NewzVille Desk
Praveer Ranjan took charge as Director General (DG) of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) today. An officer of the 1993 batch of the Indian Police Service (IPS) from the AGMUT Cadre, he has been on Central Deputation since April 2024.
Prior to his appointment as Director General, CISF, he served as Special Director General, heading the sensitive Airport Security sector of the Force.
Academically accomplished, Praveen Ranjan holds a Postgraduate degree in History from Delhi University, a Master’s in Police Management from Osmania University, a Master’s in Public Management from the National University of Singapore & Harvard University, and an LL.M. from the National Law University, New Delhi.
In a distinguished career spanning 32 years, he has held several key positions, including Special CP/Crime & EOW, Delhi Police; DIG, CBI; and Director General of Police, Chandigarh, before joining CISF as ADG, on Central Deputation.
Ranjan, a recipient of the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service (2016) and the President’s Police Medal for Meritorious Service (2009), is the 32nd Director General of CISF.
During a ceremony, he was accorded a ceremonial Guard of Honour at CISF Headquarters and later interacted with senior officers of the Force.
In his address, the DG underlined his commitment “to prepare the Force for future challenges through modernization in operations, welfare with compassion and transparency in administration”.
