♦ Ch. Dwaraka Tirumala Rao was appointed Director General of Police (DGP - Head of the Police Force) of Andhra Pradesh on 19 June 2024. He is a 1989 batch IPS officer. He replaced Harish Kumar Gupta, a 1992 batch IPS officer. Gupta was transferred and posted as Principal Secretary (Home).

♦ Before this posting Tirumala Rao was commissioner for the Public Transport Department and ex-officio vice-chairman and managing director of the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC).