Piyush Anand
Piyush Anand | |
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| Director General of National Disaster Response Force | |
| Assumed office 1 April 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Atul Karwal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 June 1968 Delhi, India |
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| Alma mater | IIT Delhi MDI, Gurgaon |
| Occupation | IPS officer |
| Profession | Civil servant |
| Awards | Indian Police Medal awarded by the central government for Meritorious Service President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service |
Piyush Anand (born 18 June 1968[1]) is a 1991-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer from the Uttar Pradesh cadre. Since 1 April 2024, he has served as the Director General of the National Disaster Response Force of India.[2][3][4][5][6]
Early life
Anand was born to Anand Kr. Agarwal in 1968 and he hails from Delhi, India.[1]
Education
Anand has completed M. Tech in (Mechanical engineering) from IIT Delhi and also Post Graduate Diploma in Public Policy and Management from MDI Gurgaon.[2]
Career
Before his appointment as Director General of the National Disaster Response Force(NDRF), Anand served in various roles in the Uttar Pradesh cadre, including postings as Superintendent of Police in several districts,[7] as well as Inspector General of the Moradabad and Kanpur ranges.[7]
He later held senior positions as Additional Director General (Establishment) and Additional Director General (Railways) with the Uttar Pradesh Police.[7]
At the central level, he worked with the Central Bureau of Investigation for more than seven years and with the Central Reserve Police Force for over three years.[8]
He also served in the Central Industrial Security Force(CRPF) as Additional Director General and subsequently as Special Director General.[9]
Anand took charge as Director General of the National Disaster Response Force on 1 April 2024.[8]
Awards
Anand is the recipients of the more awards for his unbelievable service in his career.[10]
- Indian Police Medal awarded by the central government for Meritorious Service.
- President's Police Medal 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.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Piyush Anand Profile on UPPolice portal". uppolice.gov.in.
- ^ a b c "About Director General, NDRF". ndrf.gov.in.
- ^ "IPS Piyush Anand Biography in Hindi: आईपीएस पीयूष आनंद का जीवन परिचय (जीवनी), NDRF डीजी पीयूष आनंद कौन हैं?". npg.gov.in. 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Sadanand Vasant appointed new NIA DG, Piyush Anand to head NDRF". livemint.com.
- ^ "up government transfers two IPS officers piyush anand removed from adg post - यूपी सरकार ने दो आईपीएस अफसरों के किए तबादले, पीयूष आनंद एडीजी स्थापना पद से हटाए गए, उत्तर प्रदेश न्यूज".
- ^ "Key appointments in central government's security agencies: New heads named for NIA, NDRF, and BPR&D". The Times of India. 27 March 2024 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
- ^ a b c "Officer Profile-Piyush Anand". Uttar Pradesh Police. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ^ a b "About Director General, NDRF". National Disaster Response Force. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ^ "Piyush Anand to head NDRF". The Secretariat. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ^ "पीयूष आनंद बने सीआईएसएफ के एडीजी : उत्तर प्रदेश में 1991 बैच के आईपीएस हैं". tricitytoday.com.