Rina Mitra

Rina Mitra (IAST: Rīnā Mitra) (born 1 September 1959) is a 1983 retired IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre. She is the incumbent Chief Commissioner of the West Bengal Right to Public Service Commission. She served as the Special Secretary (Internal Security) in the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Education
Mitra has a graduate degree in literature from Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata,  and a postgraduate degree in literature from Calcutta University. She also has an MPhil degree from the National Defence College, affiliated to Madras University.

Career
Mitra has served in various key positions for both the Union Government and the Government of Madhya Pradesh (Police), like as Special Director General (SDG) (Police Headquarters), Special Director General (Training), Inspector General (IG) (Personnel and Legal), Inspector General (CID) and as the Commandant of 31st and 23rd Battalions of the Madhya Pradesh State Armed Police in the Madhya Pradesh Government (Police), and as Special Secretary (Internal Security) in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Special Director General in Border Security Force (BSF), Director of National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Sciences (NICFS), Director of Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD), Director (Vigilance) in the Railway Board, and as a Superintendent of Police (SP) in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the Union Government.

She also served as the District Superintendent of Police (SP) of Datia, Balaghat and Chhindwara districts.

Special Secretary (Internal Security)
Mitra was appointed as the Special Secretary (Internal Security) in the Ministry of Home Affairs by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC),   she assumed office on 1 March 2017 and served their till January 2019.

Chief Commissioner of West Bengal Right to Public Services Commission
Mitra has been appointed the Chief Commissioner of West Bengal Right to Public Services Commission in May, 2022.

Decorations

 * IND Police Medal for Meritorious Service.png Police Medal for meritorious service - Received in 1999
 * IND President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service.png President's Police Medal for distinguished service - Received in 2008
 * IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg 50th Independence Anniversary Medal - Received on 15 August 1997