Overview

• She took charge as RPF director general on August 1 after the Appointments Committee approved her selection on July 12.
• Mishra began her IPS career in 1983 and has held senior positions within the Madhya Pradesh Police, the CBI, the BSF and the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Kosovo.
• Her service has earned her the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service and the Police Medal for Meritorious Service.
• The RPF is tasked with safeguarding railway property, ensuring passenger safety and combating crime across one of the world’s largest rail networks.
• She has pledged to leverage advanced technology, expand capacity-building programs and intensify efforts against human trafficking and crimes targeting vulnerable passengers.