Telangana Home Minister, Mohammed Mahmood Ali, has awarded medals to 281 police officials for their service in various positions and segments. DGP Anjani Kumar, Hyderabad Police Commissioner Rajiv Ratan, and other officials were awarded the Ati-UtkrishtSevaPadak for 2022. Inspector General of Police (Training) Tarun Joshi, Assistant Commandant 1st Battalion TSSP J Ramdas, and other officials were awarded the UtkrishtSevaPadak for 2022.
Other awards included AtiUtkritSeva Schemes-2022 for 30 police officers, UtkritSeva Schemes-2022 for 28 persons, extraordinary suggestion skill scheme for 7 persons, Central Home Minister Medals for best performance in Investigation for 8 persons, Central Home Minister Medals in Training for 11 persons, ShauryaPadak – 2022 for 11 persons, and MahonnathaSeva – 2022 for 7 police officers among others.
Mahmood Ali emphasized that the state government has prioritized the modernization of the police department since Telangana’s formation. The government has allocated funds for the appointment of police officers, establishment of new police zones, police divisions, police stations, and the Narcotics Control Department.