List of DGPs of Rajasthan

The Director General of Police (DGP) is the highest-ranking police officer in Indian states and union territories. This position is typically held by an officer from the Indian Police Service (IPS). The DGP in Rajasthan is appointed by the state government. The process involves consultation with the Union Public Service Commission, which prepares a panel of eligible officers and final appointment is made by the state government from this panel. They have symbols of crossed sword, baton, and the state emblem on their shoulders.^[1] The first DGP of Rajasthan was R. Banerjee, while the current DGP is Rajeev Kumar Sharma, IPS.^[2]

Director General of Police
Shoulder Rank of DGP
Incumbent Rajeev Kumar Sharma, IPS since 1 July 2025
Rajasthan Police
Status	Head of Police Force of Rajasthan Police
Abbreviation	DGP
Member of	Indian Police Service
Reports to	Ministry of Home Affairs
Residence	Jaipur, Rajasthan
Nominator	Union Public Service Commission
Appointer	Government of Rajasthan
Term length	2 years (minimum)
First holder	R Banerjee
Deputy	Additional Director General of Police
Salary	• ₹225,000 (US$2,700) (monthly)

List

The following list shows current and former DGPs of Rajasthan.^[3][4]

Name	Term Start	Term End
Sh. R Banerjee	7 April 1949	30 November 1949
Sh. N.C. Mishra	1 December 1949	15 April 1952
Sh. K.D. Billmoria	16 May 1952	30 June 1955
Sh. Ganesh Singh	16 February 1974	31 July 1979
Sh. Amar Singh Kochar	31 July 1979	9 February 1981
Sh. B.G. Kanetkar	3 September 1955	30 September 1957
Sh. Goverdhan Lal	1 October 1957	26 March 1966
Sh. Hanuman Sharma	26 March 1966	7 November 1968
Sh. Sultan Singh	7 November 1968	16 February 1974
Sh. G.C. Singhvi	9 February 1981	20 January 1983
Sh. Raghunath Singh	20 January 1983	26 June 1985
Sh. P.C. Mishra	26 June 1985	31 January 1988
Dr. Gyan Prakash Pilania	31 August 1988	21 December 1989
Sh. Rajendra Shekhar	23 December 1989	10 January 1990
Sh. M.L Kalia	10 January 1990	26 December 1990
Sh. Rajendra Shekhar	27 December 1990	31 October 1992
Sh. V.K. Thanvi	31 October 1992	30 November 1993
Sh. K.N. Thakur	02 December 1993	30 April 1995
Sh. Kishan Lal	30 April 1995	30 November 1995
Sh. Devendra Singh	30 November 1995	06 November 1997
Sh. Amitabh Gupta	06 November 1997	30 September 2000
Sh. Shantanu Kumar	30 September 2000	30 April 2003
Sh. V.K. Hansuka	30 April 2003	31 October 2004
Sh. S.N. Jairath	31 October 2004	30 November 2004
Sh. A.S. Gill	30 November 2004	31 May 2008
Sh. K.S. Bains	31 May 2008	1 March 2009
Sh. Harish Meena	1 March 2009	13 December 2013
Sh. Omendra Bhardwaj	13 December 2013	28 February 2015
Sh. Manoj Bhatt	2 March 2015	31 July 2017
Sh. Ajit Singh	1 August 2017	30 November 2017
Sh. Om Prakash Galhotra	30 November 2017	21 December 2018
Sh. Kapil Garg	21 December 2018	30 June 2019
Dr. Bhupendra Singh	30 June 2019	14 October 2020
Sh. Mohan Lal Lather	14 October 2020	03 November 2022
Sh. Umesh Mishra	03 November 2022	29 December 2023
Sh. Utkal Ranjan Sahoo	30 December 2023	10 June 2025
Sh. Ravi Prakash Meharda[2] (acting)	10 June 2025	30 June 2025
Sh.Rajeev Kumar Sharma	1 July 2025	Incumbent