Dr. Ashwani Kumar sworn in as Governor of Nagaland

Nagaland,KOHIMA, Mar 21: Dr. Ashwani Kumar was sworn in as the Governor of Nagaland today, the 21^st March 2013 at Durbar Hall, Raj Bhavan Kohima.

Chief Justice, Guwahati High Court, Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, administered the oath of office to the new Governor. Thereafter, the Governor was accorded Rashtriya Salute by the Nagaland Police at the Saluting Base, Raj Bhavan.

Earlier, Chief Secretary Nagaland, Alemtemshi Jamir (IAS) read out the Warrant of Appointment.

The Swearing in Ceremony of the Governor of Nagaland was attended by family members and well-wishers of the Governor, Chief Minister Nagaland Neiphiu Rio and his Cabinet colleagues, Parliamentary Secretaries, bureaucrats, students, representatives of NGOs and members from the Press Fraternity.

Dr. Ashwani Kumar, the former Director of Central Bureau of Investigation and Director General of Himachal Pradesh police served Government of India and the Government of Himachal Pradesh with utmost distinction, dedication and devotion for more than 37 years.

Dr. Ashwani Kumar was born on 15^th November 1950 and belongs to Nahan, District Sirmour of Himachal Pradesh. He started his early education in Government Primary School, village Kothi near Rekong Peo, located in the tribal district of Kinnaur. He later studied at Rashtriya Indian Military College, Dehra Dun and carried on further education from Government College, Bilaspur and ultimately graduated from Government College, Nahan, Himachal Pradesh in 1971.

Apart from a distinguished public service career, Professor (Dr.) Ashwani Kumar has an excellent academic record. He has done Ph.D. in Management from Himachal Pradesh University. He has a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) with specialization in Human Resources Management. He is a graduate of the National  Defence College, Ministry of Defence, Government of India, New Delhi.

Dr. Ashwani Kumar is a visiting faculty to many Universities, colleges and Institutions. He has taught Human Resources Management, Organizational Behavior and Leadership at the Jindal Global Business School to MBA students. He also provided guidance to the Research Centre for Penology, Criminal Justice and Police Studies in the Jindal Global Law School and the Research Centre for Leadership and Change in the Jindal Global Business School. Dr. Ashwani Kumar has been closely associated with the training of IGs and DIGs of Police at the National Police Academy, Hyderabad in a project that was implemented by the Cambridge University, United Kingdom under the supervision of Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.

Dr. Ashwani Kumar joined the Indian Police Service in 1973 and was allotted to the Himachal Pradesh cadre. He served as Assistant Superintendent of Police in the districts of Mandi and Kangra from 1975 to 1977. On promotion as Superintendent of Police, he was posted in the tribal districts of Kinnaur and Lahaul and Spiti and later at Solan and Shimla. In these districts he enjoyed an excellent reputation for service to the community, especially the poor.

While working as district Superintendent of Police at Shimla in 1985, he was selected for induction in the newly created Special Protection Group (SPG) responsible for the security of the Prime Minister of India. He worked in the SPG from 1985 to 1990 in various capacities including that of Assistant Director in the Prime Minister’s Office. Dr. Ashwani Kumar is widely travelled and has had the unique opportunity of interacting with various police, security and intelligence agencies of almost all the States and Union Territories of India and several countries of the world.

Dr. Ashwani Kumar has held many important and sensitive assignments in Himachal Pradesh Police, SPG and CBI. He has worked as Inspector General of Police in the State Human Rights Commission at Shimla with great distinction. He enjoys an excellent reputation for enforcing rule of law and upholding human rights of weaker sections of society.

He has had the distinction of working in close collaboration with INTERPOL for several years. During his service he has earned appreciation from the Prime Minister of India and the Union Home Minister. He was awarded the Indian Police medal for Meritorious Services in1989 and also the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 1999.

In August 2006 he took over the reins of the Office of The Director General of Police of the State of Himachal Pradesh. While serving as the DGP, he strived to stream line the functioning of the police administration in the State. He brought about systemic changes in the department to instill professionalism and serve the common people in a better manner. He is credited with the introduction of “Community Policing” at the grassroot level. This program achieved considerable success and has potential of permanent bonding between Police and the public. Realizing the importance of IT and Computerization, he introduced computerization at the Police Station level in Himachal Police as well as the lodging of public complaints on-line.

In July 2008, after serving as DGP- (HP) for two years, Dr. Ashwani Kumar was appointed by the Government of India to the sensitive post of Director CBI. It was indeed a proud moment for the State of HP when Dr. Ashwani Kumar became the first police officer from the State to head the CBI. He served as Director CBI for more than two years with distinction and was credited with solving a number of high profile cases and also cracking the whip against corruption and crime. He retired from the post of Director CBI in November 2010 and immediately started teaching Human Resources Management and Leadership to MBA students.