| Term | President | General Secretary |
| 1956-58 | M. Chenna Reddy | Dr. R.S. Cunniah |
| 1958-61 | Sadat Ali | Dr. R.S. Cunniah |
| 1961-70 | J. Kothandaram | Dr. R.S. Cunniah |
| 1970-74 | R.K. Sunderesan | B. Bangaru Babu |
| 1974-79 | A.K. Wankhede | B. Bangaru Babu |
| 1979-82 | V.K. Malhotra | L. Viswanathan |
| 1982-85 | S.H. Pawari | L. Viswanathan |
| 1985-90 | Anurag Dalmia | B. Bangaru Babu |
| 1990-94 | A. Subba Rao | Ashok Sharma |
| 1995-99 | A. Subba Rao | S.K. Sharma |
| 1999-2003 | Sarabjit Singh, IPS (Retd) | S.K. Sharma |
| 2003-08 | Sarabjit Singh, IPS (Retd) | S.K. Sharma |
| 2008-12 | Jai Parkash Agarwal, M.P. | S.K. Sharma |
| 2012 till date | Rakibul Hussain, Minister (Assam) | P.S. Bachher |
