Hyderabad/New Delhi, March 5 -- Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Wednesday evening urged the Centre to allocate additional Indian Police Service (IPS) officers to Telangana, citing the state's growing administrative and security requirements.
During a meeting with union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi, the Chief Minister explained that the first cadre review after the formation of Telangana was conducted in 2016, while the next review due in 2021 was delayed and carried out only in 2025.
Even then, only seven additional IPS officers were sanctioned to the state.
In view of increasing responsibilities, he requested that the sanctioned IPS strength be enhanced from the present 83 to 105 officers and urged that the third ca...