Alok Mittal IPS appointed DG- Prisons, Haryana
Shri Alok Mittal IPS (Haryana 1991) presently Managing Director- Haryana Police Housing Corporation with addl. charge of Resident Commissioner- Haryana has been transferred and posted as Director General- Prisons, Haryana, in addition to his present duties. (Due to completion of re-employment period of Shri Alok Kumar Roy IPS)
The post of Director General – Prisons, Haryana is a senior and highly responsible leadership position within the state’s correctional administration. The Director General heads the Prisons Department and is entrusted with overall supervision of jail administration, security, inmate welfare, rehabilitation programmes, and implementation of prison reforms across Haryana.
The role involves policy planning, infrastructure development, staff management, and ensuring compliance with legal provisions, court directions, and human rights standards. With increasing emphasis on correctional reforms, skill development of inmates, and use of technology in prison management, the DG, Prisons, plays a pivotal role in modernising the prison system while maintaining safety and discipline.
In recent years, prison administration has assumed greater importance due to judicial oversight and public focus on humane treatment of inmates. Appointments to this position, frequently highlighted in Indian Bureaucracy Latest News, underline the state government’s intent to place experienced officers in charge of sensitive institutional frameworks.
According to indianbureaucracy.com, the Director General – Prisons, Haryana, remains central to advancing reform-oriented, transparent, and legally compliant correctional governance within the broader Bureaucracy structure.
Indian Bureaucracy Haryana News Network wishes Shri Alok Mittal the very best.