Harish Chandra Meena (Hindi pronunciation: [ɦəɾiːʃ t͡ʃən̪d̪ɾə miːɳaː]) is an Indian politician from Rajasthan.
After becoming the IPS Officer in 1976, he was posted in Kharagpur, West Bengal Cadre for 3 years and then later he came to Rajasthan.
Meena reformed the recruitment process of Police Constables in Rajasthan by making it more objective and transparent.
In a bid to minimize corruption and biases, he completely removed written tests involving subjective answers, observation based physical examinations and personal interviews.
Consequentially, Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) based written tests and objective physical examinations were introduced.
As a break from the convention, police recruitment process during Harish Meena's tenure as DGP was never challenged in court.
Meena also focused on improving the track record of Rajasthan police in matters pertaining to human rights.
He passed a standing order that stated that the whole police station would be liable to face a punishment posting if there was any death in the custody including suicide.
He left BJP and joined INC on 14 November 2018 weeks ahead of Rajasthan Assembly election on 7 December 2018.
[3] Till 16th Lok Sabha of his term, Harish Meena has participated in 65 debates and asked 224 questions in the parliament.
Through Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation's off-grid scheme he has initiated solar electrification of the village.
He got a Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKK ) opened in Dausa through the consultative committee on Skill Development.
Key examples are construction of many over-bridges, stoppage of important trains in Bandikui railway junction, getting government of India to sanction a sandstone cluster with a Common Facility Centre between Dausa-Sikandra.
The program aims to holistically impact a girl child's education, health, and nutrition while sensitizing their families on their welfare.