List of district officers in Andhra Pradesh

In The INDIAN state of Andhra Pradesh, district officers are officials heading or representing the state government departments, statutory boards, public corporations, and other public administrative bodies at the district level. Andhra Pradesh is divided into 28 administrative districts. District officers perform departmental, regulatory, developmental, and other administrative functions within their respective areas of responsibility. District officers primarily represent executive departments and statutory bodies.

District-level offices and designations

The table below shows the main functional sectors, their official names, and the areas they cover:

Common District-Level Offices and Designations in Andhra Pradesh

Sector / Area

Common Designations

Administrative Scope / Primary Function

General Revenue Administration
  • District Collector and Magistrate
  • Joint Collector
  • District Revenue Officer (DRO)

Executive administration, overall coordination, revenue governance, civil supplies oversight, and land administration at the district level.

Police & Law Enforcement
  • Superintendent of Police (SP)
  • Commissioner of Police (Commissionerate areas)

District-level policing, crime prevention and investigation, maintenance of public order, traffic enforcement, and coordination of law-enforcement operations.

Agriculture & Allied Sectors
  • Joint Director of Agriculture (JDA) / District Agricultural Officer (DAO)
  • District Animal Husbandry Officer (DAHO)
  • District Horticulture Officer (DHO)
  • District Fisheries Officer / Joint Director (Fisheries)

Administration of agricultural planning, seed/fertilizer distribution, livestock healthcare, aquaculture management, and farmer welfare programs.

Education & Human Development
  • District Educational Officer (DEO)
  • District Vocational Educational Officer (DVEO)

Administration of primary, secondary, and vocational school education, teacher postings, and state Educational Initiatives.

Health & Public Sanitation
  • District Medical and Health Officer (DMHO)
  • District Tuberculosis Officer
  • District Malaria Officer

Management of Primary Health Centres (PHCs), public health outreach, sanitation, communicable disease control, and medical administration.

Environment & Natural Resources
  • Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) / District Forest Officer
  • Deputy Director of Ground Water
  • District Mining Officer

Forest conservation, wildlife protection, groundwater monitoring, and regulation of mining and quarrying licenses.

Public Works & Infrastructure
  • Superintending Engineer (SE) / Executive Engineer (EE) (Roads & Buildings)
  • Superintending Engineer / Executive Engineer (Irrigation)
  • Executive Engineer (Rural Water Supply)

Planning, construction, and maintenance of public roads, bridges, state buildings, irrigation networks, and drinking water infrastructure.

Power & Electricity
  • Superintending Engineer, APESPDCL / APEPDCL

Distribution, maintenance, and expansion of power transmission infrastructure and consumer electrical services.

Transport & Road Safety
  • Deputy Transport Commissioner (DTC) / District Transport Officer (DTO)

Vehicle licensing and registration, road safety enforcement, weights and measures verification, and local penal administration.

Fire & Emergency Services
  • District Fire Officer

Fire prevention, firefighting operations, disaster response, and issuance of safety clearances.

Rural & Local Governance
  • Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Zilla Parishad
  • District Panchayat Officer (DPO)
  • District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) Project Director

Oversight of rural local bodies (Gram Panchayats), local body audits, rural sanitation, and implementation of rural employment and poverty alleviation programs.

Social Welfare & Inclusive Development
  • District Social Welfare Officer (DSWO)
  • District BC Welfare Officer
  • District Tribal Welfare Officer
  • Project Director, District Women and Child Development Agency (DWCDA)
  • Assistant Director, Welfare of Differently Abled, Transgender and Senior Citizens

Administration of welfare hostels, scholarship distribution, Anganwadi networks, and targeted support schemes for marginalized and vulnerable communities.

Labour, Employment & Industrial Safety
  • Deputy Commissioner of Labour / Joint Commissioner of Labour / District In-charge Labour Officer
  • District Employment Officer
  • Inspector of Factories / Deputy Chief Inspector of Factories

Labour welfare administration, employment exchange services, and enforcement of industrial safety, labour laws, and factory regulations.

Co-operation & Agricultural Marketing
  • Joint Registrar / District Cooperative Officer
  • District Agri Trade & Marketing Officer / Assistant Director (Marketing)

Regulation and audit of cooperative societies, agricultural market yards, and farmer-producer trade facilitation.

Commerce, Industries & Regulation
  • General Manager, District Industries Centre (GM-DIC)
  • District Supply Officer (DSO)
  • District Registrar
  • District Audit Officer

MSME facilitation, industrial clearances, Public Distribution System (PDS) ration management, property deed registrations, and local government audits.

Commercial Taxes
  • Deputy Commissioner of Commercial Taxes
  • Commercial Tax Officer (CTO)

Administration, assessment, and collection of state goods and services tax (SGST), professional taxes, and commercial revenue.

Housing
  • Project Director / District Head, Housing
  • Executive Engineer (AP State Housing Corporation / APTIDCO)

Implementation and engineering oversight of state-sponsored housing schemes for economically weaker sections.

Handlooms, Textiles & Sericulture
  • Assistant Director, Handlooms & Textiles
  • District Sericulture Officer / Deputy Director (Sericulture)

Promotion of the local handloom and sericulture sectors, training, subsidy administration, and technical support.

Endowments, Information & Public Services
  • Assistant / Deputy Commissioner of Endowments
  • Assistant Director / District Public Relations Officer (DPRO)
  • District e-Governance Manager

Administration of religious institutions and endowments, official public relations, media outreach, and district e-governance initiatives.

Youth Services & Public Libraries
  • District Youth Officer
  • Secretary, Zilla Granthalaya Samstha (District Library Committee)

Youth empowerment programs, skill development initiatives, and maintenance and expansion of public libraries.

District Collectors

The District Collector and Magistrate acts as the chief executive officer and coordinating head of the district administration.

Current District Collectors in Andhra Pradesh

District

Collector & District Magistrate

Alluri Sitharama Raju

T Nishanthi, IAS

Anakapalli

Vijaya Krishnan, IAS

Ananthapuramu

O. Anand, IAS

Annamayya

Nishant Kumar, IAS

Bapatla

V Vinod Kumar, IAS

Chittoor

Sumit Kumar, IAS

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema

R Mahesh Kumar, IAS

East Godavari

Kirti Chekuri, IAS

Eluru

K. Vetri Selvi, IAS

Guntur

C. M. Sai Kanth Varma, IAS

Kakinada

MN Hariendhira Prasad, IAS

Krishna

D.K. Balaji, IAS

Kurnool

A Siri, IAS

Markapuram

M Vijaya Sunitha, IAS

NTR

G Lakshmisha, IAS

Nandyal

Rajakumari Ganiya, IAS

Palnadu

Kritika Shukla, IAS

Parvathipuram Manyam

N Prabhakara Reddy, IAS

Polavaram

K Dinesh Kumar, IAS

Prakasam

P Raja Babu, IAS

Srikakulam

Swapnil Dinakar Pundkar, IAS

Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore

Himanshu Shukla, IAS

Sri Sathya Sai

A. Shyam Prasad, IAS

Tirupati

S. Venkateswar, IAS

Visakhapatnam

Muttimbaku Abhishikth Kishore, IAS

Vizianagaram

S Ramsundar Reddy, IAS

West Godavari

C. Naga Rani, IAS

YSR Kadapa

Sreedhar Cherukuri, IAS

Superintendents of Police (SP)

The Superintendent of Police (SP) or Commissioner of Police heads the district police force and law enforcement administration.

Current Superintendents of Police in Andhra Pradesh

District

Superintendent of Police (SP) / Commissioner of Police

Alluri Sitharama Raju

Amit Bardar, IPS

Anakapalli

Tuhin Sinha, IPS

Ananthapuramu

P. Jagadeesh, IPS

Annamayya

Dheeraj Kunuguli ,IPS

Bapatla

B. Umamaheswar, IPS

Chittoor

Tushar Dudi, IPS

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema

Rahul Meena, IPS

East Godavari

Dusi Narasimha Kishore, IPS

Eluru

K Prathap Siva Kishore, IPS

Guntur

Vakul Jindal, IPS

Kakinada

G. Bindu Madhav, IPS

Krishna

V. Vidya Sagar Naidu, IPS

Kurnool

Vikrant Patel, IPS

Markapuram

V. Harshavardhan Raju, IPS

NTR

S V Raja Sekhara Babu, IPS

Nandyal

Suneel Sheoran, IPS

Palnadu

B. Krishna Rao, IPS

Parvathipuram Manyam

S.V. Madhav Reddy, IPS

Polavaram

Amit Bardar, IPS (Additional Charge)

Prakasam

V. Harshavardhan Raju, IPS (Additional Charge)

Srikakulam

K. V. Maheswara Reddy, IPS

Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore

Ajitha Vejendla, IPS

Sri Sathya Sai

S. Satish Kumar, IPS

Tirupati

L. Subbarayudu, IPS

Visakhapatnam

Shanka Brata Bagchi, IPS

Vizianagaram

A R Damodhar, IPS

West Godavari

Adnan Nayeem Asmi, IPS

YSR Kadapa

Shelke Nachiket Vishwanath, IPS

See also

  • List of districts of Andhra Pradesh
  • Government of Andhra Pradesh
  • District magistrate

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