On Monday, Senior IPS Officer and Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Maheshwar Dayal assumed the role of Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services. Maheshwar Dayal brings a wealth of experience to the position, having previously served as Superintendent of Police (SP) in various districts and Deputy Commissioner of Police in Tirunelveli, Tiruchi, and Gurgaon, Haryana.
He also held key roles such as Commandant of Tamil Nadu Special Police, Tihar Battalion, Deputy Inspector General of Police in the Central Industrial Security Force, and Bureau of Civil Aviation. Before his current appointment, Dayal served as ADGP and has a distinguished career that includes stints as Inspector General of Police (IG) for Economic Offences in Tamil Nadu and IG of Anti-Naxal Commando forces at both the state and central levels.