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Telangana Police Department
File:Telangana Police Logo.png
Telangana Police Badge
Telangana Police Badge
Common nameTelangana State Police
AbbreviationTGP
MottoDuty, Honour, Compassion
Agency overview
Formed2 June 2014 (12 years ago) (2014-06-02), Hyderabad
Preceding agency
Employees1,00,000
Annual budget₹10,187.72 crore (US$1.4 billion) (2025-26 est.)[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionTelangana, India
Telangana Police jurisdictional area
Size114,840 square kilometres (44,340 sq mi)
Population3,51,93,978
Legal jurisdictionTelangana, India
Governing bodyGovernment of Telangana
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersSaifabad, Hyderabad, Telangana -500004
Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
Parent agency
Child agencies
Law enforcementsState Police Head Quarters of Telangana.
Facilities
Police Stations709
CarsMahindra Bolero 5000,[4] Toyota Innova Crysta ≈10,000 Tata Sumo 500
MotorcyclesHero Glamour 5000[5]
JeepsRakshak Jeeps ≈5,000
AnimalsDogs
Notables
Anniversary
  • 2 June
Awards
Website
www.tspolice.gov.in

The Telangana Police, officially known as the Telangana Police Department[6] is the law enforcement agency for the state of Telangana in India. It has jurisdiction concurrent with the 33 revenue districts of the state. The police force was created from the remnants of the Andhra Pradesh Police after Telangana state was formed. It is headed by the Director general of police, B. Shivadhar Reddy, IPS and headquartered in Hyderabad, Telangana.

Structure and organization[edit | edit source]

State Police Headquarters[edit | edit source]

The Director General of Police functions from Police Directorate, located in the DGP headquarters in Hyderabad. The Director General of Police (DGP) is designated as the head of the department. He is assisted by a team of senior officers from the ranks of additional DG and IG of police to Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG - a post equivalent in rank and status to the superintendent of police).

Districts[edit | edit source]

Each police district is either coterminous with the revenue district, or is located within a number of revenue districts. It is headed by a District Superintendent of Police (or simply called Superintendent of Police). Each district comprises two or more Sub-Divisions, several Circles and police stations.

Sub-divisions[edit | edit source]

Each Sub-division is headed by one police officer of the rank Deputy Superintendent of Police (Officers of Telangana Police Service are directly recruited officers or promoted from lower ranks) or an Assistant Superintendent of Police (Officers of Indian Police Service). The officer who heads a Sub-Division is known as S.D.P.O. resp. Sub Divisional Police Officer.

Circles[edit | edit source]

A Circle comprises several police stations. An inspector of police who heads a police circle is the Circle Inspector of Police or CI.

Stations[edit | edit source]

Telangana Police SUV

A police station is headed by an inspector (an upper subordinate rank). A police station is the basic unit of policing, responsible for prevention and detection of crime, maintenance of public order, enforcing law in general as well as for performing protection duties and making security arrangements for the constitutional authorities, government functionaries, representatives of the public in different legislative bodies and local self governments, public figures etc.

Commissionerate[edit | edit source]

A Police Commissionerate is a law enforcement body especially in the urban parts of the state. The commissionerate is headed by a Commissioner of Police. Hyderabad City Police, Cyberabad Metropolitan Police and Warangal Police Commissionerate are the local law enforcement agencies for the cities of Hyderabad and Warangal respectively.

Government of Telangana has issued ordinance for new commissionerates at Rachakonda commissionerate, Karimnagar, Khammam, Nizamabad, Ramagundam, and Siddipet.

Telangana police at Bhadrachalam

Police ranks[edit | edit source]

The Telangana State Police designates the following ranks:[7]

Stamp of India - 2017 - Colnect 909901 - Police Day - Telangana State Police

Higher Officers

  • Director General of Police (DGP)
  • Additional Director General of Police (Addl.DGP) (Commissioner of Police)
  • Inspector General of Police (IGP)
  • Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG)
  • Superintendent of police (SP)/(DCP)
  • Deputy Superintendent of Police DSP/ Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP)
  • Assistant Commissioner of police (ACP)

Sub-ordinates

  • Circle Inspector of Police (CI)
  • Sub-Inspector of Police (SI)
  • Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police (ASI)
  • Head Police Constable (HPC)
  • Police Constable (PC)
  • Home Guard (HG)

Telangana State Police Recruitment Board[edit | edit source]

The Telangana State Level Police Recruitment Board (TSLPRB) is responsible for recruitment. TSLPRB is releasing recruitment notification time to time and conducting a written examination, Physical test, Medical test, and interviews for selecting best aspirants for their department and the department has about 80,000 active personnel in the State[8]

Insignia of Telangana Police (State Police)[edit | edit source]

Gazetted Officers

Indian Police Service Gazetted Officers Rank Insignia [9][10][11]
Insignia
Rank Director of Intelligence Bureau (GOI)[note 1] Director General of Police[note 2] Additional Director General of Police[note 3] Inspector General of Police Deputy Inspector General of Police Senior Superintendent of Police (Selection Grade) Superintendent of Police Additional Superintendent of Police Assistant Superintendent of Police Assistant Superintendent of Police (Probationary Rank: 2 years of service) Assistant Superintendent of Police (Probationary Rank: 1 year of service)
Abbreviation DIB DGP ADGP IGP DIG SSP SP Addl. SP ASP ASP ASP


Non-gazetted officers

Indian Police Non-gazetted Officers Rank Insignia [12][13][14]
Insignia
No insignia
Rank Inspector Assistant Inspector[note 4] Sub-inspector Assistant Sub-inspector Head constable[note 5] Senior Police Constable
Police Naik[note 6] 		Constable
Abbreviation INS API SI ASI HC SC PC
  • Note: Colour pattern and size of chevron may vary according to the different rules of several distinct Indian State Police Services.


List of Directors General of Police[edit | edit source]

After bifurcation (2014-Present)[edit | edit source]

Sl.
No. 		Name Batch Tenure
1 Sri Anurag Sharma, IPS 1982 (RR) 3-6-2014 – 12-11-2017
2 Dr. M. Mahender Reddy, IPS 1986 (RR) 12-11-2017 – 31-12-2022
3 Sri Anjani Kumar, IPS 1990 (RR) 31-12-2022 – 3-12-2023
4 Sri Ravi Gupta, IPS 1990 (RR) 3-12-2023 – 10-07-2024
5 Dr. Jitender, IPS 1992 (RR) 10-07-2024 – 26-09-2025
6 B. Shivadhar Reddy, IPS 1994 (RR) 26-09-2025 – present

Before bifurcation (1956–2014)[edit | edit source]

Sl.
No. 		Name Batch Tenure
1 Sri A. K. K. Nambiar, IPS 1935 (SPS) 1-11-1956 to 2-8-1967
2 Sri Sivakumar Lal, IPS 1935 (SPS) 3-8-1967 to 6-10-1968
3 Sri Atma Jayaram, IPS 1942 (SPS) 7-10-1968 to 6-11-1971
4 Sri B. N Kalyan Rao, IPS 1943 (SPS) 7-11-1971 to 15-7-1973
5 Sri Abdus Salam Khan, IPS 1947 (SPS) 16-7-1973 to 30-4-1975
6 Sri K. Ramachandra Reddy, IPS 1944 (SPS) 1-5-1975 to 31-10-1978
7 Sri M. V. Narayana Rao, IPS 1948 (RR) 1-11-1978 to 31-3-1982
8 Sri S. Ananda Ram, IPS 1950 (RR) 1-4-1982 to 10-4-1983
9 Sri K. G. Erady, IPS 1952 (RR) 11-4-1983 to 21-8-1984
10 Sri M. Mahendar Reddy, IPS 1953 (RR) 22-8-1984 to 16-1-1985
11 Sri P. V. G. Krishnamacharyulu, IPS 1951 (RR) 17-1-1985 to 28-2-1986
12 Sri C. G. Saldanha, IPS 1953 (RR) 1-3-1986 to 31-3-1987
13 Sri P. S. Rammohan Rao, IPS 1956 (RR) 1-4-1987 to 9-2-1989
14 Sri Sushil Kumar, IPS 1955 (RR) 10-2-1989 to 23-4-1990
15 Sri R. Prabhakar Rao, IPS 1957 (RR) 24-4-1990 to 28-2-1992
16 Sri T. Suryanarayana Rao, IPS 1958 (RR) 1-3-1992 to 28-2-1994
17 Sri M. V. Bhaskar Rao, IPS 1962 (RR) 1-3-1994 to 16-12-1994
18 Sri R. K. Ragaala, IPS 1962 (RR) 16-12-1994 to 31-7-1995
19 Sri M. S. Raju, IPS 1962 (RR) 31-7-1995 to 30-11-1996
20 Sri H. J. Dora, IPS 1965 (RR) 30-11-1996 to 18-02-2002
21 Sri Pervaram Ramulu, IPS 1967 (RR) 18-02-2002 to 31-07-2003
22 Sri S. R. Sukumara, IPS 1967 (RR) 31-07-2003 to 31-12-2004
23 Sri Noel Swaranjit Sen, IPS 1968 (RR) 31-12-2004 to 31-12-2006
24 Sri M. A. Basith, IPS 1970 (RR) 01-01-2007 to 31-10-2007
25 Sri S. S. P. Yadav, IPS 1972 (RR) 31-10-2007 to 07-10-2009
26 Sri R. R. Girish Kumar, IPS 1976 (RR) 07-10-2009 to 31-08-2010
27 Sri K. Aravinda Rao, IPS 1977 (RR) 01-09-2010 to 30-06-2011
28 Sri V. Dinesh Reddy, IPS 1977 (RR) 30-06-2011 to 29-10-2013
29 Dr. B. Prasada Rao, IPS 1979 (RR) 30-10-2013 to 02-06-2014

See also[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Telangana Budget Analysis 2019-20" (PDF). prsindia.org. 2019.[permanent dead link]
  2. ↑ https://www.telangana.gov.in/departments/home-department/
  3. ↑ https://www.telangana.gov.in/departments/home-department/
  4. ↑ "Photos of Police Vehicles". Nizamabad PoliceNizamabad.nic.in. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Blue Colts Cops Get New Bikes". Gonizamabad.com. 22 April 2015. Archived from the original on 24 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  6. ↑ Kumar, Puli Sharath (17 May 2023). "Telangana police tops in national ranking: Home Minister". Deccan_Chronicle.
  7. ↑ "Telangana State Police".
  8. ↑ "Telangana Police Recruitment 2017".
  9. ↑ "Police Ranks" (PDF). Maharashtra Police. Retrieved 14 August 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ↑ "Governance of Kerala Police". Kerala Police. Retrieved 14 August 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ↑ "Police Ranks and Badges". Odisha Police. Retrieved 15 August 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ↑ "Police Ranks" (PDF). Maharashtra Police. Retrieved 14 August 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ↑ "Governance of Kerala Police". Kerala Police. Retrieved 14 August 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ↑ "Police Ranks and Badges". Odisha Police. Retrieved 15 August 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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