New Delhi, October 15, 2026: The Ministry of Home Affairs has cleared a higher responsibility for Ashok Yadav, IPS (Kerala cadre, 1998 batch), elevating him from Inspector General to Additional Director General (ADG) in the Border Security Force (BSF).
New Rank and Tenure Details
According to the approved order, Shri Yadav will serve at Level 15 of the pay matrix after taking charge as ADG. His term in the upgraded post will run for three years from the date he assumes office, or until October 25, 2029, whichever is earlier. The promotion also brings his combined central deputation in the BSF to seven years.
Service Background
Ashok Yadav is a direct recruit officer with IPS ID 19981046 and is domiciled in Rajasthan. He joined the Indian Police Service on September 7, 1998. He was posted as Inspector General in the BSF in October 2022 for an initial five-year deputation period and later handled important operational responsibilities, including service as IG of the BSF Kashmir Frontier.
Work on the Kashmir Frontier
During his assignment on the Kashmir Frontier, Shri Yadav was associated with border security duties along the Line of Control. The source says BSF units there dealt with infiltration attempts and frontier management, while he also highlighted the increased operational value of technology, drone warfare, AI-based surveillance, and modernisation in BSF functioning.
Recognition in 2025
In 2025, while serving as IG, BSF Kashmir, he received the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service. The award was given during his period of service in a sensitive operational environment on the Kashmir Frontier.
About the BSF Role
The BSF is India’s principal border-guarding force responsible for security along the international borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh. This promotion places Shri Yadav among the senior leadership of the force, at a time when the Government of India has also approved other senior postings and tenure-related decisions in the Central Armed Police Forces.
