The Hyderabad City Security Council (HCSC), a collaborative platform between Hyderabad City Police and civil society, has appointed a new Secretary General and a team of experienced industry leaders and domain experts as Joint Secretaries across its various forums.
Mr. M. Goutham Reddy, Vice Chairman of Re Sustainability Ltd. and Chairman of the CII Telangana State Council, has been appointed as the new Secretary General of HCSC.
The newly appointed leadership team brings expertise in urban planning, cybersecurity, physical security, mental healthcare, women’s empowerment, senior citizens welfare, renewable energy and social development. The appointments aim to strengthen the council’s organisational structure, expand stakeholder participation and improve community-driven public safety initiatives.
New Office Bearers of HCSC
The following professionals have been appointed as Joint Secretaries for various forums:
- Traffic Forum: Maheep Singh Thapar, Managing Director, Adept Technologies.
- Anti Narcotics Forum: Dr. K. Chandra Sekhar, Managing Director, Asha Hospital.
- Senior Citizens Forum: Ravi Kumar Rachakonda, Executive Director, Zetatek Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
- Cyber Security Forum: Dr. Anil Rachamalla, Co-Founder, Council for Digital Safety & Wellbeing.
- Physical Safety Forum: Dr. Hara Prasad Panda, Executive President, KAPSTON.
- CSR Forum: Bhavani Suresh, Managing Director, Truzon Solar.
- Operations: Cdr. Srinivas Reddy, Head of Security, TCS Adibatla.
- Women’s Forum: Khyati Naravane, Vice President, Quantra Quartz and former CEO of FTCCI.
Shri Vishal Arya, Director of ISSQUARED Inc., has been appointed as Coordinator – NGO, bringing experience in technology, management and social development initiatives.
Focus on Public Safety and Community Participation
- The newly appointed office bearers will work on developing action plans, mobilising resources, building strategic partnerships and improving the effectiveness of their respective forums.
- HCSC operates specialised forums covering traffic management, anti narcotics, senior citizens welfare, cybersecurity, physical safety, women’s safety and corporate social responsibility.
- The council aims to strengthen cooperation between Hyderabad City Police, corporate organisations, industry bodies, professionals, NGOs and citizens to address emerging urban safety challenges.
Appreciation for Outgoing Leadership
Hyderabad City Police Commissioner and HCSC Chairman Sri V.C. Sajjanar, IPS, expressed appreciation for the contributions of outgoing Secretary General Shri C. Shekar Reddy and the outgoing Joint Secretaries.
The outgoing office bearers included Rajashekar Reddy (Traffic Forum), Praveen Kumar Tangella (Cyber Forum), Lt. Col. K.S. Rao (Physical Security Forum), K.G.S.S. Srikanth (Anti Narcotics Forum) and Prasanth Kumar (CSR Forum).
According to the press release, their leadership helped HCSC implement several community-oriented initiatives, including:
- Margadarshak: Community Safety Ambassador Programme.
- Stree Summit 2.0: Initiative focused on women’s safety and empowerment.
- HACK 2.0: Cybersecurity related initiative.
- Traffic Summit: Promoting traffic safety and awareness.
- Suraksha Nivas: Safety audits of working women’s hostels and paying guest accommodations.
- Traffic Farishtey: Volunteer programme supporting traffic management.
- Spandana Electric Vehicles: An initiative involving electric vehicles.
- Technology enabled police surveillance and CCTV initiatives.
Strengthening Hyderabad’s Safety Network
- HCSC is a registered, not for profit organisation established as a collaborative platform between Hyderabad City Police and civil society.
- Through its specialised forums and partnerships, the council works to support police efforts in improving public safety, security and community wellbeing.
- The newly appointed leadership is expected to strengthen these collaborations and promote sustained public participation towards making Hyderabad a safer city for residents, visitors and businesses.
