Andhra Pradesh Police

Police agency in india

Law enforcement agency
Andhra Pradesh Police
Logo of the Andhra Pradesh Police
Logo of the Andhra Pradesh Police
MottoSatyameva Jayate సత్యమేవ జయతే
Agency overview
Formed1 November 1956; 67 years ago (1956-11-01), Hyderabad,AP,India
Annual budget₹5,798 crore (US$690 million) (2019-20 est.) [1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionAndhra Pradesh, IN
Andhra Pradesh Police's jurisdiction
Size162,970 km2 (62,920 sq mi)
Legal jurisdictionState of Andhra Pradesh
Governing bodyGovernment of Andhra Pradesh
General nature
Operational structure
Overseen byGovernment of Andhra Pradesh
HeadquartersAndhra Pradesh State Police, Mangalagiri, Vijayawada- 522503
Agency executive
Parent agencyHome Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh.
Child agencies
  • Visakhapatnam City Police
  • Vijayawada City Police
Website
citizen.appolice.gov.in Edit this at Wikidata

The Andhra Pradesh Police is the law enforcement agency of the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. Public order and police being a state subject in India,[2] the police force is headed by the Director general of police, Ch. D. Tirumala Rao, IPS.

History

The Madras Act XXIV(24) of 1859 which marked the beginning of the Madras Police and shortly later, the Police Act of 1861 instituted the system of police which forms the foundation of modern-day police in India. The "Ceded Areas" of Andhra, as they were popularly known, continued as a part of the Madras Police and it was only in October 1953, after the birth of a separate Andhra State, that the Andhra State Police gained individual existence. Finally with the formation of the Andhra Pradesh on 1 November 1956 integrating the Telugu areas of the erstwhile Hyderabad state with the Andhra State, the modern day Andhra Pradesh Police came into existence. After the bifurcation of the state in 2014, the police force once again bifurcated.[3] This time, it was divided into Andhra Pradesh police and Telangana Police.

Andhra Pradesh State Level Recruitment Board

The Andhra Pradesh State Police Recruitment Board is responsible for recruitment. The board is releases recruitment notification time to time and conducts written examinations, physical tests, medical tests, and interviews for selecting applicants.[4]

Police ranks

The Andhra Pradesh Police designates the following ranks.[5]

Officers

Sub-ordinates

Structure and organization

Districts

Each police district is either coterminous with the Revenue district, or is located entirely within a revenue district. It is headed by a District commissioner 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 a Police officer of the rank Deputy Superintendent of Police (Officers of Andhra Pradesh Police Service are directly recruited officers or promoted from lower ranks) or an Additional 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

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. Vijayawada City Police and Visakhapatnam City Police are the local law enforcement agencies for the cities of Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam respectively. The Guntur Urban Police is being planned to be upgraded as Guntur Police Commissionerate.[6]

Insignia of Andhra Pradesh Police (State Police)

Gazetted Officers
Indian Police Service gazetted officers rank insignia[7][8][9]
Insignia
Rank Director general of police Additional director general of police[a] Inspector general of police Deputy inspector general of police Senior superintendent of police[b] 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)
Abbreviation DGP ADGP IGP DIG SSP SP Addl. SP ASP ASP ASP


Non-gazetted officers
Indian Police non-gazetted officers rank insignia [10][11]
Insignia No insignia
Rank Inspector Assistant inspector[c] Sub-inspector Assistant sub-inspector Head constable[d] Police Naik[e] Police constable
Abbreviation INSP/PI API SI ASI HC SC PC
  • 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 in Andhra Pradesh

Sl.
No. 		Name Batch Tenure
1 Sri A. K. K. Nambiar, IPS 1935 (SPS) 1-11-1956 to 2-8-1967
2 Sri Sivakumar Lal, IPS (SPS) 3-8-1967 to 6-10-1968
3 Sri Atma Jayaram, IPS 1942 (SPS) 7-10-1968 to 6-11-1971
4 Sri B. N Kalyan Rao, IPS 1943 (SPS) 7-11-1971 to 15-7-1973
5 Sri Abdus Salam Khan, IPS 1947 (SPS) 16-7-1973 to 30-4-1975
6 Sri K. Ramachandra Reddy, IPS 1944 (SPS) 1-5-1975 to 31-10-1978
7 Sri M. V. Narayana Rao, IPS 1948 (RR) 1-11-1978 to 31-3-1982
8 Sri S. Ananda Ram, IPS 1950 (RR) 1-4-1982 to 10-4-1983
9 Sri KG Reddy, IPS 11-4-1983 to 21-8-1984
10 Sri M. Mahendar Reddy, IPS 1953 (RR) 22-8-1984 to 16-1-1985
11 Sri P. V. G. Krishnamacharyulu, IPS 1951 (RR) 17-1-1985 to 28-2-1986
12 Sri C. G. Saldanha, IPS 1953 (RR) 1-3-1986 to 31-3-1987
13 Sri P. S. Rammohan Rao, IPS 1956 (RR) 1-4-1987 to 9-2-1989
14 Sri Sushil Kumar, IPS 1955 (RR) 10-2-1989 to 23-4-1990
15 Sri R. Prabhakar Rao, IPS 1957 (RR) 24-4-1990 to 28-2-1992
16 Sri T. Suryanarayana Rao, IPS 1958 (RR) 1-3-1992 to 28-2-1994
17 Sri M. V. Bhaskar Rao, IPS 1962 (RR) 1-3-1994 to 16-12-1994
18 Sri R. K. Ragaala, IPS 1962 (RR) 16-12-1994 to 31-7-1995
19 Sri M. S. Raju, IPS 1962 (RR) 31-7-1995 to 30-11-1996
20 Sri H. J. Dora, IPS 1965 (RR) 30-11-1996 to 18-02-2002
21 Sri Pervaram Ramulu, IPS 1967 (RR) 18-02-2002 to 31-07-2003
22 Sri S. R. Sukumara, IPS 1967 (RR) 31-07-2003 to 31-12-2004
23 Sri Noel Swaranjit Sen, IPS 1968 (RR) 31-12-2004 to 31-12-2006
24 Sri M. A. Basith, IPS 1970 (RR) 01-01-2007 to 31-10-2007
25 Sri S. S. P. Yadav, IPS 1972 (RR) 31-10-2007 to 07-10-2009
26 Sri R. R. Girish Kumar, IPS 1976 (RR) 07-10-2009 to 31-08-2010
27 Sri K. Aravinda Rao, IPS 1977 (RR) 01-09-2010 to 30-06-2011
28 Sri V. Dinesh Reddy, IPS 1977 (RR) 30-06-2011 to 29-10-2013
29 Sri B. Prasada Rao, IPS 1979 (RR) 30-10-2013 to 02-06-2014
30 Sri J. V. Ramudu, IPS 1981 (RR) 02-06-2014 to 23-07-2016
31 Sri N. Samba Siva Rao, IPS 1984 (RR) 23-07-2016 to 30-12-2017
32 Sri M. Malakondaiah, IPS 1985 (RR) 31-12-2017 to 30-06-2018
33 Sri R. P. Thakur, IPS 1986 (RR) 01-07-2018 to 01-06-2019
34 Sri Damodar Goutam Sawang, IPS 1986 (RR) 01-06-2019 to 15-02-2022
35 Sri K. V. Rajendranath Reddy, IPS 1992 (RR) 15-02-2022 to 05-05-2024
36 Sri Harish Kumar Gupta, IPS 1992 (RR) 06-05-2024 to 19-06-2024
37 Sri Ch. D. Tirumala Rao, IPS 1989 (RR) 19-06-2024 to Incumbent

Incidents

On 12 May 2017, Andhra Pradesh Police computer's network was attacked by a malware known as WannaCry ransomware attack which was found to be critical.

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.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Andhra Pradesh Police.
  1. ^ "Andhra Pradesh Budget Analysis 2019-20" (PDF). prsindia.org. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 January 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  2. ^ "State List" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Andhra Pradesh Police History".
  4. ^ "Andhra Pradesh Police Recruitment 2019". Archived from the original on 31 May 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Police Ranks & hierarchy, Andhra Pradesh Police official website".
  6. ^ "Guntur Police Commissionerate". The Hans India. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Police Ranks and Badges". Odisha Police. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Police Ranks" (PDF). Maharashtra Police. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Governance of Kerala Police". Kerala Police. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Police Ranks" (PDF). Maharashtra Police. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Police Ranks and Badges". Odisha Police. Retrieved 15 August 2017.

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