Prakash Singh
Prakash Singh | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | ex. Indian Police Service and currently Police reform movement[1] |
| Known for | Bureaucratic Accountability and Police reform movement[2] |
| Awards | Padma Shri Award |
Prakash Singh is a retired officer of the Indian Police Service, who was chief of the Uttar Pradesh Police, Assam Police and BSF. He is also known for his work for Police reforms in India. After his resignation from IPS in 1996, he filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Supreme Court of India. The verdict on this PIL came in 2006 in which, the Supreme Court has suggested various police reforms to the State Governments.
Awards
Singh is a recipient of Padma Shri Award in year 1991 for his contribution to Civil Service.[3]
References
- ^ "UP ex-DGP takes transfer row to SC". Indian Express. 7 May 2013.
- ^ "Urgent need to reform UP police: Ex-DGP". The Daily Pioneer. 26 September 2013.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.