Senior IPS officer Mr. Kailash Makwana has been appointed as the new Director General of Police (DGP) for Madhya Pradesh. Mr. Makwana will succeed IPS Sudhir Saxena, the current DGP, who is set to retire on November 30th. He is scheduled to officially assume the position on December 1st. The Home Department announced Officer Makwana’s appointment late Saturday night, shortly after Chief Minister Mohan Yadav departed for an overseas visit.
A meeting of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) was held in Delhi on November 21st to finalize the name for the new DGP of Madhya Pradesh. After extensive discussions, Officer Kailash Makwana was selected for the role.
Mr. Makwana, a 1988-batch IPS officer, has previously served as the Chairman of the Madhya Pradesh Police Housing Corporation. Throughout his career, he has been transferred seven times between 2019 and 2022.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (BE) from Bhopal and a Master’s degree in Technology (MTech) from Delhi IIT. Mr. Makwana has also served as Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) in Durg and Morena.