Shankar Jiwal appointed as new DGP, Tamil Nadu

Shankar Jiwal appointed as new DGP, Tamil Nadu

The Tamil Nadu Government has, on Thursday, appointed Shankar Jiwal as the new Director General of Police (DGP). He is a 1990 batch IPS officer. The incumbent head of the Police Force, Dr C Sylendra Babu is superannuating on Friday. The state Government had sent a Proposal to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) with a panel of IPS officers. The UPSC convened a meeting of Empanelment Committee. The committee Shortlisted a panel of the officers and submitted it back to the state Government. From the panel, the Government has appointed Shankar Jiwal as the new DGP.