Piyush Anand (born 18 June 1968) is a 1991-batch

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(IPS) officer from the

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cadre. Since 1 April 2024, he has served as the

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of the

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of India.

Early life

Anand was born to Anand Kr. Agarwal in 1968 and he hails from

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, India.

Education

Anand has completed M. Tech in (Mechanical engineering) from

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and also Post Graduate Diploma in Public Policy and Management from MDI Gurgaon.

Career

Anand holds many special or high rank posts in the

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's agencies and they have been awarded for his work. He has served in CBI for more than 7 years, in CRPF for more than 3 years. He has also served in

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(CISF) as ADG/SDG for more than a year and anand joining the

as Director General on 1 April 2024.

Awards

Anand is the recipients of the more awards for his unbelievable service in his career. *

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awarded by the

for Meritorious Service. *

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for Distinguished Service. *Gold Medal by School of Public Policy & Management, MDI Gurgaon for outstanding performance. *Silver in 2018, Gold in 2019 and Platinum in 2020 and Kumbh Sewa Medal in 2019. He has also been awarded DG's CRPF Commendation Disc in 2017.

References

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