Anish Dayal Singh

Anish Dayal Singh is a retired 1988- batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer from Manipur cadre and served as the Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force of India from 1 January 2024 till 31 December 2024.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

Anish Dayal Singh
Director General of Central Reserve Police Force
In office 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Preceded by	Sujoy Lal Thaosen
Succeeded by	Gyanendra Pratap Singh[1]
Personal details
Born	(1964-12-09) 9 December 1964 (age 60) Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India
Occupation	Retired IPS officer
Profession	Civil servant
Awards	Indian Police Medal awarded by the central government for Meritorious Service (2004) President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service (2012)

Early life and education

Singh was born in 1964 in Prayagraj city of Uttar Pradesh, India and He hails from Rajput family and It was from here that he completed his primary and higher education.^[7]

After being selected for the Indian Police Service in 1988, he completed training as a police officer at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy located in Hyderabad, Telangana.^[8]

After completion of training, he was allotted Manipur cadre on 21 August 1989 and His brother Saumitra Dayal Singh is a judge in Allahabad High Court.^[9]

Career

Singh previously held an important position in his career, He served as the Director general (Additional Charge) of ITBP and SSB and served as the Director general of CRPF from 1 January 2024 and served there till 31 December 2024.^{[9][10][11][12]}

Awards

Singh was awarded to Indian Police Medal awarded by the central government for Meritorious Service (2004-2012) for his special service by the central government of India.^[9]

• PSDM Medal (twice; second time the medal was awarded in 1997).
• Police Medal for Meritorious Service (PMMS) (twice; the second medal was given to him in 2004).
• President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service (PPMDS) (2012).