Durga Shakti Nagpal
| Durga Shakti Nagpal (दुर्गा शक्ति नागपाल) |
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| Born |
25 June 1985 Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Bachelor of Technology in Computer science |
| Alma mater | Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Bureaucrat |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Employer | Government of India |
| Organization | Indian Administrative Service |
| Known for | Actions against corruption and illegal sand mining |
| Spouse(s) | Abhishek K Singh |
Durga Shakti Nagpal (born 25 June 1985) is an Indian bureaucrat, civil servant and officer in the Uttar Pradesh cadre of the Indian Administrative Service. She is posted as Joint Magistrate of Kanpur (Rural). She came into public view after launching a massive drive against corruption and illegal sand mining within her jurisdiction of Gautam Budh Nagar. She was later suspended by the Uttar Pradesh government for allegedly demolishing an illegal mosque wall in a village in Greater Noida, which resulted in severe opposition as it was perceived to be based on flimsy grounds. There was a growing demand from various political parties, associations of Indian bureaucrats, and by the general public on online social media for her suspension to be revoked. Her suspension was revoked by the Uttar Pradesh government on 22 September 2013.
Nagpal was appointed OSD (Officer on Special Duty) in the Agriculture Ministry in January 2015, a post that she currently holds.
Durga Nagpal was born in Agra, Uttar Pradesh on 25 June 1985. Her father is a former government employee in Rajasthan who was awarded the President's Medal for distinguished service at the Delhi Cantonment Board. Her grandfather was a police officer who was murdered in 1954 while on duty in Sadar Bazaar, Delhi. Nagpal's family belongs to the state of Chhattisgarh. She graduated from the Indira Gandhi Delhi Technological University in 2007 with an undergraduate degree in computer engineering. She obtained an All India Rank of 20 in the UPSC Civil Services Examination in 2009, after which she joined the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). In her first attempt to pass the civil service exam, she was accepted into the Indian Revenue Service, but chose to take the UPSC exam another time. She is married to Abhishek Singh, who is also an IAS officer, and serving as a Block Development Officer in Noida. She met Singh while preparing for the UPSC examinations in 2009, and they live in Greater Noida.
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