Prakash Singh is a retired

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officer, who rose to the highest rank of

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(DGP). He has served as Chief of the

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(BSF),

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and

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. He is considered one of the best police officers for his role as key architect for Police reforms in India. After his retirement from service in 1996, he filed a

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(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.

Personal life

Mr Singh was born on 10 January 1936 in a Rajput Family in a small village near Mehnajpur

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of Uttar Pradesh, India and studied in the

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. He is married to Savitri. His son Pankaj Kumar Singh was appointed as the Director General of

in September 2021. His another son Piyush Kumar Singh was a Fortune 500 corporate executive, a successful start-up Founder and currently a CoFounder of a Insurance Services Product company in the US. Presently Prakash Singh and his wife live in

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Career

Prakash Singh is a 1959 batch, Uttar Pradesh cadre

Officer. His first posting as an IPS Officer was as Assistant Superintendent of Police, Kanpur (ASP Kanpur).

Post retirement activities

* Present Chairman of

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. * Associate Fellow,

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. * Conducted Inquiry into Haryana Jat Reservation Agitation in 2016. * Member, National Security Advisory Board between 2013–2014. * Member, Expert Group of Planning Commission to study ''Challenges in Extremist Affected Areas'' in 2008. * Chairman of Committee constituted by Allahabad High Court to De-Criminalize politics in UP between 2007–2008. * Supreme Court of India gave orders on his petition to ''Restructure the Police Forces'' for Police Reforms in 2006. * Headed Inquiry Commission to probe attempted assassination of N. Chandrababu Naidu by Naxalites in 2004. * Assists the

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as expert in the selection of All India Civil Services officers.

Prakash Singh committees

After retirement he has been tasked to head Inquiry Committees on two occasions. * In February 2016 he was appointed by

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to submit the report on Role of Officers of Civil Administration and Police during

Jat reservation agitation The Jat reservation agitation was a series of violent protests in February 2016 by the Jat people of North India, especially those in the state of Haryana, which "paralysed" the state for 10 days. The protestors sought inclusion of their caste ...

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. The agitation had resulted in loss of 30 lives, blockade of National Highways, large scale damage to public and private property in many districts worth INR 20,000 crores. The 451 pages report, indicting 80 government officials was submitted in record period of 71 days. * In 2003, the

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had asked him to conduct an Inquiry into the incident of mine blast at Tirumala Ghat Road, Chittur District on 1 October 2003 in which the Naxalite attempted to assassinate the then Chief Minister of the state, Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu. A comprehensive Report was submitted by him on 6 February 2004.

As an author

Mr Singh has authored the following books. * * * * * * * *

Awards

Prakash Singh is a recipient of

Padma Shri Padma Shri ( IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conf ...

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.

References

External links

Prakash Singh Committee Report

Police Reforms: Long Overdue

7 Steps to Police Reforms

Prakash Singh Vs Union of India

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