Abbreviation DIB First holder T. G. Sanjeevi Pillai | Formation 1947 | |
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Member of Joint Intelligence Committee Reports to National Security Advisor | ||
The Director of Intelligence Bureau (Devanāgarī: ख़ुफ़िया ब्यूरो के निदेशक, Khufīya Bureau Ke Nīrdeshāk) simply known as DIB is the senior-most post in Intelligence Bureau. Having a four-star rank and being an IPS officer, DIB is the senior-most ranking IPS officer. The current director of Intelligence Bureau is Dineshwar Sharma, a 1979 batch IPS officer.
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Authority
Director IB (DIB) is a member of the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC), but intelligence inputs (at least in theory) go through the regular channels in the Ministry of Home Affairs to the JIC.
Directors
The following is the list of Director of Intelligence Bureau.
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Rajiv Jain 1 January 2017 Present
References
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