Sharad Kumar (bureaucrat)
| Sharad Kumar | |
|---|---|
| Vigilance Commissioner of the Central Vigilance Commission | |
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Assumed office 10 June 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 October 1955 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Bachelor of Science |
| Occupation | Bureaucrat |
Sharad Kumar is a former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, who is Vigilance Commissioner of the Central Vigilance Commission and former Director General (DG) of National Investigation Agency.[1] On superannuation he was employed, in the same post, on contract for period of one year. As a contractor, he is not bound by the All India Service rule norms.[2]
Background and education
Sharad Kumar is a Graduate in Science (B.Sc.). Kumar was born in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh.
Career
Kumar joined the Haryana cadre of the Indian Police Service in 1979. His previous post was director general (prisons) in Haryana. Kumar was posted as DSP in Gurgaon, Ambala and Rohtak. He remained the Inspector General of Police, Rohtak range for nearly three years and was promoted to the rank of Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) in November, 2007. Kumar was deployed to the Central Bureau of Investigation from July 1991 to July 1999 as SP and DIG.
On 10 June 2018, he was appointed as vigilance commissioner in Central Vigilance Commission for a term of four years or till he attains the age of 65, whichever is earlier.[3][4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Sharad Kumar is new NIA chief". Hindustan Times. 31 July 2013.
"Sharad Kumar to be new National Investigation Agency chief". NDTV. 30 July 2013. - ↑ Bal Hartosh Singh, The Media: Bought and Sold, TheCitizen, June 03, 2016, http://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/OldNewsPage/?Id=7815&The%20Media:%20Bought%20and%20Sold
- ↑ "Ex-NIA chief Sharad Kumar appointed vigilance commissioner in CVC - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
- ↑ "Appointment of Vigilance Commissioner". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 2018-06-19.