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[[Image:Director General of Police.png|thumb|90px|Insignia of a Special Director General of Police]]<br />
'''Special Director General of Police''' ('''SDGP''') is an [[Indian Police Service]] rank. Having the maximum possible 3-star police rank just like [[Director General of Police]], SDGP's are considered equivalent to DGP's. The equivalent position or designation are [[Commissioner_of_Police#India|Commissioner of Police]] of some cities like [[Kolkata]], [[Chennai]] [[Principal Secretary (India)|special or additional secretary]]. The insignia of an SDG is the national emblem over a crossed sword and baton. SDG-ranked officers wear [[Gorget patches]] on their collar, which have a dark blue background with an oak leaf pattern stitched on it, similar to IGs and ADGs. SDGs are posted as heads of various bureaus similar to ADGs. The rank above it is [[Director General of Police]] and the rank below it is [[Additional Director General of Police]]. <ref>[http://www.upsc.gov.in/ Union Public Service Commission] Digital India</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://india.gov.in/govt/paycommission.php/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-05-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090613074203/http://india.gov.in/govt/paycommission.php/ |archivedate=2009-06-13 }}</ref><br />
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