Nina Singh
{{Short description |Indian Police service officer}}
{{Notability|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Nina Singh
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|7|11|df=y}}
| nationality = Indian
| alma_mater = Patna Women's College
JNU
Harvard University
| occupation = Indian Police Service
| years_active = 1989-2024
| organization = Central Industrial Security Force
| known_for =
| spouse = Rohit Kumar Singh
| father =
| honours = Ati Utkrisht Seva Medal (2020)
President's Police Medal (2005)
| website = https://www.cisf.gov.in/
}}
Nina Singh (born 11 July 1964) is a retired Indian Police Service officer of 1989 batch of Rajasthan cadre. She was the first female Director General of the Central Industrial Security Force.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-28 |title=Anish Dayal Singh appointed CRPF chief, Nina Singh to head CISF |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/crpf-chief-cisf-anish-dayal-singh-nina-9086801/ |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}} She was previously DG of Rajasthan and Special Director General of Central Industrial Security Force,{{Cite news |date=2023-12-29 |title=Nina Singh to be first woman chief of CISF |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/nina-singh-to-be-first-woman-chief-of-cisf/articleshow/106359588.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-12-29 |issn=0971-8257}}{{Cite web |date=2023-12-29 |title=Meet Nina Singh, first woman appointed as CISF chief |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/meet-nina-singh-first-woman-appointed-as-cisf-chief-101703788061038.html |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}} and additional Director General of CISF in National Board of Economic Research.{{Cite web |title=Nina Singh |url=https://www.nber.org/people/nina_singh |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=NBER |language=en}}
Early life and education
Career
Singh's first posting as Additional Superintendent of police (ASP) was in Jaipur in 1992 and she was then SP of Alwar. As Joint Director (2005-2013) of the Central Bureau of Investigation,{{Cite web |title=URL Generated Report |url=https://doptcirculars.nic.in/Default.aspx?URL=eH4T9j3UKABo |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=doptcirculars.nic.in}} she received the President's distinguished service medal in 2005.{{Cite web |date=2015-11-20 |title=First woman IPS officer of Rajasthan awarded Police Medal |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/jaipur/first-woman-ips-officer-of-rajasthan-awarded-police-medal/ |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=राजस्थान कैडर की सीनियर IPS ऑफिसर नीना सिंह बनीं CISF की DG, इस पद तक पहुंचने वाली पहली महिला अधिकारी |url=https://rajasthan.ndtv.in/india/senior-ips-officer-of-rajasthan-cadre-neena-singh-becomes-dg-of-cisf-the-first-woman-officer-to-reach-this-post-4759356 |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=rajasthan.ndtv.in |language=hi}} She was Director General of police in Rajasthan Police, the first woman to hold the position,{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/nina-singh-is-first-woman-chief-of-cisf-that-manages-airport-security-4759451|title=Nina Singh Is First Woman Chief Of CISF That Manages Airport Security|date=28 December 2023|access-date=9 January 2024|publisher=NDTV|first=Harsha Kumari|last=Singh}} working in civil rights, anti-human trafficking,{{Cite web |date=2021-01-10 |title=Nina Singh IPS posted as ADGP- Civil Rights & Anti Human Trafficking, Rajasthan {{!}} Indian Bureaucracy is an Exclusive News Portal |url=https://indianbureaucracy.com/nina-singh-ips-posted-as-adgp-civil-rights-anti-human-trafficking-rajasthan/ |access-date=2023-12-29 |language=en-US}} and training.{{Cite web |last=sarkarimirror |date=2019-10-30 |title=Mrs. Nina Singh IPS, has been transferred as ADG Training, Rajasthan Police. {{!}} SARKARIMIRROR.COM - INDIAN BUREAUCRACY, BUREAUCRACY UPDATES |url=https://www.sarkarimirror.com/mrs-nina-singh-ips-has-been-transferred-as-adg-training-rajasthan-police/ |access-date=2023-12-29 |language=en-US}}
In 2000, Singh was secretary for the State Women's Commission and designed an outreach program which holding hearings for women in distress. She has co-authored two research papers with Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo.
Singh has been part of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) since 2021. In December 2023, she was appointed Director General, the first woman to hold the position and served there till her superannuation 31 July 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/in-focus/story/who-is-nina-singh-the-first-woman-to-be-appointed-as-chief-of-cisf-411276-2023-12-29|title=Who is Nina Singh, the first woman to be appointed as chief of CISF?|date=29 December 2023|access-date=9 January 2024|work=Business Today}}
Personal life
Singh is married to Rohit Kumar Singh, who is retired IAS officer.