THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: R Sreelekha will be the first woman IPS officer reaching the DGP post in the state. She will be the chief of fire force. She will retire in December this year. She is presently transport commissioner. ADGP M R Ajith Kumar will be the new transport commissioner. R Sreelekha is an IPS officer of 1987 batch. Shankar Reddy and R Sreelekha have been elevated to DGP following the retirement of DGPs A Hemachandran and Jacob Thomas. Shankar Reddy will continue as road safety commissioner. There are chances for many more changes in the IPS level.