Piyush Anand Explained

Piyush Anand
Birth Date:	18 June 1968
Birth Place:	Delhi, India
Father:	Anand KR. Agarwal
Nationality:	Indian
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
Alma Mater:	IIT Delhi MDI,Gurgaon
Office:	Director General of National Disaster Response Force
Term Start:	1 April 2024
Predecessor:	Atul Karwal

Piyush Anand (born 18 June 1968^[1]) is a 1991- batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer from Uttar Pradesh cadre currently serving as the Director General of the National Disaster Response Force of India since 1 April 2024.^{[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

Anand holds many special or high rank post in central government's agencies and they has been awarded for his work.^{[7] [8]}

He has served in CBI for more than 7 years, in CRPF for more than 3 years. He has also served in Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) as ADG/SDG for more than a year and anand joining the National Disaster Response Force as Director General on 1 April 2024.^{[2] [9]}

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Piyush Anand Profile on UPPolice portal. uppolice.gov.in.
2. Web site: About Director General, NDRF. ndrf.gov.in.
3. Web site: IPS Piyush Anand Biography in Hindi: आईपीएस पीयूष आनंद का जीवन परिचय (जीवनी), NDRF डीजी पीयूष आनंद कौन हैं?. npg.gov.in.
4. Web site: Sadanand Vasant appointed new NIA DG, Piyush Anand to head NDRF. livemint.com.
5. Web site: 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.
6. Web site: Key appointments in central government's security agencies: New heads named for NIA, NDRF, and BPR&D. March 27, 2024. The Economic Times - The Times of India.
7. Web site: Piyush Anand IPS appointed DG- NDRF. March 27, 2024.
8. Web site: IPS सदानंद वसंत बने NIA के डीजी, पीयूष आनंद को बनाया गया NDRF का महानिदेशक - IPS Sadanand Vasant appointed as DG of NIA and IPS Piyush Anand appointed as DG of the NDRF. Jagran.
9. Web site: Centre appoints Sadanand Date as NIA DG; Rajeev Kumar Sharma to lead BPR&D; Piyush Anand named NDRF DG. Express News. Service. March 27, 2024. The New Indian Express.
10. Web site: पीयूष आनंद बने सीआईएसएफ के एडीजी : उत्तर प्रदेश में 1991 बैच के आईपीएस हैं. tricitytoday.com.