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Recently, who has been appointed as the new Director General of the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D)?
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Alok Kumar Mittal
Senior IPS officer Alok Kumar Mittal has been appointed as the Director General of the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D).
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approved the appointment of Alok Kumar Mittal to head the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D), a premier national institution under the Ministry of Home Affairs. Tasked with police modernization, research, and capacity building, the BPR&D plays a critical role in standardizing law enforcement practices across India. Mittal, a 1993-batch IPS officer of the Haryana cadre, will serve in this capacity until his superannuation on June 30, 2029. Prior to this assignment, he served as the Director General of Prisons in Haryana and held the position of Resident Commissioner for the state.
Appointee: Alok Kumar Mittal (IPS, 1993 batch, Haryana cadre)
Position: Director General (DG), Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D)
Tenure: Until June 30, 2029 (date of superannuation)
Pay Level: Level-16 of the Pay Matrix
B is correct тАФ Alok Kumar Mittal was appointed as the new Director General of the Bureau of Police Research and Development by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.
Remember that BPR&D is the think-tank of the MHA for police matters; recall its primary focus is on research, modernization, and training to bridge the gap between academic study and field policing.