Prakash Singh | |
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Chairman Indian Police Foundation and Institute | |
In office 1 October 2015 –31 October 2020 | |
Preceded by | Position Established |
Succeeded by | Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary |
Director General of Police Border Security Force | |
In office June 1993 –January 1994 | |
Director General of Police Uttar Pradesh Police | |
In office 1991–1993 | |
Director General of Police Assam Police | |
In office 1991–1991 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Azamgarh,Uttar Pradesh,India | 10 January 1936
Children | Pankaj Kumar Singh,IPS |
Education | B.A.,M.A. (History) |
Alma mater | University of Allahabad |
Occupation | Bureaucrat &Indian Police Reform movement |
Known for | Bureaucratic accountability and Indian Police Reforms [1] [2] |
Awards | Padma Shri (1991) Presidents Police Medal |
Prakash Singh is a retired Indian Police Service officer,who rose to the highest rank of Director General of Police (DGP). He has served as Chief of the Border Security Force (BSF),Uttar Pradesh Police and Assam Police. He is considered one of the best police officers for his role as key architect for Police reforms in India. [3] After his retirement from service in 1996,he filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Supreme Court of India. The landmark verdict of PIL came in 2006,in which the Supreme Court has given specific directions to the central and state governments to carry out structural changes in the police with a view to insulating it from extraneous pressures and making it accountable to the people. [4]
Mr Singh was born on 10 January 1936 in a rajput Family in a small village near Mehnajpur Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh,India and studied in the University of Allahabad. He is married to Savitri. His son Pankaj Kumar Singh was appointed as the Director General of Border Security Force in September 2021. [5] His another son Piyush Kumar Singh was a Fortune 500 corporate executive,a successful start-up Founder and currently a CoFounder of a Insurance Services Product company in the US. Presently Prakash Singh and his wife live in Noida. [6]
Prakash Singh is a 1959 batch,Uttar Pradesh cadre Indian Police Service Officer. His first posting as an IPS Officer was as Assistant Superintendent of Police,Kanpur (ASP Kanpur).
After retirement he has been tasked to head Inquiry Committees on two occasions.
Mr Singh has authored the following books.
Prakash Singh is a recipient of Padma Shri Award in year 1991 for his contribution to Civil Service. [14] He has also been awarded State award by Government of Uttar Pradesh, Police Medal for Meritorious Service and Police Medal for Distinguished Service.
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