S.N. Pradhan
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S.N. Pradhan | |
|---|---|
| Director General of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) | |
| In office 15 November 2021 – 31 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Rakesh Asthana |
| Succeeded by | Anurag Garg |
| Director General of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) | |
| In office 22 January 2019 – 14 November 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Sanjay Kumar IPS |
| Succeeded by | Atul Karwal |
| Joint Secretary Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region | |
| In office August 2016 – January 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Satya Narayan Pradhan 6 August 1964 [1] |
| Education | MPhil, LLM |
| Alma mater | Hyderabad University, Jawaharlal Nehru University, University of Essex |
| Awards |  President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service
 Police Medal for Meritorious Service |
Satya Narayan Pradhan (6 August 1964) better known as S.N. Pradhan or Satya Pradhan is former Director General of Narcotics Control Bureau and a retired IPS officer of the 1988 batch from Jharkhand cadre.[2][3]
He is the former Joint Secretary, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region.[4][5] While Pradhan is a native of Odisha he is born in Patna, Bihar.
He also served as a senior IPS officer at Odisha State.[6][7]
Pradhan earlier worked as Assistant Director and Deputy Director at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad and trained 6 batches of IPS officers.[8]
Prior to join SVPNPA he worked as Superintendent of Police and Additional Director General of Police (Law & Order) in various districts of Bihar state.[9][10]
