Piyush Anand (born 18 June 1968) is a 1991-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer from the Uttar Pradesh cadre. Since 1 April 2024, he has served as the Director General of the National Disaster Response Force of India.
Anand was born to Anand Kr. Agarwal in 1968 and he hails from Delhi, India.
Anand has completed M. Tech in (Mechanical engineering) from IIT Delhi and also Post Graduate Diploma in Public Policy and Management from MDI Gurgaon.
Before his appointment as Director General of the National Disaster Response Force(NDRF), Anand served in various roles in the Uttar Pradesh cadre, including postings as Superintendent of Police in several districts, as well as Inspector General of the Moradabad and Kanpur ranges.
He later held senior positions as Additional Director General (Establishment) and Additional Director General (Railways) with the Uttar Pradesh Police.
At the central level, he worked with the Central Bureau of Investigation for more than seven years and with the Central Reserve Police Force for over three years.
He also served in the Central Industrial Security Force(CRPF) as Additional Director General and subsequently as Special Director General.
Anand took charge as Director General of the National Disaster Response Force on 1 April 2024.
Anand is the recipients of the more awards for his unbelievable service in his career.