Commissioner of Police (India)

Commissioners of Police (also known as Police Commissioners) in India are IPS officers who head the police force in a police commissionerate. A police commissionerate can combine several adjoining districts under it. A Police Commissioner holds higher executive powers than those available to a Superintendent of Police (SP) or Senior SP (SSP) in charge of the police force of a district. Commissioner of Police (CP) is a post that can be held by an IPS officer of the rank SP and above, depending upon the sanction provided by the respective state government (or in case of Delhi, by the Government of India).

Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju inspecting the guard of honour, accompanied by CP Delhi, B.S. Bassi, in 2014.

History and description

Traditionally at the district level, the Superintendent of Police (SP) or Senior SP (SSP) maintains law and order by working with the District Magistrate (DM). Under the Commissioners of Police (CP) system, the magisterial powers of DM are given to the CP and to sanctioned police officers under him/her (e.g., Special/Joint/Additional/Deputy/Assistant CP). For large metropolitan cities, the CP system is generally considered more suitable policing system.[1]

Commissionerates

A Police Commissionerate's jurisdiction can consist of several adjoining districts. The Hyderabad City Police commissionerate since 1847 AD, established in the erstwhile Hyderabad State by the Nizams is the oldest police commissionerate in India.[2][3] The British India government brought the CP system first to Kolkata and Chennai in 1856, and followed it in Mumbai in 1864.[4][5][6]

Commissioners of Police

Commissioners of Police in India are IPS officers who head the police force in a commissionerate. They hold higher executive powers than those available to a Superintendent of Police (SP) or Senior SP (SSP) in charge of the police force of a district. Commissioner of Police (CP) is a post that can be held by an IPS officer of the rank SP and above, depending upon the sanction provided by the respective state government (or in case of Delhi, by the Government of India).

List of Commissioners of Police

Following is the list of Commissioners of Police (CP) in India, along with their respective ranks (these ranks can vary from time to time):-

Andhra Pradesh Police
See also: Vijayawada City Police and Visakhapatnam City Police
Post Rank Reference
Commissioner of Police, Visakhapatnam Additional Director General of Police (ADG) [7]
Commissioner of Police, Vijayawada Inspector General of Police (IG) [8]

Assam Police
Post Rank Reference
Commissioner of Police, Guwahati Additional Director General of Police (ADG) [9]

Delhi Police
Delhi Police Headquarters, which serves as office of Delhi Police Commissioner
Main article: Police Commissioner of Delhi
Post Rank Reference
Commissioner of Police, Delhi Director General of Police (DGP)[lower-alpha 1] [10]

Gujarat Police
See also: Ahmedabad City Police
Post Rank Reference
Commissioner of Police, Ahmedabad Additional Director General of Police (ADG) [11]
Commissioner of Police, Surat Additional Director General of Police (ADG) [12]
Commissioner of Police, Rajkot Additional Director General of Police (ADG) [13]
Commissioner of Police, Vadodara Additional Director General of Police (ADG) [14]

Haryana Police
Post Rank Reference
Commissioner of Police, Gurugram Inspector General of Police (IG) [15]
Commissioner of Police, Faridabad Inspector General of Police (IG) [16]
Commissioner of Police, Panchkula Inspector General of Police (IG) [17]

Karnataka Police
See also: Police Commissioner of Bangalore
Post Rank Reference
Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru Additional Director General of Police (ADG) [18][19]
Commissioner of Police, Belagavi Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) [20]
Commissioner of Police, Hubballi-Dharwad Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) [21]
Commissioner of Police, Kalaburagi Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) [22]
Commissioner of Police, Mangaluru Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) [23]
Commissioner of Police, Mysuru Inspector General of Police (IG) [24]

Kerala Police
See also: Kochi City Police, Thiruvananthapuram City Police, Thrissur City Police, and Kollam City Police
Post Rank Reference
Commissioner of Police, Thiruvananthapuram Inspector General of Police (IG) [25]
Commissioner of Police, Kochi Inspector General of Police (IG) [26]
Commissioner of Police, Kozhikode Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) [27]
Commissioner of Police, Kollam City Superintendent of Police (SP) [28]
Commissioner of Police, Thrissur City Superintendent of Police (SP) [29]
Commissioner of Police, Kannur City Superintendent of Police (SP) [30]

Madhya Pradesh Police
Post Rank Reference
Commissioner of Police, Bhopal Additional Director General of Police (ADG) [31]
Commissioner of Police, Indore Inspector General of Police (IG) [31]

Maharashtra Police
Office of Police Commissioner of Mumbai
See also: Mumbai Police, Nagpur Police, and Pune Police
Post Rank Reference
Commissioner of Police, Mumbai Director General of Police (DG)[lower-alpha 2] [33]
Commissioner of Police, Pune Additional Director General of Police (ADG) [34]
Commissioner of Police, Nagpur Additional Director General of Police (ADG) [35]
Commissioner of Police, Thane Additional Director General of Police (ADG) [36]
Commissioner of Police, Navi Mumbai Additional Director General of Police (ADG) [37]
Commissioner of Police, Nashik Additional Director General of Police (ADG) [38]
Commissioner of Police, Aurangabad Inspector General of Police (IG) [39]
Commissioner of Police, Mira-Bhayandar-Vasai-Virar (MBVV) Additional Director General of Police (ADG) [40]
Commissioner of Police, Pimpri-Chinchwad Inspector General of Police (IG) [41]
Commissioner of Police, Solapur Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) [42]
Commissioner of Police, Amravati Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) [43]
Commissioner of Police, Railways, Mumbai Inspector General of Police (IG) [44]

Nagaland Police
Post Rank Reference
Commissioner of Police, Dimapur Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) [45]

Odisha Police
Office of CP of Bhubaneswar-Cuttack decorated for Independence Day, 2018
Main article: Bhubaneswar–Cuttack Police Commissionerate
Post Rank Reference
Commissioner of Police, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Additional Director General of Police (ADG) [46]

Punjab Police
Post Rank Reference
Commissioner of Police, Amritsar Inspector General of Police (IG) [47]
Commissioner of Police, Ludhiana Inspector General of Police (IG) [48]
Commissioner of Police, Jalandhar Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) [49]

Rajasthan Police
Post Rank Reference
Commissioner of Police, Jaipur Additional Director General of Police (ADG) [50]
Commissioner of Police, Jodhpur Inspector General of Police (IG) [51]

Tamil Nadu Police
See also: Greater Chennai Police and Coimbatore City Police
Post Rank Reference
Commissioner of Police, Chennai Additional Director General of Police (ADG) [52]
Commissioner of Police, Coimbatore Inspector General of Police (IG) [53]
Commissioner of Police, Madurai Inspector General of Police (IG) [54]
Commissioner of Police, Salem Inspector General of Police (IG) [55]
Commissioner of Police, Tiruppur Inspector General of Police (IG) [56]
Commissioner of Police, Tirunelveli Inspector General of Police (IG) [22]
Commissioner of Police, Tiruchirappalli Inspector General of Police (IG) [57]
Commissioner of Police, Avadi Additional Director General of Police (ADG) [58]
Commissioner of Police, Tambaram Additional Director General of Police (ADG) [58]

Telangana Police
Police Commissionerate, Hyderabad City
See also: Cyberabad Metropolitan Police, Hyderabad City Police, Karimnagar Police Commissionerate, Nizamabad Police, Rachakonda commissionerate, Ramagundam Police Commissionerate, Siddipet Police Commissionerate, and Warangal Police Commissionerate
Post Rank Reference
Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad Additional Director General of Police (ADG) [59]
Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad Inspector General of Police (IG) [60]
Commissioner of Police, Karimnagar Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) [61]
Commissioner of Police, Nizamabad Superintendent of Police (SP) [62]
Commissioner of Police, Khammam Superintendent of Police (SP) [63]
Commissioner of Police, Rachakonda Additional Director General of Police (ADG) [64]
Commissioner of Police, Ramagundam Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) [65]
Commissioner of Police, Siddipet Superintendent of Police (SP) [66]
Commissioner of Police, Warangal Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) [67]

Uttar Pradesh Police
See also: Lucknow Police, Kanpur Nagar Police Commissionerate, Varanasi Police Commissionerate, Gautam Buddh Nagar Police Commissionerate, Ghaziabad Police Commissionerate, Agra Police Commissionerate, and Prayagraj Police Commissionerate
Post Rank Reference
Commissioner of Police, Lucknow Additional Director General of Police (ADG) [68]
Commissioner of Police, Kanpur Additional Director General of Police (ADG) [69]
Commissioner of Police, Agra Inspector General of Police (IG) [70]
Commissioner of Police, Gautam Buddha Nagar Additional Director General of Police (ADG) [71]
Commissioner of Police, Ghaziabad Inspector General of Police (IG) [72]
Commissioner of Police, Prayagraj Inspector General of Police (IG) [73]
Commissioner of Police, Varanasi Additional Director General of Police (ADG) [74]

West Bengal Police
See also: Kolkata Police
Post Rank Reference
Commissioner of Police, Asansol-Durgapur Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) [75]
Commissioner of Police, Siliguri Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) [76]
Commissioner of Police, Kolkata Additional Director General of Police (ADG) [77]
Commissioner of Police, Howrah Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) [78]
Commissioner of Police, Chandannagar Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) [79]
Commissioner of Police, Bidhannagar Inspector General of Police (IG) [80]
Commissioner of Police, Barrackpore Inspector General of Police (IG) [81]

States and UTs without CP

The following police forces in India do not have Police Commissionerate (i.e. Commissioner of Police or CP) system:-

States

Among the 10 most populous states of India, only Bihar (3rd most populous) does not have CP system in any of its cities.

Union Territories

Largest cities without CP

Among the Indian cities having population above 1.5 million (2011 Census), the only city which does not have CP system is Patna.[82]

Notes
  1. The Delhi Police Commissioner, a Director General (DG) rank officer, is the head of Delhi Police. This is the only case in India where a CP (Commissioner of Police) heads the police force of the whole state/UT.
  2. The posts of Commissioner of Police (CP) of Mumbai and of DGP (DG Police i.e. state police chief) of Maharashtra are held by two different officers, both of whom are of Director General (DG) rank. The Mumbai CP is one of the few CPs in the country who does not report to the state DGP. Both Mumbai CP and Maharashtra DGP report to ACS (Additional Chief Secretary) of Home Department of Maharashtra, who is a senior IAS officer.[32][33]

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