Rina Mitra | |
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Personal details | |
Born | [1] | 1 September 1959
Alma mater |
Lady Brabourne College Calcutta University National Defence College, Madras University |
Occupation | IPS officer |
Awards |
President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service Police Medal for Meritorious Service 50th Anniversary Independence Medal |
Police career | |
Department | Madhya Pradesh Police, Central Bureau of Investigation, Border Security Force, Railway Board |
Service years | 1983-2019 |
Rank | Special Secretary to Government of India |
Rina Mitra ( IAST: Rīnā Mitra) (born 1 September 1959) is a 1983 retired IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre. She is the incumbent Chief Commissioner of the West Bengal Right to Public Service Commission. [2] She served as the Special Secretary (Internal Security) in the Ministry of Home Affairs. [3]
Mitra has a graduate degree in literature from Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata, [4] [1] [5] and a postgraduate degree in literature from Calcutta University. [5] [4] [1] She also has an MPhil degree from the National Defence College, affiliated to Madras University. [4] [1] [5]
Mitra has served in various key positions for both the Union Government and the Government of Madhya Pradesh ( Police), like as Special Director General (SDG) (Police Headquarters), Special Director General (Training), Inspector General (IG) (Personnel and Legal), Inspector General (CID) and as the Commandant of 31st and 23rd Battalions of the Madhya Pradesh State Armed Police in the Madhya Pradesh Government ( Police), [5] [4] and as Special Secretary (Internal Security) in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Special Director General in Border Security Force (BSF), Director of National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Sciences (NICFS), Director of Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD), Director (Vigilance) in the Railway Board, and as a Superintendent of Police (SP) in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the Union Government. [5] [4]
She also served as the District Superintendent of Police (SP) of Datia, Balaghat and Chhindwara districts. [5] [4]
Mitra was appointed as the Special Secretary (Internal Security) in the Ministry of Home Affairs by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), [6] [7] [8] [9] she assumed office on 1 March 2017 and served their till January 2019. [5] [4]
Mitra has been appointed the Chief Commissioner of West Bengal Right to Public Services Commission in May, 2022. [2]