IPS officer Manoj Yadava to head Railway Protection Force

IPS officer Manoj Yadava to head Railway Protection Force

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: July 22 2023

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  • Senior IPS officer Manoj Yadava has been appointed the Director General of the Railway Protection Force (RPF).
  • Yadava, a 1988 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Haryana cadre, will succeed Sanjay Chander who retires on July 31.
  • Yadava, who was the Haryana DGP from 2019-21, is the senior most IPS officer in the cadre and is on central deputation at present as DG (investigations), National Human Rights Commission.
  • The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Yadava to the post of DG, RPF, up to his superannuation on July 31, 2025.
  • Shafi Ahsan Rizvi, Special Director in the Intelligence Bureau (IB), has been appointed as Advisor of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
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