Manipur DGP moved to Cabinet Secretariat
Rajiv Singh has been appointed as Secretary (Security) in the Cabinet Secretariat after serving as the Director General of Police in Manipur. He was initially appointed DGP in June 2023 amid ethnic violence in the state and oversaw significant operations during his tenure. Singh's transfer to the Cabinet Secretariat was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.
- ▪Rajiv Singh was appointed Secretary (Security) in the Cabinet Secretariat on May 21, 2026.
- ▪He served as the DGP of Manipur starting June 1, 2023, during a period of ethnic violence.
- ▪Singh was responsible for recovering around 4,500 police weapons looted during the violence.
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Manipur Director General of Police (DGP) Rajiv Singh was appointed Secretary (Security) in the Cabinet Secretariat on Thursday (May 21, 2026).Mr. Singh, a 1993 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Tripura cadre, was appointed as Manipur’s police chief on June 1, 2023, days after the ethnic violence between the Meitei and the Kuki-Zo people erupted in the State on May 3 the same year.Mr. Singh was appointed DGP by relaxing the service conditions as he was not from the Manipur cadre.On Thursday (May 21, 2026), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) “approved the appointment of Shri Rajiv Singh, IPS (TR:1993), Director General of Police, Government of Manipur to the post of Secretary (Security) in the Cabinet Secretariat with effect from the date of assumption of charge of…
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