Pankaj Kumar Singh

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Pankaj Kumar Singh

| image = File:Pankaj Kumar Singh DG BSF.jpg

| office = Deputy National Security Advisor of India

| termstart = 18 January 2023

| predecessor = Dattatray Padsalgikar

| successor =

| office1 = Director General of BSF

| preceded1 = Surjeet Singh Deswal

| successor1 = Sujoy Lal Thaosen

| termstart1 = 31 August 2021

| termend1 = 31 December 2022

| office2 = ADG Traffic, Rajasthan

| preceded2 =

| termstart2 = 24 December 2018

| termend2 = February 2020

| office3 = ADG Crime, Rajasthan

| preceded3 =

| termstart3 = 2014

| termend3 = 2018

| succeeded3 =

| nationality = Indian

| profession = Civil Service

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|12|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Uttar Pradesh

| awards = 30px President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service
30px Police Medal for Meritorious Service

| rank = 25px Director General of Police

| serviceyears = 1988–2022

| spouse = Nupur Singh

| father = Prakash Singh

|mother = Savitri Singh

| occupation = IPS officer

| alma_mater = Bsc Physics from Hindu College Delhi University, M.Phil. from Madras University LL.B from Delhi University

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Pankaj Kumar Singh PSM MSM IPS (born 19 December 1962) is an Indian police officer. Singh is an Indian Police Service (BSF) officer of the 1988 batch and he served as the 29th Director General (DG) of the Border Security Force. He is the son of Ex BSF DG, Prakash Singh.{{Cite web|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/rajasthan/jaipur/ips-officer-pankaj-singh-appointed-new-dg-bsf-almost-27-years-ago-his-father-also-gets-this-responsibility/articleshow/85652854.cms|title=27 साल पहले पिता BSF के महानिदेशक...अब उसी कुर्सी पर बैठेगा बेटा, IPS अफसर बाप-बेटे की अनूठी कहानी|website=Navbharat Times}} He was appointed as Deputy National Security Advisor of India in January 2023 for a period of 2 years.{{cite web | url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/bsf-ex-dg-pankaj-kumar-singh-appointed-deputy-nsa-1182051.html | title=BSF ex-DG Pankaj Kumar Singh appointed deputy NSA | date=17 January 2023 }}

Education

Pankaj Kumar Singh holds degrees of BSc (Hons.) Physics from Hindu College, Delhi affiliated with Delhi University, M.Phil. from Chennai University, LL.B from Delhi University, and PG Diploma in Business Administration from IIM Ahmedabad.{{Cite web|url=https://www.policefoundationindia.org/our-people/ipf-members/pankaj-singh |title=ipf-members pankaj singh|website=policefoundationindia.org }}

Personal life

He is the son of former Director General (DG) of the Border Security Force, Prakash Singh, who served as the DG of BSF from 1993 to 1994.{{cite news |title=Pankaj Kumar Singh takes charge as new BSF chief |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/pankaj-kumar-singh-takes-charge-as-new-bsf-chief20210831182229/ |access-date=13 May 2022 |work=ANI News}}

Awards

He has been decorated with several DG's Discs and commendations. He also got awarded with UN Peace Medal (Bar), Police Medal for Meritorious Service and President Police Medal for Distinguished Service.

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|style="text-align:center;"|President's Police Medal

References

External links

[https://www.theweek.in/theweek/current/2021/11/06/bsf-wont-be-a-parallel-police-force.html 'BSF won’t be a parallel police force': DG Pankaj Kumar Singh]
[https://www.rediff.com/news/report/pankaj-kumar-singh-appointed-new-bsf-dg/20210825.htm Pankaj Kumar Singh appointed new BSF DG]
[https://www.amarujala.com/india-news/pankaj-kumar-singh-became-the-new-dg-of-bsf-and-sanjay-arora-took-charge-of-itbp नियुक्ति: पंकज कुमार सिंह बने बीएसएफ के नए डीजी, संजय अरोड़ा ने संभाला आईटीबीपी का पदभार]
[https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/rajasthan/jaipur/rajasthan-cadre-senior-ips-became-dg-of-bsf-1988-batch-ips-pankaj-singh/972909 Rajasthan केडर के वरिष्ठ IPS Pankaj Singh बने BSF के नए DG, जयपुर के महानिरीक्षक के रूप में भी किया है काम]
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