Rakesh Aggarwal Appointed NIA Chief Until 2028

• Senior IPS officer Rakesh Aggarwal has been appointed as the Director General of the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
• Aggarwal, a 1994 batch IPS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre, was previously the special director general in the anti-terror agency.
• He had also been holding the additional charge of the DG, NIA post.
• The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved his appointment.
• His tenure as NIA chief will be until August 31, 2028, which is his superannuation date.

Why It Matters: Rakesh Aggarwal, a senior IPS officer, is now the full-time NIA chief until his superannuation in 2028.