Olympic medallist PV Sindhu took charge as a deputy collector in the state secretariat in Andhra Pradesh.
Andrea Pradesh government has announced group I service for PV Sindhu in order to honour her for winning the silver in 2016 Rio Olympics.
In May, the state legislature had passed a Bill amending the State Public Services Act to appoint Sindhu as a Group-I officer in the government.
As any recruitment in public services has to be only through the State Public Service Commission, selection committee or employment exchange, the government had to amend the Andhra Pradesh (Regulation of Appointments to Public Services and Rationalisation of Staff Pattern and Pay Structure) Act, 1994.