Telangana Police

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Telangana State Police Department
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Common nameTelangana State Police
AbbreviationTSP
MottoDuty, Honour, Compassion
Agency overview
Formed2 June 2014(10 years ago) (2014-06-02), Hyderabad
Preceding agency
Employees50,000
Annual budget5,000 crore (US$600 million) (2019-20 est.) [1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction Telangana, India
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Telangana Police jurisdictional area
Size114,840 square kilometres (44,340 sq mi)
Population3,51,93,978
Legal jurisdiction Telangana, India
Governing body Government of Telangana
General nature
Operational structure
Overseen by Government of Telangana
Headquarters Saifabad, Hyderabad, Telangana -500004
Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
Parent agency
Child agencies
Law enforcementsState Police Head Quarters of Telangana.
Facilities
Police Stations709
Cars Mahindra Bolero 5000, [2] Toyota Innova Crysta ~10,000 Tata Sumo 500
Motorcycles Hero Glamour 5000 [3]
JeepsRakshak Jeeps ~5,000
AnimalsDogs
Notables
Anniversary
  • 2 June
Awards
Website
www.tspolice.gov.in

The Telangana Police, officially known as the, Telangana State Police Department [4] 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, Dr. Jitender, and headquartered in Hyderabad, Telangana.

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Structure and organization

State Police Headquarters

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

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

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

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

Stations

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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

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.

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Telangana police at Bhadrachalam

Police ranks

The Telangana State Police designates the following ranks: [5]

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

HigherOfficers

Sub-ordinates

Telangana State Police Recruitment Board

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 50,000 active personnel in the State [6]

Insignia of Telangana Police (State Police)

Gazetted Officers
Indian Police Service gazetted officers rank insignia [7] [8] [9]
Insignia Director General of Police.png Director General of Police.png Insignia of Inspector General of Police in India- 2013-10-02 16-14.png Deputy Inspector General of Police.png Senior Superintendent of Police.png Superintendent of Police.png Additional SP IPS.png ASP IPS.png Assistant SP IPS 2.png Assistant SP IPS 1.png
Rank Director general of police Additional director general of police [lower-alpha 1] Inspector general of police Deputy inspector general of police Senior superintendent of police [lower-alpha 2] Superintendent of police Additional superintendent of police Assistant superintendent of police Assistant superintendent of police (probationary for two years) Assistant superintendent of police (probationary for one year)
AbbreviationDGPADGPIGPDIGSSPSPAddl. SPASPASPASP
Non-gazetted officers
Indian Police non-gazetted officers rank insignia [10] [11]
Insignia Police Inspector insignia.png Assistant Police Inspector.png Police Sub-Inspector.png Assistant Sub-Inspector.png Head Constable.png Police Head Constable.png Police Naik.png Senior Police Constable.png No insignia
Rank Inspector Assistant inspector [lower-alpha 3] Sub-inspector Assistant sub-inspector Head constable [lower-alpha 4] Police Naik [lower-alpha 5] Police constable
AbbreviationINSP/PIAPISIASIHCSCPC
  • Note: Colour pattern and size of chevrons may vary according to the different rules of several distinct Indian State Police services.

List of Directors General of Police

After bifurcation (2014-Present)

Sl.
No.
Name Batch Tenure
1 Sri Anurag Sharma, IPS1982 (RR)3-6-2014 – 12-11-2017
2 Dr. M. Mahender Reddy, IPS1986 (RR)12-11-2017 – 31-12-2022
3Sri Anjani Kumar, IPS1990 (RR)31-12-2022 – 3-12-2023
4Sri Ravi Gupta, IPS1990 (RR)3-12-2023 – 10-07-2024
5 Dr. Jitender, IPS1992 (RR)10-07-2024 – present

Before bifurcation (1956–2014)

Sl.
No.
Name Batch Tenure
1 Sri A. K. K. Nambiar, IPS1935 (SPS)1-11-1956 to 2-8-1967
2Sri Sivakumar Lal, IPS1935 (SPS)3-8-1967 to 6-10-1968
3Sri Atma Jayaram, IPS1942 (SPS)7-10-1968 to 6-11-1971
4Sri B. N Kalyan Rao, IPS1943 (SPS)7-11-1971 to 15-7-1973
5Sri Abdus Salam Khan, IPS1947 (SPS)16-7-1973 to 30-4-1975
6Sri K. Ramachandra Reddy, IPS1944 (SPS)1-5-1975 to 31-10-1978
7Sri M. V. Narayana Rao, IPS1948 (RR)1-11-1978 to 31-3-1982
8Sri S. Ananda Ram, IPS1950 (RR)1-4-1982 to 10-4-1983
9Sri K. G. Erady, IPS1952 (RR)11-4-1983 to 21-8-1984
10Sri M. Mahendar Reddy, IPS1953 (RR)22-8-1984 to 16-1-1985
11Sri P. V. G. Krishnamacharyulu, IPS1951 (RR)17-1-1985 to 28-2-1986
12Sri C. G. Saldanha, IPS1953 (RR)1-3-1986 to 31-3-1987
13Sri P. S. Rammohan Rao, IPS1956 (RR)1-4-1987 to 9-2-1989
14Sri Sushil Kumar, IPS1955 (RR)10-2-1989 to 23-4-1990
15Sri R. Prabhakar Rao, IPS1957 (RR)24-4-1990 to 28-2-1992
16Sri T. Suryanarayana Rao, IPS1958 (RR)1-3-1992 to 28-2-1994
17Sri M. V. Bhaskar Rao, IPS1962 (RR)1-3-1994 to 16-12-1994
18Sri R. K. Ragaala, IPS1962 (RR)16-12-1994 to 31-7-1995
19Sri M. S. Raju, IPS1962 (RR)31-7-1995 to 30-11-1996
20Sri H. J. Dora, IPS1965 (RR)30-11-1996 to 18-02-2002
21Sri Pervaram Ramulu, IPS1967 (RR)18-02-2002 to 31-07-2003
22Sri S. R. Sukumara, IPS1967 (RR)31-07-2003 to 31-12-2004
23Sri Noel Swaranjit Sen, IPS1968 (RR)31-12-2004 to 31-12-2006
24Sri M. A. Basith, IPS1970 (RR)01-01-2007 to 31-10-2007
25Sri S. S. P. Yadav, IPS1972 (RR)31-10-2007 to 07-10-2009
26Sri R. R. Girish Kumar, IPS1976 (RR)07-10-2009 to 31-08-2010
27Sri K. Aravinda Rao, IPS1977 (RR)01-09-2010 to 30-06-2011
28Sri V. Dinesh Reddy, IPS1977 (RR)30-06-2011 to 29-10-2013
29Dr. B. Prasada Rao, IPS1979 (RR)30-10-2013 to 02-06-2014

See also

Notes

  1. Rank insignia of DGP is similar to additional DGP.
  2. Also known as superintendent of police (selection grade)
  3. This rank exists only in the Maharashtra Police.
  4. Shoulder insignia rank only used in the Maharashtra Police.
  5. This rank is also known as senior constable, constable grade-I, and exists only in some state police forces.

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