G Venkataraman (DGP)

Some Lesser Known Facts About G Venkataraman

• G Venkataraman become an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer in 1994 from the Tamil Nadu cadre.

• On 27 June 2019, he was transferred on promotion as Additional Director General of Police, Cyber Crime Wing, Tamil Nadu Police.

• On 17 June 2021, the Tamil Nadu Government created a new post of Officer on Special Duty in the Information Technology Department.

• The post was created in the rank of Additional Director General of Police to expedite the implementation of e-governance at the State Secretariat. He was given additional charge of Officer on Special Duty, Information Technology Department.

• At that time, he was serving as Additional Director General of Police and heading the Crime Wing of Tamil Nadu Police.

  

• Earlier, as Inspector General of Police (Administration), he introduced paperless file movement in the DGP office through IT-based systems.

• He also formed a specialised team of police officers with expertise in information technology applications to support digital initiatives.

• On 1 September 2025, G. Venkataraman was appointed as Tamil Nadu’s new Director General of Police (DGP).

• He replaced IPS Shankar Jiwal, who retired on 31 August 2025 after more than thirty-five years of police service.

• Venkataraman earlier served as Director General of the Administrative Wing of the Tamil Nadu Police.

• The Tamil Nadu Government confirmed his appointment as the 33rd Director General of Police and Head of Police Force of the state.

• He has served as Superintendent of Police in Perambalur and Salem districts, and as Deputy Commissioner in Madurai city.

• Venkataraman also worked with the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Department during his police career.

• The Tamil Nadu Government had sent a panel of names to the Union Public Service Commission on 30 August 2025 for the selection of the next DGP.

• According to the Supreme Court judgment in the 2006 Prakash Singh case, the post of DGP should be filled only through a UPSC-approved panel.

• Former BJP state president K. Annamalai criticised the state government for appointing an acting DGP and alleged violation of Supreme Court guidelines.

• He said the government bypassed six senior officers and appointed the ninth-ranked officer as acting DGP for political reasons.