S.N. Pradhan | |
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Director General of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) | |
In office 15 November 2021 –31 August 2024 | |
Preceded by | Rakesh Asthana |
Succeeded by | Anurag Garg |
Director General of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) | |
In office 22 January 2019 –14 November 2021 | |
Preceded by | Sanjay Kumar IPS |
Succeeded by | Atul Karwal |
Joint Secretary Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region | |
In office August 2016 –January 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Satya Narayan Pradhan 6 August 1964 [1] |
Nationality | Indian |
Education | MPhil,LLM |
Alma mater | Hyderabad University,Jawaharlal Nehru University,University of Essex |
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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]