The central government has increased the IPS cadres strength from 139 to 151 in Telangana following Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy's request for a review of the issue.
After the Congress government came to power in Telangana, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy wrote to the Ministry of Home Affairs seeking immediate action in reviewing the IPS cadre for the state. Every five years, the central government needs to review the cadres of IPS and increase the strength.
As per the revised cadre strength, the number of senior duty posts for the state has increased from 76 to 83. The last cadre review was conducted in April 2016, prior to the formation of new districts.
In the latest review, the Centre has sanctioned posts of Superintendent of Police (SP) for eight newly formed districts: Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Kumurambheem Asifabad, Nirmal, Jagtial, Rajanna Sircilla, Kamareddy, Bhadradri Kothagudem and Mahbubabad districts. Additionally, the post of Commissioner of Police for Rachakonda has also been sanctioned.
Changes also include the removal of the SP post in Rangareddy district and its addition in Vikarabad. Similarly the SP post in Warangal has been removed.
The Centre has also revoked the posts of Additional Superintendent of Police (Operations) for Bellampally-Adilabad and Kothagudem.
Telangana had 112 IPS posts at the time of its formation. This was increased to 139 in 2016, and has now been further revised to 151.
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