Piyush Anand (born 18 June 1968[1]) is a 1991- batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer from Uttar Pradesh cadre currently serving as the Director General of the National Disaster Response Force of India since 1 April 2024.[2][3][4][5][6]
Piyush Anand | |
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| Director General of National Disaster Response Force | |
| Assumed office 1 April 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Atul Karwal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 June 1968 Delhi, India |
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| Alma mater | IIT Delhi MDI,Gurgaon |
| Occupation | IPS officer |
| Profession | Civil servant |
| Awards |  Indian Police Medal awarded by the central government for Meritorious Service  President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service |
Early life
editAnand was born to Anand Kr. Agarwal in 1968 and he hails from Delhi, India.[1]
Education
editAnand has completed M. Tech in (Mechanical engineering) from IIT Delhi and also Post Graduate Diploma in Public Policy and Management from MDI Gurgaon.[2]
Career
editAnand holds many special or high rank post in central government's agencies and they has been awarded for his work.[7][8]
He has served in CBI for more than 7 years, in CRPF for more than 3 years. He has also served in Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) as ADG/SDG for more than a year and anand joining the National Disaster Response Force as Director General on 1 April 2024.[2][9]
Awards
editAnand is the recipients of the more awards for his unbelievable service in his career.[10]
- Indian Police Medal awarded by the central government for Meritorious Service.
- President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service.
- Gold Medal by School of Public Policy & Management, MDI Gurgaon for outstanding performance.
- Silver in 2018, Gold in 2019 and Platinum in 2020 and Kumbh Sewa Medal in 2019. He has also been awarded DG's CRPF Commendation Disc in 2017.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Piyush Anand Profile on UPPolice portal". uppolice.gov.in.
- ^ a b c d "About Director General, NDRF". ndrf.gov.in.
- ^ "IPS Piyush Anand Biography in Hindi: आईपीएस पीयूष आनंद का जीवन परिचय (जीवनी), NDRF डीजी पीयूष आनंद कौन हैं?". npg.gov.in.
- ^ "Sadanand Vasant appointed new NIA DG, Piyush Anand to head NDRF". livemint.com.
- ^ "up government transfers two IPS officers piyush anand removed from adg post - यूपी सरकार ने दो आईपीएस अफसरों के किए तबादले, पीयूष आनंद एडीजी स्थापना पद से हटाए गए, उत्तर प्रदेश न्यूज".
- ^ "Key appointments in central government's security agencies: New heads named for NIA, NDRF, and BPR&D". March 27, 2024 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
- ^ "Piyush Anand IPS appointed DG- NDRF". March 27, 2024.
- ^ "IPS सदानंद वसंत बने NIA के डीजी, पीयूष आनंद को बनाया गया NDRF का महानिदेशक - IPS Sadanand Vasant appointed as DG of NIA and IPS Piyush Anand appointed as DG of the NDRF". Jagran.
- ^ Service, Express News (March 27, 2024). "Centre appoints Sadanand Date as NIA DG; Rajeev Kumar Sharma to lead BPR&D; Piyush Anand named NDRF DG". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "पीयूष आनंद बने सीआईएसएफ के एडीजी : उत्तर प्रदेश में 1991 बैच के आईपीएस हैं". tricitytoday.com.