| Office | Director General of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) |
|---|---|
| Term start | 15 November 2021 |
| Term end | 31 August 2024 |
| Predecessor | Rakesh Asthana |
| Successor | Anurag Garg |
| Office 1 | Director General of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) |
| Predecessor 1 | Sanjay Kumar IPS |
| Successor 1 | Atul Karwal |
| Term start 1 | 22 January 2019 |
| Term end 1 | 14 November 2021 |
| Office 2 | Joint Secretary Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region |
| Term end 2 | January 2019 |
| Term start 2 | August 2016 |
| Birth name | Satya Narayan Pradhan |
| Birth date | 6 August 1964 (age 62) [1] |
| 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 (6 August 1964) better known as S.N. Pradhan or Satya Pradhan is former Director General of Narcotics Control Bureau and a retired IPS officer of the 1988 batch from Jharkhand cadre.[2][3]
He is the former Joint Secretary, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region.[4][5] While Pradhan is a native of Odisha he is born in Patna, Bihar.
He also served as a senior IPS officer at Odisha State.[6][7]
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.[8]
Prior to join SVPNPA he worked as Superintendent of Police and Additional Director General of Police (Law & Order) in various districts of Bihar state.[9][10]
Decorations
- 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
- Queen's Award 2008 for Innovation in Policing by the Government of UK[11]
References
- ^ "IPS : Query Result(s)". dtf.in. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ "Indian Police Service (IPS) - Civil List 2019 | Department of Police, State Government of Jharkhand, India". www.jhpolice.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
- ^ "NDRF boss with Jharkhand roots in Big B game show". www.telegraphindia.com
- ^ "Ministry of Home Affairs". 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" (in en-IN). The Hindu. 9 June 2015.
- ^ "NDRF to take a leaf out of fishermen". Deccan Chronicle. 25 March 2019.