Odisha cadre IAS officer becomes 1st woman DG of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security

Bhubaneswar: Odisha cadre IAS officer Usha Padhee has become the first woman to be appointed as the DG of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security.

Rakesh Asthana, who was earlier serving as Bureau of Civil Aviation Security’s DG, was recently posted as the DG of BSF.

At last, a Smt. in the incumbency list of Director General, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security! pic.twitter.com/Aqw2vQGnYr

— Usha Padhee (@ushapadhee1996) August 28, 2020

Padhee, a 1996-batch IAS officer, was sent on Central Deputation on July 17, 2015. Her Central Deputation tenure is scheduled to end on July 16, 2022.