B. Shivadhar Reddy is a 1994-Batch Indian Police Service officer, from Ranga Reddy district of Telangana State. Battula Shivadhar Reddy has pursued his LL.B. from Osmania University, Hyderabad. B. Shivadhar Reddy is one of the toppers of Civil Service Examination, 1993. He is presently an Inspector General of Police. Prior to this, B. Shivadhar Reddy has been incumbent of various positions at the district and state levels. He is a prolific writer, a rigorous reader and a great orator with exceptional knowledge on World, Indian and Telangana history. He is supposed to have great proficiency in English, Hindi, Telugu and Urdu.
In the initial days of his service, he worked as ASP, and later he was the Superintendent of Police for various districts such as Nalgonda, Srikakulam, Guntur and Nellore. He has also had a vast experience in working as a Deputy Commissioner of Police in Hyderabad. He worked as DIG at various top positions. In the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh state, Reddy was held with utmost respect by the Union and State governments and was considered the dues-ex-machina to almost all the problems.
For quite some time, B. Shivadhar Reddy has also been posted as Director, Anti Corruption Bureau, AP. Later, he has become the youngest officer, by service, to have been appointed Commissioner of Police, Visakhapatnam city, Andhra Pradesh. He was awarded the 'President's Medal' twice for his exceptional police service. Being one of the first picked All India Service officers post Telangana State formation, B. Shivadhar Reddy, IPS, was instrumental in reforming the Telangana State Policing, and introducing the concept 'Friendly and Formidable Policing' in the newly formed state of Telangana. He is considered a no-nonsense officer that worshipped his service more than he did family.
During his 22-year service as an IPS officer, Reddy ensured a plethora of new policies for responsible-responsive-policing. His experience at various levels has been transforming Telangana police from just a vigilance and law enforcing agency, to a people-friendly department. It was evident how his key notable operations have stabilised political surges that KCR-lead-government has faced during the all critical early years of rule.