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{{short description|Director general of police}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = S.N. Pradhan
| image =
| office = [[Director General of Police|Director General]] of [[National Disaster Response Force]] (NDRF)
| predecessor = Sanjay Kumar IPS
| successor =
| termstart = 22 January 2019
| termend =
| office2 = Joint Secretary [[Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region]]
| predecessor2 =
| office1 =
| termend1 = January 2019
| termstart1 = August 2016
| termend2 =
| termstart2 =
| successor2 =
| birth_name = Satya Narayan Pradhan
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| nationality = [[India]]n
| education = [[MPhil]], [[LLM]]
| alma_mater = [[Hyderabad University]], [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]], [[University of Essex]]
| awards = [[File:IND President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service.png|30px]] [[President's Police Medal]] for Distinguished Service
[[File:IND Police Medal for Meritorious Service.png|30px]] [[Police Medal for Meritorious Service]]
| module =
}}

'''Satya Narayan Pradhan''' better known as S.N. Pradhan or Satya Pradhan is the current Director General of [[National Disaster Response Force]] and an [[IPS officer]] of 1988 batch from Jharkhand cadre.<ref>{{cite web |title=Indian Police Service (IPS) - Civil List 2019 {{!}} Department of Police, State Government of Jharkhand, India |url=https://www.jhpolice.gov.in/ips-civil-list |website=www.jhpolice.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=NDRF boss with Jharkhand roots in Big B game show |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/ndrf-boss-with-jharkhand-roots-in-amitabh-bachchan-game-show/cid/1700220 |work=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref>

He is the former Joint Secretary, [[Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Ministry of Home Affairs |url=https://ips.gov.in/Empanelment/S.N.Pradhan_18012019.pdf |website=ips.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Chandigarh to host Destination North East 2017 |url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/chandigarh-to-host-destination-north-east-2017-1488779795-1 |website=Jagranjosh.com |date=6 March 2017}}</ref> While Pradhan is a native of Odisha he is born in Patna, Bihar.

He had also served as Senior IPS officer from [[Odisha State]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Odisha-born IPS officer SN Pradhan appointed DG of NDRF {{!}} Sambad English |url=https://sambadenglish.com/odisha-born-ips-officer-sn-pradhan-appointed-dg-of-ndrf/ |website=sambadenglish.com |date=18 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Getting battle-ready for coronavirus emergency: NDRF chief SN Pradhan |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/mar/27/getting-battle-ready-for-coronavirus-emergency-ndrf-chief-sn-pradhan-2122266.html |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Director's Awardees |url=https://www.svpnpa.gov.in/memories/director-s-awardees |website=www.svpnpa.gov.in}}</ref>

Prior to join [[SVPNPA]] he worked as Superintendent of Police and Additional Director General of Police (Law & Order) in various districts of [[Bihar state]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Patna serial blasts accused from Jharkhand, police launch raids |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/patna-serial-blasts-accused-from-jharkhand-police-launch-raids-647510.html |work=News18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Twelve Maoists killed in Jharkhand encounter |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/jharkhand-encounter-twelve-maoists-killed/article7297353.ece |work=The Hindu |date=9 June 2015 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

==Decorations==
*[[File:IND President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service.png|30px]] [[President's Police Medal]] for Distinguished Service - Received in 2012
*[[File:IND Police Medal for Meritorious Service.png|30px]] [[Police Medal for Meritorious Service]] - Received in 2006
*[[File:IND President's Police Medal for Gallantry.png|20px]] [[President's Police Medal|President’s Police Medal for Gallantry]] - Received in

==Awards==
*Queen's Award 2008 for Innovation in Policing by the Government of UK<ref>{{cite web |title=NDRF to take a leaf out of fishermen |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/250319/ndrf-to-take-a-leaf-out-of-fishermen.html |website=Deccan Chronicle |language=en |date=25 March 2019}}</ref>

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