Director general of police

Director General of Police (DGP) is a rank in the Indian Police Service, held by the highest ranking police officer in a State or a Union Territory of India, typically heading the state or the UT police force. The DGP is appointed by the cabinet and holds a three-star rank.

Insignia of an Indian Police Service officer with rank of Director General of Police

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,[1] 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. DGP-ranked officers wear Gorget patches on their collar which have a dark blue background with an oak leaf pattern stitched on it, similar to ADGs and IGs.[2][3]

The Director General of Police of States (State Police Chief) is appointed by the state government in consultation with the UPSC. According to UPSC rules, the state government is required to send the names of five senior IPS officers and after finalizing the three names, the committee will again send the proposal back to the state government and among these three officials, the state government is obliged to nominate the DGP.In nepal it is called DSP.

List of current Chiefs of Police Forces in the States and Union territories of India
Maharashtra Police Headquarters in Mumbai, where the state DGP sits.
Tamil Nadu Police Headquarters in Chennai, where the state DGP sits.
Uttar Pradesh Police Headquarters in Lucknow, where the state DGP sits.
Police Chiefs of States
S.No. State Headquarters Name of Police Chief Batch[4]
1 Andhra Pradesh Amaravati K. V Rajendranatha Reddy,[5] IPS[6] 1992
2 Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar Anand Mohan, IPS 1994
3 Assam Guwahati Gyanendra Pratap Singh, IPS 1991
4 Bihar Patna Rajvinder Singh Bhatti, IPS 1990
5 Chhattisgarh Raipur Ashok Juneja, IPS[7] 1989
6 Goa Panaji Jaspal Singh, IPS[8] 1996
7 Gujarat Gandhinagar Vikash Sahay, IPS[9] 1989
8 Haryana Panchkula P. K. Agrawal, IPS[10] 1988
9 Himachal Pradesh Shimla Sanjay Kundu, IPS[11] 1989
10 Jharkhand Ranchi Ajay Kumar Singh, IPS[12] 1989
11 Karnataka Bengaluru Alok Mohan, IPS[13] 1987
12 Kerala Thiruvananthapuram Dr. Shaik Darvesh Saheb , IPS 1990
13 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Sudhir Saxena, IPS 1987
14 Maharashtra Mumbai Rajnish Seth, IPS 1988
15 Manipur Imphal Rajiv Singh, IPS 1993
16 Meghalaya Shillong Lajja Ram Bishnoi, IPS 1991
17 Mizoram Aizawl Anil Shukla, IPS 1996
18 Nagaland Kohima Rupin Sharma, IPS[14] 1992
19 Odisha Cuttack Sunil Kumar Bansal, IPS[15] 1987
20 Punjab Chandigarh Gaurav Yadav IPS[16] 1992
21 Rajasthan Jaipur Umesh Mishra, IPS 1989
22 Sikkim Gangtok N. K. Mishra, IPS 1988
23 Tamil Nadu Chennai Shankar Jiwal, I.P.S. 1990
24 Telangana Hyderabad Anjani Kumar, IPS[17] 1990
25 Tripura Agartala Amitabh Ranjan, IPS[18] 1988
26 Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Vijay Kumar (acting), IPS[19] 1988
27 Uttarakhand Dehradun Ashok Kumar, IPS[20] 1989
28 West Bengal Kolkata Manoj Malaviya, IPS 1986
Headquarters of Delhi Police. It also serves as the office of Police Commissioner of Delhi, who is the ex-officio DGP of Delhi.
Police Chiefs of Union Territories
S.No Union Territory Headquarters Name of the Police Chief Batch
1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands Port Blair Devesh Chandra Srivastava, IPS 1995
2 Chandigarh Chandigarh Praveer Ranjan, IPS[21] 1993
3 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Daman Milind Mahadeo Dumbere, IPS 2006
4 Delhi New Delhi Sanjay Arora, IPS 1988
5 Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar (May-Oct)
Jammu (Nov-Apr)		 Dil Bagh Singh, IPS 1987
6 Ladakh Leh Dr. Shiv Darshan Singh Jamwal, IPS[22] 1995
7 Lakshadweep Kavaratti Sarat Kumar Sinha, IPS 2008
8 Puducherry Pondicherry B. Srinivasan, IPS 1990

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