Andhra Pradesh Approves New Rajamahendravaram Police Commissionerate With Three Zones

The State government has approved the proposed police Commissionerate headquartered at Rajamahendravaram and directed Director General of Police Harish Kumar Gupta to begin reorganising the existing posts for the new setup.

The approval formalises the next step towards creating a separate Commissionerate structure in Rajamahendravaram.

Commissionerate to be headed by senior police officer

The permission was issued through G.O.No. 198 on October 5, according to Principal Secretary to the government Kumar Vishwajeet.

“The permission has been accorded to the DGP for the establishment of Rajamahendravaram Police Commissionerate, headed by a Commissioner of Police in the rank of Inspector General of Police/Deputy IGP with executive magistrate powers”.

The proposed Commissionerate will be headquartered at Rajamahendravaram and will comprise three territorial zones.

Its jurisdiction will be coterminous with the existing East Godavari revenue district and East Godavari Police District, Mr. Kumar Viswajeet stated.

The current Superintendent of Police will be designated as Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) under the new arrangement.

DGP likely to visit Rajamahendravaram

DGP Harish Kumar Gupta is likely to visit Rajamahendravaram on Wednesday as preparations begin for the functioning of the new Commissionerate.

The government’s direction to reorganise existing posts, the proposed three-zone structure and the designation of the current Superintendent of Police indicate the administrative changes required before the Commissionerate starts functioning.

The report on the government’s approval was published on October 06, 2026 at 08:35 pm IST.

Source: The Hindu