P. Vijayan

In acknowledgement of his efforts to promote a drug-free community, in particular among youth, he was awarded a fellowship in 2013 to attend the Global Tobacco Control Leadership Programme at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Washington DC, USA.[13][14] He also initiated an innovative "Punyam Poonkavanam" [15] project to promote waste cleanup at the Sabarimala pilgrimage site[16][17][18] and a Traffic Safety & Learning Centre at Thrissur,[19] and School Protection Groups.[22] In acknowledgement of his efforts to promote a drug-free community, Vijayan was awarded a fellowship in 2013 to attend the Global Tobacco Control Leadership Programme at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Institute for Public Health in Washington DC, USA.[28][29] As Kozhikode City Police Commissioner, Vijayan initiated the Our Responsibility to Children (ORC) project to address the increasing socially deviant behaviour among adolescents.[33][34] Vijayan is married to Dr M. Beena IAS, a medical doctor by training and a civil servant (Kerala cadre 1999)[35] by profession, and the couple have two school-going children.
P. Vijayan IPS, speaking at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, USA, 2013
Student Police Cadets with P.Vijayan IPS
Additional Director General of PoliceKunnamangalamKozhikode DistrictKeralaThiruvananthapuram, KeralaAlma materZamorin's Guruvayurappan CollegeCalicutGovernment College, MeenchanthaKozhikodeUniversity of CalicutUniversity of KeralaThiruvananthapuramPolice Medal for Meritorious ServiceIndian Police ServiceKerala PoliceStudent Police Cadet ProjectNorth KeralaSecondary School Leaving CertificateCalicut UniversityAssistant Superintendent of PoliceKasaragodThrissurDeputy Inspector General of PoliceAnti Terrorist SquadThanthri caseChelembra bank robberyJohns HopkinsThe Asian AgeTehelkaNew Indian ExpressThe HinduThe Times of IndiaThe Hindustan TimesTimes of India