Director general of police
In India, the Director General of Police (DGP) is a three-star rank and the highest ranking police officer in Indian States and Union Territories. All DGPs are Indian Police Service (IPS) officers. The DGP is usually the head of the state police force in every Indian state in which case the officer is called State Police Chief, which is a cabinet selection post. Vis-a-vis other All India Services it is equal in rank to the Head of Forest Forces for the Indian Forest Service. There may also be additional officers in the state who hold the rank of DGP. Common appointments for such officers include Director of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau, Director General of Prisons, Director General of fire forces and civil defence, Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Police Housing Society etc. Additionally officers who hold the rank of DGP may have commensurate appointments in central government organisations such as Director, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Director SVPNPA, DG Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) etc. The rank insignia of a Director General of Police or Commissioner of Police (in Delhi) is the national emblem over crossed sword and baton.[1][2]
List of current Chiefs of Police Forces in the States and Union territories of India
S.No. | State | Headquarter | Name of Police Chief | Batch[3] |
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1 | Andhra Pradesh | Amaravati | R. P. Thakur, IPS [4] | 1986 |
2 | Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar | S. Nithianandam, IPS[5] | 1986 |
3 | Assam | Guwahati | Kuladhar Saikia, IPS[3] | 1985 |
4 | Bihar | Patna | K.S. Dwivedi, IPS[6] | 1984 |
5 | Chhattisgarh | Raipur | A. N. Upadhyay, IPS [7] | 1985 |
6 | Goa | Panaji | Muktesh Chander, IPS[8] | 1988 |
7 | Gujarat | Gandhinagar | Shivanand Jha, IPS[9] | 1983 |
8 | Haryana | Panchkula | Baljit Singh Sandhu, IPS[10] | 1984[11] |
9 | Himachal Pradesh | Shimla | S P Mardi, IPS[12] | 1984 |
10 | Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar (May-Oct) and Jammu (Nov-Apr) | Shesh Paul Vaid, IPS[13] | 1986 |
11 | Jharkhand | Ranchi | D. K. Pandey, IPS[14] | 1984 |
12 | Karnataka | Bengaluru | Neelamani Raju, IPS[15] | 1983 |
13 | Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram | Lokanath Behera, IPS[16] | 1985 |
14 | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | Rishi Kumar Shukla, IPS[17] | 1983 |
15 | Maharashtra | Mumbai | D.D. Padsalgikar, IPS[18] | 1981 |
16 | Manipur | Imphal | L. M. Khaute, IPS[19] | 1985 |
17 | Meghalaya | Shillong | S. K. Jain, IPS[20] | 1984 |
18 | Mizoram | Aizawl | Thianghlima Pachuau, IPS[21] | 1987 |
19 | Nagaland | Kohima | L. L. Doungel, IPS[22] | 1987 |
20 | Odisha | Cuttack | Rajendra Prasad Sharma, IPS[23] | 1986 |
21 | Punjab | Chandigarh | Suresh Arora, IPS[24] | 1982 |
22 | Rajasthan | Jaipur | Ajit Singh Shekhawat, IPS[25] | 1982 |
23 | Sikkim | Gangtok | Avinash Mohananey, IPS[26] | 1985 |
24 | Tamil Nadu | Chennai | T. K. Rajendran, IPS[27] | 1984 |
25 | Telangana | Hyderabad | M. Mahender Reddy, IPS[28] | 1986 |
26 | Tripura | Agartala | K. Nagaraj, IPS[29] | 1983 |
27 | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow | OP Singh, IPS[30] | 1983 |
28 | Uttarakhand | Dehradun | Anil Raturi, IPS[31] | 1986 |
29 | West Bengal | Kolkata | Surajit Kar Purkayastha, IPS[32] | 1985 |
S.No | Union Territory | Headquarters | Name of the Police Chief | Batch |
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1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Port Blair | Sudhir Yadav, IPS | |
2 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | Tajender Singh Luthra, IPS[33] | 1990 |
3 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | Silvassa | Manish Kumar Agrawal, IPS[34] | 1996 |
4 | Daman and Diu | Daman | Manish Kumar Agrawal, IPS[34] | 1996 |
5 | Lakshadweep | Kavaratti | ||
6 | National Capital Territory of Delhi | Delhi | Amulya Patnaik, IPS[35] | 1979 |
7 | Puducherry | Pondicherry | P. Kamaraj, IPS[36] | 1987 |
See also
References
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