GP Singh will hold the position of central director general (DG)...
Digital Desk: Assam director general of Police (DGP) Gyanendra Pratap Singh was among 14 senior IPS officials in the nation to receive a Central deputation.
A list of 14 top police officers who would be appointed to positions at the Center was released by the central government on Monday. GP Singh will hold the position of central director general (DG), according to the list.
According to reports, the appointment committee of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led cabinet approved the empanelment.
It should be noted that GP Singh, known for his expertise in crisis management, is an IPS official from the Assam-Meghalaya cadre since 1991.
Before being called back from a federal deputation to Assam during the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protests, he had previously served in federal agencies including the Special Protection Group (SPG) and the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
Since then, the devoted police officer eventually rose through the ranks to become the DGP of Assam Police.
After being appointed, DGP GP Singh will now have the same authority as the Director General of the Central Forces.
The official notification read, "The Appointments Committee of the cabinet has approved the empanelment of the following IPS officers for holding posts-old at the Centre at the level mentioned against their names."
Meanwhile, sharing the notification Assam DGP GP Singh wrote, "With blessings of Maa Kamakhya and people of Assam.”
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