In 1948, Janjgava graduated from the General Staff Academy and became a Lieutenant General. From then, he took command of several army corps before returning to Georgia. He served as Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgian SSR from May 1954 to December 1958, and took active part is suppressing the 1956 Tbilisi Riots. Later, he worked as director of the military department of the Tbilisi State University. Later he also became the leader of the DOSAAF central committee in the Georgian SSR. Vladimir Janjgava died on April 10, 1982 at the age of 75. He was buried in a cemetery near Tbilisi.