Alok Sharma Appointed Director of Special Protection Group (SPG)

The government has appointed Alok Sharma, a 1991 batch IPS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, as the Director of the Special Protection Group (SPG). The SPG is an elite security force responsible for the protection of the Prime Minister.

Sharma, currently serving as the Additional Director General of SPG, has been overseeing the force since the passing of Director Arun Kumar Sinha on September 6. Sinha held the position from 2016 to 2023, making him the longest-serving chief of the SPG. The appointment of Alok Sharma as the new Director is effective from the date of assuming charge and until further orders.