If given equal opportunities and rights in terms of education, well being and other aspects, there is absolutely no doubt that women can rise and shine in any field. The person we are going to talk about today is a sheer and a living example of the above statement. Nina Singh is the first woman IPS officer to become the director-general (DG) in the Rajasthan state on Sunday, 1st August 2021. The 1989-batch IPS officer, Singh earned ADG level officer rank from her state and was in fact honoured with the Ati Utkrisht Seva (AUSAM) award by the Ministry of Home Affairs for a marvellous service as an Additional director-general in October last year.
Previously, she has also served as the Joint Director with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CB) in New Delhi. During her tenure as a Joint director and also as ADG, Singh undertook several high profile cases related to economic crime, anti-corruption, bank scams as well as cases linked to sports integrity. In fact, one of the biggest scams of India including the Nirav Modi and Punjab National Bank Fraud was also supervised by her along with the concerned authorities.
Singh being a headstrong woman, was previously the member secretary of the Rajasthan State Commission for Women and has been extremely vocal about women empowerment. In this context, she has worked towards the cause of protecting the rights as well as the interest of Women. Singh who is formerly from Patna, Bihar did her masters in public administration from Harvard University and has been actively included in the various reform initiative taken by Rajasthan police. She is one of the few IPS women officers who got the opportunity to work with Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo, the Noble Prize winners. She has been in fact the co-author in the research paper with these legendary noble prize winners.
In the study, Singh concluded that incentives play a major driving force when it comes to desired results meaning that only providing services and education alone is not enough if you want to achieve the aspired outcome, but offering incentives along with education and services will motivate the person to work more diligently. Incentives can in fact encourage workers to do their best and at the same, it will give the person the confidence and the courage to do better and will also bring a sense of achievement and pride. Nina Singh, the first IPS officer to become a DG in the civil rights and anti-human trafficking in the Rajasthan state is an extremely proud moment and in itself is a driving force for other young girls.
