Anand Jain is a senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the 1999 batch, serving in the Jammu and Kashmir (AGMUT) cadre.
Over more than two and a half decades of service, he has held a wide range of significant field and administrative postings across Jammu and Kashmir, including district policing roles, anti-corruption leadership, and his current charge as Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Armed, Jammu and Kashmir. This biography covers his background, career trajectory, postings, and honours.
Profile Summary
| Full Name | Anand Jain |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Indian Police Service (IPS) Officer |
| Cadre | Jammu and Kashmir (AGMUT) |
| Batch | 1999 |
| Education | Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) |
| Current Posting | Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Armed, Jammu and Kashmir |
Early Life
Anand Jain hails from Madhya Pradesh, which is recorded as his home state in official Indian Police Service records. Like most IPS officers, he entered the service through the UPSC Civil Services Examination as a Direct Recruit, joining the Indian Police Service on 20 September 1999 as part of the 1999 batch. He was allotted to what was then the Jammu and Kashmir cadre, now formally grouped under the Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territories (AGMUT) cadre umbrella following administrative reorganisation.
Education
According to official civil list records, Anand Jain holds a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree, which he completed prior to qualifying for the Indian Police Service through the UPSC Civil Services Examination.
Career
Anand Jain’s career in the Jammu and Kashmir Police has spanned more than 27 years of service and a wide variety of field and headquarters postings. Over the course of his career, he has served as Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Ganderbal, Superintendent of Police (East) Srinagar, in-charge Superintendent of Police and later Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Baramulla, Senior Superintendent of Police of Reasi, Rajouri, and Jammu, Assistant Inspector General (Provisioning/Transport) at Police Headquarters, Inspector General of Police at Police Headquarters, and Director of the Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau, among other significant roles. He has also held charge as Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) desk for Jammu and Kashmir.
In October 2023, Jain took over as Inspector General of Police (IGP) of the Jammu region, succeeding Additional Director General of Police Mukesh Singh, having previously served as Director of the J&K Anti-Corruption Bureau and in senior district roles across Baramulla, Rajouri, and Jammu. He was subsequently promoted to the rank of Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), being decorated in a piping ceremony by then Director General of Police J&K, R.R. Swain.
As ADGP, Jain first served as ADGP, Jammu Zone, before being transferred on 30 January 2025 to take over as ADGP, Armed, Jammu and Kashmir, succeeding Vijay Kumar, IPS, as part of a broader reshuffle of senior J&K police officers. In this role, he leads the Armed Police wing of Jammu and Kashmir, overseeing units such as the India Reserve Police (IRP) battalions, and has been involved in reviewing battalion infrastructure, training standards, anti-drug initiatives, and women’s empowerment programmes within the force.
Awards & Nominations
- Police Medal for Gallantry (2006)
- Police Medal for Meritorious Service (2018)
- President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service (2025), awarded on the occasion of Republic Day 2025 for distinguished service in the Jammu and Kashmir Police
Personal Life
Anand Jain maintains a relatively low public profile outside of his official duties, consistent with the conventions typically observed by senior serving police officers in India. Detailed information about his family and personal life is not part of the public record.
Conclusion
Across more than 27 years in the Jammu and Kashmir Police, Anand Jain has built a career marked by steady progression through some of the most operationally demanding postings in Indian policing, from district-level command in sensitive areas like Baramulla and Rajouri to leadership of the Anti-Corruption Bureau and, most recently, the Armed Police wing of the Union Territory. His decoration with the Police Medal for Gallantry, the Police Medal for Meritorious Service, and the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service reflects a service record recognised at the highest levels of Indian policing.
