30 October 2026
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT

Uttar Pradesh: Who Is IG Laxmi Singh, Who Becomes First Woman Police Commissioner in UP

She will replace Alok Singh, who has been posted to the Director General of Police (DGP) headquarters in Lucknow.
Indian Masterminds Stories

In a major reshuffle in police department, Yogi Adityanath led Uttar Pradesh government transferred and posted 16 IPS officer including appointment of 3 police commissioner in newly-formed commissionerates. The government has appointed Inspector-General of Police (IG), Lucknow range, Laxmi Singh, as the first woman Police Commissioner of the state giving her the charge of Noida.

She will replace Alok Singh, who has been posted to the Director General of Police (DGP) headquarters in Lucknow. IPS officer Lakshmi Singh is the wife of MLA Rajeshwar Singh from Sarojininagar assembly seat of Lucknow. Rajeshwar Singh was also an IPS.

Laxmi Singh is considered to be one of the most dynamic police officers. She has also been honored with many awards for his excellent performance and discharge of responsibility honestly. In this episode, Lakshmi Singh has also been honored with the Chief Minister’s Excellence Service Police Medal. Apart from this, the Union Home Ministry has declared PTS Meerut as the number one institute in India and has also given a reward of Rs 2 lakh.

Laxmi Singh was declared the best probationer during her training at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad. 2000 batch IPS Laxmi Singh has received the silver baton from the Prime Minister. Apart from this, he has also received a 9 mm pistol as a prize from the Union Home Ministry, which he has kept safely.

Laxmi Singh, a 2000 batch woman IPS topper, donned the khaki police uniform after completing her MA degree in Mechanical Engineering and Sociology. She does her duty honestly and courageously. In her career in the police department, Laxmi Singh stayed in Agra as DIG in 2014 and brought big criminals behind bars. After this, in many districts including Farrukhabad, Bulandshahr, she has handled the responsibility of the police captain. In the districts where Laxmi Singh was posted, she played an important role in maintaining law and order.


Indian Masterminds Stories
Join our WhatsApp Channel
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Related Stories
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
NEWS
IAS Shikhar Agrawal Case
40 Villas, Government Concessions and APO: Why IAS Shikhar Agrawal Faces Calls for a CBI-ED Probe 
DDA
DDA Appoints Satyam Mohan as Commissioner (Housing) for 4 Years, Rahul Eknath Karale as Commissioner (Personnel)
PMO-building
Deepak Ranjan Named Corporate Affairs Director, Shrikrishan Yadav Gets ASRB Role – Know Them
Madhya Pradesh Logo IM
Madhya Pradesh Bureaucratic Reshuffle: 22 Collectors, 12 SPs Transferred in 120 Days Amid Liquor Deaths, Farmers’ Protests
GAIL PSU
GAIL Gas IPO: Company Plans Rs 3,000 Crore Fundraising, Transfers Six CGD Areas to Subsidiary 
Bank of Baroda (BoB)
Bank of Baroda Q2 FY27 Results: Net Profit Jumps 35.8% to Rs 6,532 Crore, Operating Profit Rises 50.9%
BEL Defence Orders BEL
BEL Q2 FY27 Results: Profit Jumps 19.8% to Rs 1,541 Crore, Revenue Rises 26.5% to Rs 7,291 Crore
Indian Oil IOCL
IOC Q2 FY27 Results: Net Profit Jumps 184% to ₹21,630 Crore, Revenue Rises 29.5% to ₹2.63 Lakh Crore 
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Videos
Five years after Kargil, India sent its cricketing heroes to Pakistan where terrorism posed a deadly threat. The man guarding them, former Special Director of Intelligence Bureau, Mr. Yashovardhan Azad, reveals what all went behind the scenes during that crucial tour. 
Trust No One, Said His Instinct in Pakistan
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
How India Plans to Boost Tourism, Create Jobs and Ease Overcrowding : Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on the Road to 2047
Dr Saket Badola IFS
Beyond Tigers and Safaris: How Corbett Literature Festival Wants to Change the Conservation Conversation
ADVERTISEMENT
UPSC Stories
UPSC Story
He Taught Students to Meet Expenses. Today, Sachin Bhadouria is a Scientist ‘B’ at CWPRS
Sachin Bhadouria overcame financial challenges and a Hindi-medium background to secure AIR 2 in a UPSC...
Vishwas Jhargad UPSC CAPF
A Photograph of His Mother Accompanied Vishwas Jhargad to the UPSC Interview, Where His Dream Came Closer
Vishwas Vijay Jhargad lost both parents as a child. With his family's support, he secured AIR 145 in...
IA&AS Lokesh Datal
‘Dreams Don’t Change Lives, Daily Habits Do’: IA&AS Officer Lokesh Datal on UPSC and Discipline
IA&AS officer Lokesh Datal shares his UPSC journey, clearing the exam in his fourth attempt, building...
CSR NEWS
CMPDIL Unnat Krishi Project
CMPDIL Signs MoA with Nidhi Samriddhi Foundation to Promote Climate-Resilient Agriculture in Jharkhand
Unnat Krishi Project to introduce ICT and IoT-enabled precision farming for around 100 farmers across...
MCL
MCL Signs MoU to Provide ₹3.20 Crore for Multipurpose Community Hall in Anugola Under CSR
The project at the Reserve Police Office in Chheliapada aims to strengthen local civic infrastructure...
nalco
NALCO Foundation Signs MoU to Sponsor 21 Odisha Youths for Three-Year Nursing Diploma 
The three-year nursing course will support youths from villages near NALCO’s Anugul and Koraput complexes,...
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Latest
IAS Shikhar Agrawal Case
40 Villas, Government Concessions and APO: Why IAS Shikhar Agrawal Faces Calls for a CBI-ED Probe 
DDA
DDA Appoints Satyam Mohan as Commissioner (Housing) for 4 Years, Rahul Eknath Karale as Commissioner (Personnel)
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Videos
Five years after Kargil, India sent its cricketing heroes to Pakistan where terrorism posed a deadly threat. The man guarding them, former Special Director of Intelligence Bureau, Mr. Yashovardhan Azad, reveals what all went behind the scenes during that crucial tour. 
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
Dr Saket Badola IFS
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT