1995 batch IPS officer Mahesh Bhagwat has been the commissioner of Rachakonda since 2016. Area-wise Rachakonda is the biggest commissionerate in the country, spread over 5000 square kilometers and four districts, with large urban and rural segments. During these six years, he has mentored more than 1250 all-India service aspirants who have succeeded in the Union Public Service Commission exams, to join the all-India IAS, IPS, Indian Forest Service as well as other Central services like the Indian Foreign Service.