Anjana Sinha Explained

Anjana Sinha
Honorific-Suffix:IPS
Office1:Director of National Industrial Security Academy
Predecessor1:Jagbir Singh
Residence:Hyderabad, Telangana
Alma Mater:Lady Shri Ram College
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy

Anjana Sinha is an Indian Police Service 1990-batch officer from Andhra Pradesh-cadre. She is currently on Government of India deputation to Central Industrial Security Force at the rank of Inspector General and serves as the director of National Industrial Security Academy, Hyderabad.[1]

Education

Sinha graduated with Bachelor of Arts in History from Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi. She completed her Master of Arts from Jawaharlal Nehru University and Master of Business Administration from the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore with specialisation in public policy. She received Chevening Scholarship, funded by the United Kingdom's Foreign and Commonwealth Office, in Peacekeeping and International Capacity Building at University of Bradford.[2]

Career

Being at the rank of Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Sinha was appointed by the Government of Andhra Pradesh in 2016 especially for dealing with crime against women in the state.[3] Sinha applied twice for the deputation to Central Government from her state-cadre, first on 3 January 2016 and again on 26 December 2017.[4] She is currently on central deputation to the Central Industrial Security Force at the rank of Inspector General serving as the director of National Industrial Security Academy in Hyderabad.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: CISF Premier Security Force of the Country – Anjana Sinha, Director NISA . . Hyderabad . 20 December 2019 . 23 April 2020.
  2. Web site: Anjana Sinha – 2012 Fall Visiting Scholar . Casi.sas.upenn.edu . 14 August 2013 . . 23 April 2020.
  3. News: Andhra appoints top IPS officer to deal with crime against women . 4 June 2016 . 23 April 2020 . . The News Minute.
  4. News: 7 IPS officers applied for Central deputation during TDP rule . News Meter . Vasudevan . Patri . 26 February 2020 . 23 April 2020.
  5. Web site: Appointment of Ms. Anjana Sinha, IPS (AP:90) as Inspector General in CISF on deputation basis . 15 February 2018 . 24 April 2020 . Ips.gov.in . Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India . 18 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190818181836/https://ips.gov.in/Empanelment/AnjanaSinha_15022018.PDF . dead .