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S.N. Pradhan
S.N. Pradhan | |
|---|---|
| Director General of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) | |
| Assumed office 22 January 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Sanjay Kumar IPS |
| In office August 2016 – January 2019 | |
| Joint Secretary Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Satya Narayan Pradhan |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | MPhil, LLM |
| Alma mater | Hyderabad University, Jawaharlal Nehru University, University of Essex |
| Awards |  President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service
 Police Medal for Meritorious Service |
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.[1][2]
He is the former Joint Secretary, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region.[3][4] While Pradhan is a native of Odisha he is born in Patna, Bihar.
He had also served as Senior IPS officer from Odisha State.[5][6]
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.[7]
Prior to join SVPNPA he worked as Superintendent of Police and Additional Director General of Police (Law & Order) in various districts of Bihar state.[8][9]
Decorations[edit]
President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service - Received in 2012
Police Medal for Meritorious Service - Received in 2006
President’s Police Medal for Gallantry - Received in
Awards[edit]
- Queen's Award 2008 for Innovation in Policing by the Government of UK[10]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Indian Police Service (IPS) - Civil List 2019 | Department of Police, State Government of Jharkhand, India". www.jhpolice.gov.in.
- ↑ "NDRF boss with Jharkhand roots in Big B game show". www.telegraphindia.com.
- ↑ "Ministry of Home Affairs" (PDF). ips.gov.in.
- ↑ "Chandigarh to host Destination North East 2017". Jagranjosh.com. 6 March 2017.
- ↑ "Odisha-born IPS officer SN Pradhan appointed DG of NDRF | Sambad English". sambadenglish.com. 18 January 2019.
- ↑ "Getting battle-ready for coronavirus emergency: NDRF chief SN Pradhan". The New Indian Express.
- ↑ "Director's Awardees". www.svpnpa.gov.in.
- ↑ "Patna serial blasts accused from Jharkhand, police launch raids". News18.
- ↑ "Twelve Maoists killed in Jharkhand encounter". The Hindu. 9 June 2015.
- ↑ "NDRF to take a leaf out of fishermen". Deccan Chronicle. 25 March 2019.
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