Damodar Goutam Sawang
Damodar Goutam Sawang | |
|---|---|
| Born | Damodar Gautam Sawang 10 July 1963[1] |
| Other names | Gautam anna, Sawang anna |
| Education | B. A. |
| Police career | |
| Country |  India |
| Service years | Indian Police Service, 1986[1]-present |
| Badge no. | 19861086[1] |
| Awards | 2002, Police Medal for Meritorious Service[2] 2003, Police Medal for Gallantry[3] 2005, CRPF Director General's Commendation Disc[4] 2015, President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service[5] |
Damodar Gautam Sawang is the chairman of Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission[6] and a former Director General of Police, Andhra Pradesh.
Sawang served as the Director General of Police, Andhra Pradesh from 31 May 2019 to 15 February 2022.
Sawang is a Regular Recruit[1] of the Indian Police Service belonging to the 1986[1] batch and allocated to the Andhra Pradesh Police[1] cadre. After the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, Sawang was retained[7] in the residual Andhra Pradesh State.[1]
Many police officers have been groomed[8] by Sawang during his posting in Warangal, including Stephen Raveendra.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. LIST OF IPS-OFFICERS WHOSE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY RECORDS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. Retrieved 2015-12-27
- ^ 2002 Medals
- ^ a b 2003 Medals
- ^ CRPF will have 210 battalions by 2010, 7 March 2007
- ^ "President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission". psc.ap.gov.in. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ Government of India
- ^ Umesh Chandra
- ^ a b c "Damodar Gautam Sawang,IPS,transferred as Police Commissioner". Vijayawada City AP. 7 July 2015. Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Prasada Rao appointed DG of ACB". The Hindu. Hyderabad. 20 May 2012.
- ^ Inter Press Service News Agency
- ^ Janyala, Sreenivas (17 April 2008). "Andhra sorts out power tussle at anti-terror unit, appoints new IG". The New Indian Express. Hyderabad. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ Naxal Watch
- ^ a b c d "Major shake-up in police machinery". Times of India. Hyderabad. 13 June 2004.
- ^ a b c Times of India, 1 January 2003
- ^ a b Suresh Mehrotra
- ^ "DIG tells police to work for new image". The Hindu. 6 May 2002.[dead link]
- ^ a b c "Minor reshuffle of IPS officers". Times of India. 16 November 2001.
- ^ a b c d e Warangal Police, Our Leaders