Director General of Madhya Pradesh: Senior IPS officer Kailash Makwana has been appointed as the new Director General of Police (DGP) of Madhya Pradesh. Makwana will succeed Sudhir Saxena, the current DGP, who is due to retire on November 30. Makwana is expected to officially take office on December 1.

The Home Ministry announced Makwana’s appointment as the new DGP of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday evening, soon after Chief Minister Mohan Yadav left for a foreign visit.

A meeting of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) was held in Delhi on November 21 to decide the name of the new DGP for Madhya Pradesh. After extensive discussions, Kailash Makwana was selected for the prestigious post of DGP.

Makwana is an IPS batch from 1988

Kailash Makwana, a 1988-batch IPS officer, who is set to become the new DGP of Madhya Pradesh, has been serving as chairman of the Madhya Pradesh Police Housing Corporation. During his career, Makwana transferred seven times between 2019 and 2022.

Makwana holds a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) from Bhopal and a Master of Technology (MTech) from Delhi IIT. He also served as Deputy Superintendent of Police (ASP) in Durg and Morena.

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