Nationality Indian Name Prakash Singh | Role Police officer | |
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Known for Bureaucratic Accountability and Police reform movement Books Business Communication: (with CD), Disaster Response in India, Kohima to Kashmir: On the Te, Nagaland, The Naxalite Movemen |
To the point with prakash singh
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 as one of the best police officer for his role as key architect for Police reforms in India. 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.
Contents
- To the point with prakash singh
- Th prem prakash singh mla sitarganj uttarakhand
- Personal life
- Career
- Post Retirement activities
- Prakash Singh Committees
- As an Author
- Awards
- References
Th prem prakash singh mla sitarganj uttarakhand
Personal life
Mr Singh was born on 10 January 1936 in Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh, India and studied in the University of Allahabad. He is married to Savitri Singh and has two sons. His elder son Pankaj Kumar Singh is an IPS officer of 1988 batch, while younger son Piyush Kumar Singh is a CEO of an IT company in USA. Presently he along with his wife lives in Noida.
Career
Prakash Singh is a 1959 batch, Uttar Pradesh cadre Indian Police Service Officer. He was All India Rank 1 in Indian Police Service Examination conducted by UPSC. Before joining the service he worked as Assistant Professor in the Department of History, University of Allahabad from 1958 to 1959. His first posting as an IPS Officer was Assistant Superintendent of Police Kanpur (ASP Kanpur).
Post Retirement activities
Prakash Singh Committees
Following his clean and honest image, even after retirement he has been tasked to head Inquiry Committees on two different occasions.
As an Author
Mr Singh has authored the following books.
Awards
Prakash Singh is a recipient of Padma Shri Award in year 1991 for his contribution to Civil Service. He has also been awarded State award by Government of Uttar Pradesh, Police Medal for Meritorious Service and Police Medal for Distinguished Service.