executive Tuesday prolonged the Intelligence Bureau (IB) Director Tapan Kumar Deka’s tenure through 12 months, efficient past June 30, 2025, or till additional orders. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, led through Prime Minister Narendra Modi, licensed the extension in leisure of the related carrier regulations.

“The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the extension in service of Tapan Kumar Deka, IPS (HP:88) as Director, Intelligence Bureau for a period of one year beyond 30.06.2025 or until further orders, whichever is earlier, in relaxation of the provisions of FR 56 (d) and Rule 16 (1A) of All India Services (Death cum Retirement Benefits) Rules, 1958,” the ministry of group of workers, public grievances and pensions division of group of workers and coaching mentioned in an professional remark.

According to the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions, Deka’s continuation in carrier has been deemed within the public pastime. As a 1988-batch IPS officer of the Himachal Pradesh cadre, Deka will now proceed to guide the rustic’s premier intelligence company past his preliminary tenure.

This extension guarantees continuity within the management of the Intelligence Bureau, with Deka on the helm, till additional realize or June 2026, whichever is previous.

Tapan Kumar Deka, a 1988-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Himachal Pradesh cadre, brings in depth experience to his position as Intelligence Bureau (IB) Director. With a confirmed monitor document in dealing with terrorism and radicalization circumstances, Deka has performed pivotal roles in more than a few high-profile operations together with 26/11 terror assaults in Mumbai in 2008 and operations towards the Indian Mujahideen, which used to be accountable for a number of terror assaults within the nation within the 2000s.

Deka used to be appointed as IB Director in June 2022 for a two-year time period, which used to be prolonged through 12 months in June 2024. His revel in and management were instrumental in shaping the company’s reaction to nationwide safety demanding situations.