Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has appealed to the Centre to allocate 22 more IPS officers to the state by increasing their cadre strength from 83 to 105 in light of its growing administrative and security needs.
The request was made on Wednesday when the CM met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi. According to an official release, the two leaders also discussed the recent surrender of several senior Maoist leaders to the Telangana Police and other issues.
The Telangana CM also requested Shah to extend financial support to the state for development works in the backward regions. The CM informed the Home Minister that 591 Maoists have laid down their arms and joined the mainstream of society during this period. The CM said the state government was providing them compensation and rehabilitation assistance as per the rules.
CM Reventh Reddy informed the Home Minister that the first cadre review in the state had been conducted in 2016 after its creation. Though the next review was due in 2021, it was delayed by four years and was finally carried out in 2025. Even then, only seven additional IPS officers were allocated to the state. The Telangana CM requested that the third cadre review be conducted in 2026 as per the schedule.
Reddy also explained to Shah that, like the rest of the country, Telangana too is facing several modern challenges, like cybercrime, drug trafficking, white-collar crimes, and other emerging security threats.
He further highlighted the reorganisation of the Hyderabad, Cyberabad, and Malkajgiri Police Commissionerates and the proposed formation of the Future City Commissionerate. Similarly, he raised the issue of the rapidly growing population in Hyderabad to underline the increasing administrative needs of the state.
In view of these developments, the CM urged the Centre to increase the sanctioned strength of IPS officers in the state, adding at least 22 more IPS officers to its current strength of 83.
Among those who accompanied the Telangana CM in the meeting are the CM’s Principal Secretary, V Seshadri, DGP B Shivdhar Reddy, Intelligence Additional DGP Vijay Kumar; and State Intelligence Bureau IG B Sumathi.
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