SHILLONG: Matrilineal
Meghalaya
got its first woman police chief with
governor Phagu Chauhan
on Saturday appointing
Idashisha Nongrang
as the new director general of police (
DGP
).
She is set to take charge from May 20 after retirement of the incumbent LR Bishnoi on May 19.
“Breaking barriers and making history, she becomes the
first tribal lady
from our state to hold this position — a moment of immense pride for all of us,” chief minister
Conrad K Sangma
said, even as he congratulated the first lady police chief of the state.
“From amongst the empanelled list of
IPS Officers
duly recommended by the Empanelment Committee of the
Union Public Service Commission
(
UPSC
) in its meeting held on 2nd May, 2024, and in the interest of public service, the Governor of Meghalaya is pleased to appoint Smti Idashisha Nongrang, IPS (RR:1992), Director General of Civil Defence & Home Guard, Meghalaya, Shillong as the Director General of Police (Head of Police Force), Meghalaya, Shillong in the Apex Scale of Pay (Level 17) in the Pay Matrix for a fixed period of 2(two) years with effect from 20th May, 2024 to 19th May, 2026,” a notification issued today by the home department read.
The UPSC had recommended three names — Idashisha Nongrang (1992 batch), RP Meena (1993) and Deepak Kumar (1994) for appointment after two other IPS officers — GP Singh (1991 batch) and Harmeet Singh (1992) had expressed their unwillingness to take up the job.
Nongrang was appointed as DGP after the state govt received the approval from the Election Commission of India, as the Model Code of Conduct is still in force.
Nongrang, who currently holds the post of director general of civil defence and home guards, had also held the post of superintendent of police, East Khasi Hills, some years ago.
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