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Jaiswal joins the force at a time, when the government is trying to start operations at a lot of smaller airports across the country under a regional connectivity scheme called Ude Desh ke Aam Nagrik (UDAN).
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Prior to CISF, Jaiswal was serving as Director General of Police of Maharashtra.
New Delhi: The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) got a new chief in Subodh Kumar Jaiswal, who took over as the 28th director general of the force today.
Prior to CISF, Jaiswal was serving as Director General of Police of Maharashtra.
During his earlier stint, Jaiswal had served at the Special Protection Group, an elite force that protects the prime minister. He had also served as Joint Secretary and Addl. Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat.
Outgoing Maharashtra DGP Subodh K Jaiswal takes over as new CISF chief
Sashastra Seema Bal DG Kumar Rajesh Chandra was handling the additional charge of the CISF after incumbent Rajesh Ranjan retired on November 30 last year.
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NEW DELHI: Former Maharashtra DGP Subodh Kumar Jaiswal on Friday took over as the new chief of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) that is primarily tasked to guard major Indian civil airports and vital infrastructure in the aerospace and nuclear domain.
The 1985-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer was accorded a ceremonial guard of honour before he took charge as the 28th chief of the force at the CISF headquarters at Lodhi Road in central Delhi. 58-year-old Jaiswal, who was heading the Maharashtra Police since February 28, 2019, was appointed as the director general (DG) of the about 1.62 lakh personnel strong CISF by the central government last month.
IPS officer Hemant Nagrale given additional charge of Maharashtra DGP
Mirror Online / Updated: Jan 7, 2021, 17:04 IST
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Currently, Nagrale is DGP (Legal and Technical).
The appointment has been made in place of Subodh Kumar Jaiswal who has been appointed as DG of the Central Industrial Security Force (
CISF).
Earlier, opposition leader Devendra Fadnavis had said it was unfortunate that former DGP chose to go on central deputation, alleging interference in the police department by the Maha Vikas Aghadi-led state government.
Jaiswal is a 1985-batch IPS officer of Maharashtra cadre.
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 7 (ANI): Senior IPS officer Hemant Nagrale assumed his additional duties as the Director-General of Police (DGP) of Maharashtra on Thursday, informed an order issued by the state's home ministry.
Maharashtra government mulling over proposal for modern jails: Anil Deshmukh
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Synopsis I met jail officials and personnel, and congratulated them for their work during the COVID-19 pandemic. I also met inmates and heard their demands and grievances, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said.
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Pune: Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Friday said the state government was mulling over a proposal for constructing modern jails in order to decongest the existing prisons in the state. Speaking to reporters after a visit to Yerwada Central Prison here, Deshmukh said the jail administration in the state had done a commendable job to keep the COVID-19 transmission in jails at bay.