Anjana Sinha

Anjana Sinha
Anjana Sinha; IPS
Director of National Industrial Security Academy
Preceded by	Jagbir Singh
Personal details
Residence	Hyderabad, Telangana
Education	Bachelor of Arts (History); Masters of Arts
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]

Early life and 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] Before the central deputation she held the charge of ADGP (Personnel) in Andhra Pradesh Police.

References

"CISF Premier Security Force of the Country – Anjana Sinha, Director NISA". Hyderabad: Press Information Bureau. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
"Anjana Sinha – 2012 Fall Visiting Scholar". Casi.sas.upenn.edu. Center for the Advanced Study of India, University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
"Andhra appoints top IPS officer to deal with crime against women". The News Minute. Press Trust of India. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
Vasudevan, Patri (26 February 2020). "7 IPS officers applied for Central deputation during TDP rule". News Meter. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
"Appointment of Ms. Anjana Sinha, IPS (AP:90) as Inspector General in CISF on deputation basis" (PDF). Ips.gov.in. Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2020.

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[1] "CISF Premier Security Force of the Country – Anjana Sinha, Director NISA". Hyderabad: Press Information Bureau. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2020.

[CASI-2] "Anjana Sinha – 2012 Fall Visiting Scholar". Casi.sas.upenn.edu. Center for the Advanced Study of India, University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 23 April 2020.

[3] "Andhra appoints top IPS officer to deal with crime against women". The News Minute. Press Trust of India. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2020.

[4] Vasudevan, Patri (26 February 2020). "7 IPS officers applied for Central deputation during TDP rule". News Meter. Retrieved 23 April 2020.

[5] "Appointment of Ms. Anjana Sinha, IPS (AP:90) as Inspector General in CISF on deputation basis" (PDF). Ips.gov.in. Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2020.