“Integrity is paramount, don’t forget your roots,” Revanth tells the new DSP

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy at the second batch of Probationary Deputy Superintendents of Police ceremony in Hyderabad on Tuesday. | Photo credit: By arrangement

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy told the newly recruited DSPs not to forget their social and economic backgrounds or the circumstances that led them to the positions they held.

“Your knowledge, integrity and determination have brought you here. Don’t forget the purpose for which you joined the police service,” the deputy superintendent of police-2025 said while addressing a ceremony at the second batch of MCHRRD in Hyderabad on Tuesday. His comments come after several police officers were ensnared by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) like never before.

Mr. Reddy said their behavior and decisions will directly affect the government’s performance and public image. “The police were often the first institution people turned to when they encountered a problem, sometimes even before they turned to their own families,” he said, asking DSPs to maintain the credibility built by generations of honest police officers.

The Chief Minister reminded everyone how the government handled the recruitment process when Group I recruitment was mired in controversy during the BRS regime. “The Congress government overcame all political challenges and completed the recruitment process, from notification to appointment,” he recalled.

Terming the recruitment of 112 DSPs a great success, he said the government has ensured complete transparency in the selection process through a series of reforms in the Telangana Public Service Commission (TGPSC) such as the appointment of former Director General of Police Mahender Reddy as the first chairman and subsequently senior IAS officer Venkatesham.

He identified drug abuse and trafficking as a major challenge for the police and pointed to Punjab’s difficulties in curbing the menace despite a strong military tradition. The state government has set up the EAGLE Force to deal firmly with drug trafficking and consumption, he said.

Stating that the government has also put in place new institutional mechanisms to deal with drug control, food security, traffic management and cybercrime, he said it is ready to send newly recruited DSPs abroad to expose and study police practices if necessary.

Reacting to allegations of corruption and money-changing in the recruitment process, Mr. Revanth Reddy said the fact that children from families dependent on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme also secured appointments proved the transparency of the process.

Published – 10 Nov 2026 21:11 IST