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Surname : PEREIRAKAMATH
Given Name : MAXWELL FRANCIS JOSEPH
Title : Mister
Date of Birth : 03-10-1944
Place of Birth : Salem, Madras Presidency
(current State of Tamil Nadu),India
Details of education : i) Bachelor of Science (Bangalore University) India April 1965
ii) Bachelor of Law (Bangalore University) India April 1967
iii) Diploma in Business Management (New Delhi,YMCA) 1975
iv) MCIT (Member of the Chartered Institute of Transport of
U.K., India Chapter) – Feb 1993.
Married on : 15th January 1975 To Veronica Gonsalves
Number of Children : Three – One Son: – Prashanth Maxwell Anthony
Two Daughters: -Indira Charmayne
-Sonal Bernadette Catherine
Profession : Police (Indian Police Service)
Career to date : 1967 to 1970 - Practice of Law as an Advocate in
Bangalore Courts.
1969 to 1970 - Manager, Magadi & Sunderban Coffee
Estates, Sakleshpur, India.
1970 till date - Civil Service in the Govt. of India, as a
member in the Indian Police Service.
Appointments held : i) As Asstt. Commissioner of Police in field assignments
including District Policing and Traffic,
in Delhi – 1972 – 1975
ii) As the First Superintendent of Police for Sikkim
after its merger with the Indian Union – 1976 to 1980
iii) As Director Vigilance and Security in the Delhi State
Industrial Development Corporation (a Public Sector
Undertaking of the Government) – 1980 –1981.
iv) As Deputy Commissioner of Police in the North and
South Districts of Delhi – 1981 to 1987
v) As Assistant Inspector General of Police and Chief
Vigilance Officer, in Mizoram, - 1987 to 1989
vi) As Deputy Commissioner of Police, Delhi in the
Traffic and CID Crime Branch Units – 1989-1994
vii) As Additional Commissioner of Police, Delhi in the New
Delhi and Southern Ranges – 1994 – 1997.
viii) As Inspector General of Police, for the Union territory of
Pondicherry (Sept. ’97 – to date)
Honours, Awards & Decorations
International *Honoured in the International Who’s Who of Intellectuals
-Twelfth edition, of the International Biographical Centre,
Cambridge, U.K.(extract from p. 348 attached)
*Personal biography published in the ‘Dictionary of
International Biographies’ – 25th edition, by the International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, London.
*Honoured in the ‘Five Hundred Leaders of Influence’
-publication of the American Biographical Institute, USA.
National i) Indian Police Medal for Gallantry for Conspicuous
Courage in handling and subduing a jail riot in Gangtok
Jail ( Sikkim ) – March, 1979.
ii) Sangram Medal (1971 Indopak-Bangladesh War)
iii) Katin Seva, Police (Special Duty) Medal for Service
in Sikkim – 1976-77
iv) Bar to Katin Seva, Police ( Special Duty ) Medal for
Sikkim Service, 1977-79.
v) Katin Seva, Police (Special Duty) Medal for Service
in Mizoram (1987-88)
vi) Bar to Katin Seva, Police (Special Duty) Medal for
Mizoram Service (1988-89).
vii) Indian Police Medal for Meritorious Service,
Republic Day, January, 1987.
viii) Twenty-five years of Indian Independence Medal-1972.
ix) President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Services
Republic Day, January, 1995.
x) Fifty Years of Indian Independence Medal
1998
Regional (Local) * The Catholic Sabha Mangalore Pradesh Award
for selfless Service 14.12.1980
* Certificate of Merit awarded by the All India Sarafa
Association, Chandni Chowk, Delhi – 19.4.1986.
* The Nehru Bal Mela – 90 Award for Good Work
-December, 1990.
* The Road Safety Award – 1991 of the Automobile
Association of Upper India (January 1991)
* Vishishta Kannadiga (Great son of the soil)
-Title conferred by the Karnataka Sangha, Delhi for
humanitarian services rendered to the community and
society in general.
* Honoured by the Punjabi Literary and Cultural Association, Delhi on ‘Prerna Divas’, 7th Jan 1996,
at the 27th Annual Day Function, in appreciation of Humanitarian Services And for being the Best Police Officer.
Publications : Road Safety for Schools – published by MacMillan
of India, 1976. Write-ups and articles in prominent
National newspapers, magazines and Professional
Journals. A list (not exhaustive) of recent publications,
is appended.
Other matters of : Interviewed widely on Radio and Television Channels,
Interest both Indian and foreign, including the BBC, CNN, ABN
and others. And covered extensively in the written media including the national, international newspapers, magazines & journals. (Facsimiles of sample write-ups appended).
Membership of Bodies
The body Office held
International * Managing Committee, Chartered Member
Institute of Transport-UK(India Chapter)
* YMCA – Young Men’s Christian Member
Association, New Delhi.
Board of Management.
* Rotary International. Rotary Club of
Delhi Garden City, Board of Management Member
* India International Centre, New Delhi Member
National * Traffic Engineering Committee Ex-Member
of the Indian Roads Congress
* Indian Society of Criminology Ex-Member
* Institute of Road Traffic Education Member
Regional+Local * State Transport Authority, New Delhi Ex-Member
* State Transport Authority, Pondicherry Member
* Managing Committee, Automobile Member
Association of Upper India.
* Technical Committee of the
Delhi Development Authority Ex-Member
* Kanara Cultural Association, Delhi Ex-President
Training 1. Orientation to Forensic Science, ICFS, MHA, New Delhi, India
Programmes February 1973.
Attended (Location, 2. VIP Security Seminar-cum-Training Cources, IB, MHA,
duration and subjects) New Delhi-March 1975.
3. Annual Conference, Indian Society of Criminology at Bangalore-
February, 1979
4. Ethics in Administration, IIPA, New Delhi – April, 1983.
5. 51st Course on Police Community Relations, ICFS, MHA,
New Delhi – September, 1984.
6. Seminar on Road Safety conducted by the Transport & Road
Research Laboratory, U.K., and Delhi Traffic Police, New Delhi –
February, 1985.
7. Management of Public Offices, IIPA, New Delhi –August-
September, 1987.
8. Productivity in Administration, National Productivity Council
(NPC), Bangalore – November, 1987.
9. Thirteenth Course on Personnel Management IIPA-IP Estate,
New Delhi (19th Feb. to 3rd March 1990).
10. Seminar on Traffic Police Administration at Tokyo, Japan –
22 May to 1st July, 1990.
11. IV World Congress on Road Safety of the International Road
Safety Organisation – PRI (5th to 7th June, 1990) at Tokyo, Japan.
12. International Road Safety Conference of the National Safety
Council of Singapore (19 to 27th August, 1990) in Singapore.
13. National Workshop on Traffic Management at Delhi
(November 1990).
14. International Conference on Road Safety, New Delhi
(27 – 30th January, 1991).
15. Computer Appreciation and Management Information
System – at (NCRB) National Crime Records Bureau, Delhi
(February, 4-15, 1991).
16. ”Putting People First” – a training programme incorporating
Quality Life Management Skills – Conducted for the Senior
Management of Delhi Police, by Quality – Management
International of Manchester (UK) …. March, 1991.
17. 72nd Advance Course in Criminology at NICFS, Rohini, Delhi –
w.e.f. 6.11.91 to 19.11.91.
18. Vertical Interaction Course at Tata Institute of Social Science,
Bombay from 22.6.92 to 27.6.92
19. Advance Course on Drug Law enforcement at NACE & N,
Madangir Board, New Delhi 24.8.92 to 28.8.92.
20. 73rd Course on Police Community Relation in the Context of Crime
Control at NICFS Rohini from 21.3.94 to 25.3.94.
21. Seminar on Criminal Justice in India at CBI, New Delhi from
6th to 8th May 1994.
22. 9th Course on Human Rights in Criminal Justice System at NICFS
Rohini , Delhi from 26th to 30th September, 1994.
23. 23rd Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Criminology at
NICFS Rohini, Delhi from 11th to 13th November, 1994.
24. Workshop on ‘Gender sensitisation’ at NPA, Hyderabad
From 3 – 5, June, 1996.
Areas of - Administration
Specialisation - Personnel Management
- General Policing
- Traffic Management
- Crime Control
- Public Relations
International Exposure
(a) Participation in
conferences on official duty.
The Host body Theme
i) The 10th General Assembly of the Alliance International
De Tourism – Region II (Asia Pacific Region II (Asia
Pacific Region) – March 1990 organised by the Association
Of Automobile Associations of India at Bombay – on the theme
Automobile Pollution – as a delegate of the AAUI.
ii) Seminar on Traffic Police Administration in Tokyo (Japan)
May – July 1990 under the auspices of the Colombo Plan and the (JICA) Japan International Corporation Agency as the sole
participant from India interacting with delegates /Traffic
Officers from 12 other countries.
iii) The IV World Congress on Road Safety of the “International
Road Safety Organisation“ – (de la Prevention Routiere International ) under the auspices of the National Safety Council of Japan (5-7 June 1990) at Tokyo, Japan – as delegate.
iv) The International Road Safety Conference of the National Safety
Council of Singapore, in August 1990 at Singapore sponsored by the World Orthopaedic concern – as delegate from India.
v) International Conference on Traffiic Safety at New Delhi
January, 1991 organised by the Indian Institute of Technology
With 5 other International bodies, on the theme of the “Vulnerable road user “. – as a delegate and co-chairperson of the session on Traffic Control.
(b) Other International - Nottingham Police (U.K.)
Inter-Action on - Scotland Yard
Sponsored tours. - London Metropolitan Police (U.K.)
- Metropolitan Police of Washington
DC State of Maryland (USA)
- New York Metropolitan Police(USA)
- Police Academy, New York (USA)
- Seattle Administration (District Attorney Police,
Immigration & Naturalisation Service, and
Border Patrol set-ups) USA.
- YMCAs at London, Nottingham, Glasgow, Washington
DC, New York, Seattle and Chicago. (April-May, 1991)
Countries visited : Thailand, Japan, USA, Canada, U.K., Hong Kong, Singapore.
Teaching Experience: i) The Indian Institute of Public Administration,
(visiting faculty New Delhi.
member at -) ii) The School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi
iii) National Institute of Criminology of Forensic Science
iv) The National Institute of Highway Engineers,
New Delhi.
v) The Police Training College, Delhi Police.
vi) The Training School of the Delhi Development
Authority, New Delhi.
vii) The Intelligence Bureau Training School, New Delhi
viii) The Organisation Development Cell & Road Safety Cell Of the Delhi Police.Other Places to go:
