Anish Dayal Singh

Anish Dayal Singh
Director General of Central Reserve Police Force
In office
1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Preceded bySujoy Lal Thaosen
Personal details
Born (1964-12-09) 9 December 1964 (age 60)
Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India
OccupationRetired IPS officer
ProfessionCivil servant
Awards
Indian Police Medal awarded by the central government for Meritorious Service (2004)

President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service (2012)

Anish Dayal Singh is a retired 1988- batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer from Manipur cadre and served as the Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force of India from 1 January 2024 till 31 December 2024.[1][2][3][4][5]

Early life and education

Singh was born in 1964 in Prayagraj city of Uttar Pradesh, India and He hails from Rajput family and It was from here that he completed his primary and higher education.[6]

After being selected for the Indian Police Service in 1988, he completed training as a police officer at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy located in Hyderabad, Telangana.[7]

After completion of training, he was allotted Manipur cadre on August 21, 1989 and His brother Saumitra Dayal Singh is a judge in Allahabad High Court.[8]

Career

Singh previously held an important position in his career, He served as the Director general (Additional Charge) of ITBP and SSB and served as the Director general of CRPF from 1 January 2024 and served there till 31 December 2024.[8][9][10][11]

Awards

Singh was awarded to Indian Police Medal awarded by the central government for Meritorious Service (2004-2012) for his special service by the central government of India.[8]

  • PSDM Medal (twice; second time the medal was awarded in 1997).
  • Police Medal for Meritorious Service (PMMS) (twice; the second medal was given to him in 2004).
  • President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service (PPMDS) (2012).

References

  1. ^ "Nina Singh becomes first woman to head CISF, IPS officer Anish Dayal Singh appointed as DG CRPF". ndrf.gov.in.
  2. ^ "Anish Dayal Singh appointed CRPF chief, Nina Singh to head CISF". India Today. December 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "Anish Dayal Singh appointed CRPF chief, Nina Singh to head CISF". indianexpress.com.
  4. ^ "Anish Dayal Singh" (PDF). ips.gov.in.
  5. ^ "Vitul Kumar given charge of CRPF as Anish Dayal Singh retires". The Tribune. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  6. ^ "IPS Nina Singh is CISF's first woman chief; Anish Dayal Singh appointed CRPF head". livemint.com.
  7. ^ "कौन हैं अनीश दयाल सिंह जिन्हें बनाया गया CRPF का महानिदेशक, ITBP और CISF के प्रमुख भी बदले - IPS officer Anish Dayal Singh as Director General of CRPF". Jagran.
  8. ^ a b c "CRPF DG अनीस दयाल IB में रह कर चुके हैं कई बड़े ऑपरेशन, भाई हैं हाईकोर्ट में जज". News18 हिंदी. December 29, 2023.
  9. ^ "Nina Singh becomes 1st woman to head CISF, Anish Dayal new CRPF chief". December 29, 2023.
  10. ^ correspondent, Reader. "GoI Assigns Add'l Charge of DG ITBP To DG CRPF Anish Dayal Singh". {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  11. ^ "Anish Dayal Singh takes charge as ITBP DG". October 3, 2022 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.