Mudireddy Mahendar Reddy (born 3 December 1962) is the Chairman of the Telangana Public Service Commission (TGPSC) and he was an Indian police Service officer (1986-batch) he was the 2nd and former Director general of police of Telangana since from 10 April 2018.[2] He previously served as the first Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad City after the formation of Telangana.[3]
M. Mahender Reddy | |||||||
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| TGPSC Chairman | |||||||
| Assumed office 25 January 2024 | |||||||
| Preceded by | B Janardhan Reddy | ||||||
| 2nd Director General of Police of Telangana | |||||||
| In office 17 November 2017 – 31 December 2022 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Anurag Sharma | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Anjani Kumar[1] | ||||||
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| Born | 3 December 1962 Kistapuram at Munagala | ||||||
| Nationality | Indian | ||||||
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M Mahendar Reddy was appointed as the new chairman of the Telangana Public Service Commission (TGPSC) on 26 January 2024.[4][5]
Early life
editReddy was born on December 3, 1962, and is a native of Khammam district, Telangana, India.
Education
editM. Mahendar Reddy is a graduate in civil engineering from NIT Warangal (then known as Regional Engineering College), Mr. Reddy got selected for IPS while pursuing M.Tech in Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. He also obtained a master's degree in Public Personnel Management from the Osmania University, when he was in service.[6] He obtained his Ph.d from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad in 2020.[7]
Career
editReddy served as Assistant SP of Godavarikhani in Karimnagar and Guntur town, Additional SP of Bellampally in Adilabad and SP of Nizamabad and Kurnool districts. He was East zone DCP in Hyderabad commissionerate for three years from 1995. Reddy has served as a faculty member at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy here and has gone on study tours to the USA and the UK to acquaint himself with police systems in those countries. He was the Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad City.[8]
References
edit- ^ The News Minute (31 December 2022). "Anjani Kumar takes charge as Telangana DGP". Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ Namasthe Telangana (1 June 2021). "మాస్కులు ధరించని వారిపై 4.18 లక్షల కేసులు నమోదు : డీజీపీ". Namasthe Telangana. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Mahendar Reddy is new DGP". The Hindu. 10 November 2017. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ The Hindu (25 January 2024). "Telangana Governor approves ex-DGP Mahender Reddy's name to head TSPSC, five others named members". Archived from the original on 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Telangana Today (26 January 2024). "Former DGP Mahender Reddy assumes charge as TSPSC Chairman". Archived from the original on 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "It's official: Hyderabad Commissioner Mahender Reddy is new Telangana DGP". The News Minute. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ "Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad". jntuh.ac.in. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "Mahender Reddy appointed in-charge DGP of Telangana". Telangana Today. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.