UPSC Begins Process For Appointment of Full-Fledged DGPs In Nine States, Telangana First In Line

After Supreme Court order early this month for ending interim DG arrangements and ensure full-fledged appointments, the UPSC has sought panel of officers to appoint full DGP of Telangana from the state government as incumbent DGP B Shivadhar Reddy is set to retire in April. Top source said that UPSC has asked the state government to treat 5th February as date on which the Supreme Court issued its order as date of occurrence of vacancy.

It has been further said that UPSC has sent a similar communication to other nine states as well where interim DGPs are currently running the state police force.  As for Telangana top source saiy that five IPS officers said to be in race C.V Anand, Prabhakar Apte, Sowmya Mishra Shikha Goel and Abhilasha Bisht. Top source said that Telangana Government will forward a panel of names to UPSC in coming weeks post which UPSC will shortlist three officers for state government's consideration.