New Delhi: Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Director General (DG) Subodh Kumar Jaiswal has been appointed as the Director of Central Investigation Agency (CBI) for a two-year period.

A 1985 batch Maharashtra cadre IPS officer, Jaiswal was also the Director General of Police (DGP) of Maharashtra before he was appointed as the CISF DG.

According to the notification of the Appointment Committee of the Cabinet, Jaiswal has been appointed for two years from the date of his assumption of the charge of the office or until further order whichever is earlier.

The Government notification came last evening after a series of meetings of the High Power Committee comprising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Justice of India C.V. Ramana and leader of the Congress party in the Lok Sabha Adhir  Ranjan Chaudhary.

The post of CBI Director was lying vacant following the retirement of Rishi Kumar Shukla in February this year.