Ace Shuttler and Olympic silver medalist PV Sindhu took charge as Deputy Collector in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday. She reported to Chief Commissioner of Land Administration (CCLA) Anil Chandra Punetha at the CCLA office in Golapudi, Vijayawada.

Following her success streak at Olympics in 2016, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu announced a cash reward of three crore rupees, a residential plot in Amaravati and Group-I officer’s post. During the assembly sessions in May2017, the state legislature passed a Bill amending the APPSC Act to appoint the shuttler as a Group-I officer in the government.

In July Chief Minister handed over the appointment letter to Sindhu at the state secretariat in July. As per the appointment, the state government asked the badminton player to join duty as deputy collector within 30 days.