Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday cleared the file pertaining to the appointment of Mahendra Reddy (IPS:1986:TG) as regular DGP of the state. Reddy has been acting as incharge DGP since November 12, 2017. Having drafted as regular DGP Reddy will be in the post till December 2022.
A couple of weeks ago, the Telangana Assembly had passed a Bill intended to select the DGP of the state on its own without sending the three probable names to the Union Public Service Commission.
Interestingly, the AP assembly also passed the AP Police (Reforms) Amendment Bill, 2018 last week giving powers to the state government to appoint the DGP of its choice.
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Reddy appointed regular DGP of Telangana
By IndianMandarins - 2018-04-09 22:52:59
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday cleared the file pertaining to the appointment of Mahendra Reddy (IPS:1986:TG) as regular DGP of the state. Reddy has been acting as incharge DGP since November 12, 2017. Having drafted as regular DGP Reddy will be in the post till December 2022.
A couple of weeks ago, the Telangana Assembly had passed a Bill intended to select the DGP of the state on its own without sending the three probable names to the Union Public Service Commission.
Interestingly, the AP assembly also passed the AP Police (Reforms) Amendment Bill, 2018 last week giving powers to the state government to appoint the DGP of its choice.
