S.N. Pradhan

S.N. Pradhan
Director General of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)
In office
15 November 2021 – 31 August 2024
Preceded byRakesh Asthana
Succeeded byAnurag Garg
Director General of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)
In office
22 January 2019 – 14 November 2021
Preceded bySanjay Kumar IPS
Succeeded byAtul Karwal
Joint Secretary Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
In office
August 2016 – January 2019
Personal details
Born
Satya Narayan Pradhan

(1964-08-06) 6 August 1964 (age 60) [1]
NationalityIndian
EducationMPhil, LLM
Alma materHyderabad University, Jawaharlal Nehru University, University of Essex
Awards President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service Police Medal for Meritorious Service

Satya Narayan Pradhan (6 August 1964) better known as S.N. Pradhan or Satya Pradhan is former Director General of Narcotics Control Bureau and a retired IPS officer of the 1988 batch from Jharkhand cadre.[2][3]

He is the former Joint Secretary, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region.[4][5] While Pradhan is a native of Odisha he is born in Patna, Bihar.

He also served as a senior IPS officer at Odisha State.[6][7]

Pradhan earlier worked as Assistant Director and Deputy Director at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad and trained 6 batches of IPS officers.[8]

Prior to join SVPNPA he worked as Superintendent of Police and Additional Director General of Police (Law & Order) in various districts of Bihar state.[9][10]

Decorations

Awards

  • Queen's Award 2008 for Innovation in Policing by the Government of UK[11]

References

  1. ^ "IPS : Query Result(s)". dtf.in. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  2. ^ "Indian Police Service (IPS) - Civil List 2019 | Department of Police, State Government of Jharkhand, India". www.jhpolice.gov.in.
  3. ^ "NDRF boss with Jharkhand roots in Big B game show". www.telegraphindia.com.
  4. ^ "Ministry of Home Affairs" (PDF). ips.gov.in.
  5. ^ "Chandigarh to host Destination North East 2017". Jagranjosh.com. 6 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Odisha-born IPS officer SN Pradhan appointed DG of NDRF | Sambad English". sambadenglish.com. 18 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Getting battle-ready for coronavirus emergency: NDRF chief SN Pradhan". The New Indian Express.
  8. ^ "Director's Awardees". www.svpnpa.gov.in.
  9. ^ "Patna serial blasts accused from Jharkhand, police launch raids". News18.
  10. ^ "Twelve Maoists killed in Jharkhand encounter". The Hindu. 9 June 2015.
  11. ^ "NDRF to take a leaf out of fishermen". Deccan Chronicle. 25 March 2019.


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