IPS officer Pratiksha Godara has been assigned a new role at GAIL, with the government approving her appointment as Advisor (Security) on deputation. The move places the 2011-batch AGMUT-cadre officer in a senior security position tied to one of India’s major public-sector energy companies.
Deputation approved for three years
According to the order, she will serve in the pay and rank of DIG for a period of three years from the date she assumes charge, or until further orders, whichever comes earlier. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas conveyed the approval through letter No. L-11015/1/2013-GP-II (E:37943) dated 8 October 2026, and cadre authorities have been asked to relieve her immediately.
Role at GAIL
GAIL functions under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, and the Advisor (Security) post is linked to oversight of the organisation’s security arrangement, including protection of physical assets, cyber security, and related measures as described in the source. The report also notes that the position has earlier been held by IPS officers on deputation.
Career background in Delhi Police
Pratiksha Godara made headlines in July 2023 when she became the first woman IPS officer to be posted as Deputy Commissioner of Police in Delhi Police’s Special Cell, which the source identifies as the force’s counter-intelligence and counter-terrorism unit. That posting came after her transfer from Puducherry, where she had served as SSP (Headquarters) and handled crime-related assignments.
Her later assignments in Delhi included Additional Commissioner of Police (Special Cell/Headquarters) and Additional CP/Director (Operations) at DPHCL. In 2025, she was among the officers awarded the Kendriya Grihmantri Dakshata Padak in the field of Special Operations.
Service details
Godara belongs to the AGMUT cadre, hails from Rajasthan, holds an MBA, and joined the IPS on 29 August 2011. The development was reported on 13–14 October 2026 by multiple bureaucracy-tracking platforms.
