Challenges to Internal Security of India ( Includes Disaster Management)

Ashok Kumar did his B.Tech and M. Tech from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi. He joined the Indian Police Service (IPS) in 1989 and has served in various challenging assignments in UP and Uttarakhand. He also served with CRPF and BSF on deputation basis. Presently he is posted as Director General Crime, Law & Order, Uttarakhand. Before this he was chief of Intelligence & Security Uttarakhand. He received the UN Medal for serving in strife-torn Kosovo in 2001. He was awarded the Indian Police Medal for Meritorious Service in 2006 and President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Services in 2013. He has authored a path-breaking book titled ‘Human in Khaki’, which received GB Pant Award from Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D), MHA. Recently, he has authored two more books- ‘Cracking Civil Services— The Open Secret’ and ‘Ethics for Civil Services’. B.Tech. from Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT), Jaipur. He was a student of Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai. He joined DANIPS in 2012. Presently he is posted as Sub Divisional Police officer, Khanvel, Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli.