Aruna Bahuguna to become first woman chief of National Police Academy
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National Police Academy, better known as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National
Police Academy (SVPNPA) situated at Hyderabad-the alma mater for IPS officers
in the country, could soon get a woman chief for the first time in its history.
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Aruna Bahuguna, a 1979-batch IPS officer, is tipped to be appointed as the new
director of the 65-year-old institution, also known as the Sardar Vallabhbhai
Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA), which is tasked with the training of
police leaders.
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Bahuguna (56), who belongs to the Andhra Pradesh cadre, is at present posted as
the Special Director General in the country's largest paramilitary force, CRPF,
at its headquarters in the national capital. In April 2013, she became the
first women officer to be appointed to the top position in the hierarchy of
CRPF.
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The orders for Bahuguna's appointment as the new director of the academy would
be issued soon, sources said.
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The post of NPA Director fell vacant after incumbent Subhas Goswami was last
month appointed as the DG of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).
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police officers like Sankar Sen, Trinath Mishra and K Vijay Kumar have earlier
headed the NPA. Once appointed, Bahuguna would be the 28th boss of the academy.
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The high-level board of the NPA comprises senior civil servants, police
officers and eminent educationists as its members and is headed by the Union
home secretary.
About National Police Academy
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police
Academy (SVPNPA) is the Indian national institute for training of Indian Police
Service (IPS) officers before they are sent to their respective state cadres to
carry out their duties. The academy is in Hyderabad, India. Sardar Vallabhbhai
Patel National Police Academy is the premier police training institution in the
country. The National Police Academy (NPA) trains officers of the Indian Police
Service, who have been selected through the All-India Civil Services Examination.
The trained officers will be posted as Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) or
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) in their respective states under whom
the other sub-ranks of police force will be working.
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