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{{Short description|Indian civil servant}}
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|name = Pramod Kumar Thakur
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|office1 = [[Information commissioner|Information Commissioner]] Bihar State Information Commission
|office2 = [[Director General of Police]] [[Bihar Police]]
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|term_start1 = 29 October 2018
|term_end1 = 17 February 2023
|term_start2 = June 2014
|term_end2 = February 2018
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|alma_mater = [[University of Delhi]] [[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi|JNU]]
|education = B.Sc M.A.(International Relations)
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|02|18|df=y}}<ref>[http://210.212.23.53/Assets2017/AssetDetails/2017/Departments/Home%20Department/Sinchai%20Bhawan/201620171170095HOM005001397.pdf Declaration of Assets and Liabilities]</ref>
|spouse = Poonam Thakur
|birth_place = [[Madhepura]],<ref>[http://www.madhepuratimes.com/2014/06/dgp.html बिहार के नए डीजीपी हैं मधेपुरा निवासी: इलाके में खुशी की लहर]</ref> [[Bihar]], [[India]]
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|occupation = [[Bureaucrat]]
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|awards = [[Police Medal (India)|President's Police Medal for Meritorious Service]], 1997 [[President's Police Medal|President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service]], 2005 National Security Guard Disc
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'''Pramod Kumar Thakur'''<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/P-K-Thakur-replaces-Abhayanand-as-DGP/articleshow/37157323.cms P K Thakur replaces Abhayanand as DGP]</ref> or P. K. Thakur (born 18 February 1958), is a retired [[Indian Police Service]] (I.P.S.) officer of [[Bihar]] state in [[India]], and he served as [[Information commissioner]] in the state of Bihar.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://hindi.eenaduindia.com/States/East/Bihar/2018/10/25195903/pk-thakur-becomes-information-commissioner-of-bihar.vpf|title=पूर्व DGP पीके ठाकुर बने बिहार के सूचना आयुक्त|work=Eenadu English Portal|access-date=2018-10-27|language=hi-in}}</ref> He served as [[Director General of Police]] of [[Bihar Police]] from June 2014 until his retirement in February 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.patnadaily.com/index.php/news/13344-k-s-dwivedi-to-replace-p-k-thakur-as-bihar-dgp.html|title=K S Dwivedi to Replace P K Thakur as Bihar DGP|website=www.patnadaily.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-03-02}}</ref> He belongs to the I.P.S. batch of 1980.<ref>[http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/bihar-dgp-removed-six-months-ahead-of-retirement/ Bihar DGP removed six months ahead of retirement]</ref> He has also served as Director General (Vigilance Bureau) in Bihar. He was awarded with National Security Guard Disc for his outstanding work in the Central Police Organization as Inspector General (Administration). He was appointed on the post of Information commissioner of Bihar State Information Commission in October 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/bihar/patna/news/retired-ias-narendra-sinha-and-former-dgp-pk-thakur-became-information-commissioner-044057-3056650.html|title=रिटायर्ड आईएएस नरेन्द्र सिन्हा व पूर्व डीजीपी पीके ठाकुर बने सूचना आयुक्त|last=Automation|first=Bhaskar|work=Dainik Bhaskar|access-date=2018-10-27|language=hi}}</ref>

==Early life and education==

Thakur was born on 18 February 1958 – a son to Bisheshwar Thakur. He received his early education at [[St. Xavier's, Hazaribagh]] before taking his [[Bachelor of Science]] in [[Chemistry]] from [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi|St. Stephen's College]] of [[Delhi University]]. He then went on to complete his post graduation in [[International Relations]] from [[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi|JNU]] in Delhi.
Thakur began his government service in the year 1980.<ref>[http://mha1.nic.in/pdfs/ig-empanelled.pdf Details of IPS officers belonging to 1978 - 1988 batches empanelled to hold IG and equivalent level posts under the Government of India]</ref>

==Police career==

Thakur belongs to the Bihar Cadre of the Indian Police Service (I.P.S.). His first posting was as Patna City Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) in 1981 and later became Patna Superintendent of Police (City SP). He has served various districts of Bihar and [[Jharkhand]] (erstwhile part of Bihar) as [[Superintendent of police (India)|Superintendent of Police]]. He has also served as Deputy Inspector General (DIG) at the National Human Rights Commission, Inspector General at Central Police Organization and Director General of Vigilance Bureau in Bihar.

Apart from active policing in the field, Thakur has also served numerous departments of [[Bihar Police]] such as [[Special Branch]] (Secret Service of State Police) and Crime Investigation Department (CID).

He has also been empanelled in DG rank by the [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] - which means, he is empanelled by the Central Government to hold the post of DG in any Central Police Organization.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/IPS-officer-of-1980-batch-Pramod-Kumar-Thakur-DG-vigilance-bureau-has-been-empanelled-in-DG-rank-by-the-ministry-of-home-affairs-With-this-empanelment-there-are-now-only-two-IPS-officers-from-Bihar-who-are-empanelled-by-the-MHA-in-the-DG-rank-/articleshow/31548467.cms? IPS officer of 1980 batch Pramod Kumar Thakur, DG vigilance bureau, has been empanelled in DG rank by the ministry of home affairs . With this empanelment there are now only two IPS officers from Bihar who are empanelled by the MHA in the DG rank]</ref>

==Director General of Police, Bihar==

Thakur was posted as Director General of Bihar Police in June 2014. He replaced outgoing DGP [[Abhayanand]] as 49th DGP of the state on 25 June 2014.<ref>[http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/bihar-government-replaces-dgp-abhyanand/ Bihar government replaces DGP Abhyanand]</ref> He retired from this position on 1 March 2018 and K.S. Dwivedi replaced him as 50th DGP of Bihar Police.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/ips-officer-ks-dwivedi-takes-charge-as-bihar-police-chief-following-pk-thakurs-retirement-4372525.html|title=IPS officer KS Dwivedi takes charge as Bihar police chief following PK Thakur's retirement - Firstpost|website=www.firstpost.com|date=March 2018 |access-date=2018-03-02}}</ref>

==Awards and honours==

Thakur has been awarded the President's police medal for meritorious services in 1997 and President's medal for distinguished services in 2005. He was also awarded with National Security Guard Disc for his outstanding work in the Central Police Organization.

==Personal life==

Thakur is married to Poonam Thakur and they have two children. He currently resides in [[Patna]] with his wife.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/IPS-Officers-Wives-Association-organised-family-night-for-the-officers-in-Patna/articleshow/46371531.cms IPS Officers’ Wives Association organised family night for the officers in Patna]</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Indian police officers]]
[[Category:People from Bihar]]
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[[Category:Bihar cadre civil servants]]
[[Category:People from Patna]]
[[Category:Delhi University alumni]]
[[Category:St. Stephen's College, Delhi alumni]]
[[Category:Jawaharlal Nehru University alumni]]
[[Category:1958 births]]

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