Prabhakar Bansod, born on January 18, 1952, is a retired Indian Administrative Service officer from the 1985 Madhya Pradesh cadre. He served as Principal Secretary in the Jail Department of Madhya Pradesh from May 31, 2011, to January 25, 2012. His extensive career includes roles such as Commissioner, Managing Director, Secretary, Director of Census Operations, Additional Secretary, Deputy Secretary, District Collector, Project Officer, Assistant Collector, and Sub-Divisional Officer. He holds a postgraduate diploma in Management, a graduate degree in Statistics, and a postgraduate degree in Statistics.