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Commissioner of Police (India)

Commissioners of Police (also known as Police Commissioners) in India are IPS officers who get higher executive powers than those available to a Superintendent of Police (SP) or Senior SP (SSP) as in charge of a district police. 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 Central government). The jurisdiction held by CP is known as "Police Commissionerate" and can combine several adjoining districts under it.

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

History and DescriptionEdit

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

The British India government had brought the CP system first in Kolkata and Chennai in 1856, and followed it in Mumbai in 1864.[2][3][4]

List of Commissioners of PoliceEdit

Following is the list of 69 Commissioners of Police (CP) in India, along with their respective ranks:-

Andhra Pradesh PoliceEdit

Post Rank Reference
Commissioner of Police, Visakhapatnam Inspector General of Police (IGP) [5]
Commissioner of Police, Vijayawada Inspector General of Police (IGP) [6]

Assam PoliceEdit

Post Rank Reference
Commissioner of Police, Guwahati Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) [7]

Delhi PoliceEdit

 
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] [8]

Gujarat PoliceEdit

Post Rank Reference
Commissioner of Police, Ahmedabad Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) [9]
Commissioner of Police, Surat Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) [10]
Commissioner of Police, Rajkot Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) [11]
Commissioner of Police, Vadodara Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) [12]

Haryana PoliceEdit

Post Rank Reference
Commissioner of Police, Gurugram Inspector General of Police (IGP) [13]
Commissioner of Police, Faridabad Inspector General of Police (IGP) [14]
Commissioner of Police, Panchkula Inspector General of Police (IGP) [15]

Karnataka PoliceEdit

See also: Police Commissioner of Bangalore
Post Rank Reference
Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru Director General of Police (DGP) [16][17]
Commissioner of Police, Mangaluru Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) [18]
Commissioner of Police, Mysuru Inspector General of Police (IGP) [19]
Commissioner of Police, Belagavi Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) [20]
Commissioner of Police, Hubli-Dharwad Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) [21]
Commissioner of Police, Kalaburagi Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) [22]

Kerala PoliceEdit

Post Rank Reference
Commissioner of Police, Thiruvananthapuram Inspector General of Police (IGP) [23]
Commissioner of Police, Kozhikode Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) [24]
Commissioner of Police, Kochi Inspector General of Police (IGP) [25]
Commissioner of Police, Thrissur Superintendent of Police (SP) [26]
Commissioner of Police, Kollam Superintendent of Police (SP) [27]

Maharashtra PoliceEdit

 
Office of Police Commissioner of Mumbai
See also: Police Commissioner of Mumbai
Post Rank Reference
Commissioner of Police, Mumbai Director General of Police (DGP)[lower-alpha 2] [29]
Commissioner of Police, Pune Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) [30]
Commissioner of Police, Nagpur Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) [31]
Commissioner of Police, Thane Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) [32]
Commissioner of Police, Navi Mumbai Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) [33]
Commissioner of Police, Nashik Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) [34]
Commissioner of Police, Aurangabad Inspector General of Police (IGP) [35]
Commissioner of Police, Mira-Bhayandar-Vasai-Virar (MBVV) Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) [36]
Commissioner of Police, Pimpri-Chinchwad Inspector General of Police (IGP) [37]
Commissioner of Police, Solapur Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) [38]
Commissioner of Police, Amravati Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) [39]
Commissioner of Police, Railways, Mumbai Inspector General of Police (IGP) [40]

Nagaland PoliceEdit

Post Rank Reference
Commissioner of Police, Dimapur Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) [41]

Odisha PoliceEdit

 
Office of CP of Bhubaneswar-Cuttack decorated for Independence Day, 2018
Post Rank Reference
Commissioner of Police, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) [42]

Punjab PoliceEdit

Post Rank Reference
Commissioner of Police, Amritsar Inspector General of Police (IGP) [43]
Commissioner of Police, Ludhiana Inspector General of Police (IGP) [44]
Commissioner of Police, Jalandhar Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) [45]

Rajasthan PoliceEdit

Post Rank Reference
Commissioner of Police, Jaipur Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) [46]
Commissioner of Police, Jodhpur Inspector General of Police (IGP) [47]

Tamil Nadu PoliceEdit

Post Rank Reference
Commissioner of Police, Chennai Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) [48]
Commissioner of Police, Coimbatore Inspector General of Police (IGP) [49]
Commissioner of Police, Madurai Inspector General of Police (IGP) [50]
Commissioner of Police, Salem Inspector General of Police (IGP) [51]
Commissioner of Police, Tirupur Inspector General of Police (IGP) [52]
Commissioner of Police, Tirunelveli Inspector General of Police (IGP) [53]
Commissioner of Police, Trichy Inspector General of Police (IGP) [54]

Telangana PoliceEdit

Post Rank Reference
Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) [55]
Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad Inspector General of Police (IGP) [56]
Commissioner of Police, Karimnagar Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) [57]
Commissioner of Police, Nizamabad Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) [58]
Commissioner of Police, Khammam Superintendent of Police (SP) [59]
Commissioner of Police, Rachakonda Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) [60]
Commissioner of Police, Ramagundam Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) [61]
Commissioner of Police, Siddipet Superintendent of Police (SP) [62]
Commissioner of Police, Warangal Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) [63]

Uttar Pradesh PoliceEdit

Post Rank Reference
Commissioner of Police, Lucknow Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) [64]
Commissioner of Police, Kanpur Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) [65]
Commissioner of Police, Noida Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) [66]
Commissioner of Police, Varanasi Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) [67]

West Bengal PoliceEdit

See also: Police Commissioner of Kolkata
Post Rank Reference
Commissioner of Police, Asansol-Durgapur Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) [68]
Commissioner of Police, Siliguri Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) [69]
Commissioner of Police, Kolkata Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) [70]
Commissioner of Police, Howrah Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) [71]
Commissioner of Police, Chandannagar Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) [72]
Commissioner of Police, Bidhannagar Inspector General of Police (IGP) [73]
Commissioner of Police, Barrackpore Inspector General of Police (IGP) [74]

States and UTs without CPEdit

The following police forces in India do not have the Commissionerate system:-

StatesEdit

Among the 10 most populous states of India, two states - Bihar (3rd most populous) and M.P. (5th most populous) do not have CP system in any of their cities.

Union TerritoriesEdit

Largest cities without CPEdit

Among the Indian cities having population above 1.5 million (2011 Census), those which do not have Commissioner of Police system are Indore, Bhopal, Patna, Ghaziabad and Agra.[75]

NotesEdit

  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 heads the police force of the whole state/UT.
  2. ↑ The posts of Commissioner of Police (CP) of Mumbai and of DGP (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.[28][29]

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ "Explained: What is a police commissionerate system". Indian Express. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  2. ↑ Narayanan, Vivek (11 October 2013). "From paddy fields to colonial houses". The Hindu. Chennai: The Hindu. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  3. ↑ Chaware, Dilip (24 November 2003). "How the city police slowly lost its glory". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "The Empire At Its Zenith". Kolkata Police.
  5. ↑ "Vizag City Police".
  6. ↑ "Vijayawada Police".
  7. ↑ "Commissionerate of Police Guwahati".
  8. ↑ "Delhi Police".
  9. ↑ "Ahmedabad City".
  10. ↑ "Surat City Police".
  11. ↑ "Rajkot City".
  12. ↑ "Vadodara Commissionerate of Police".
  13. ↑ "Gurgaon Police".
  14. ↑ "Faridabad Police".
  15. ↑ "Panchkula Police".
  16. ↑ "Bangalore Commissionerate of Police".
  17. ↑ "Bangalore Commissionerate of Police". Indian Express.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ↑ "Mangalore City Police".
  19. ↑ "Mysuru City".
  20. ↑ "Belagavi City".
  21. ↑ "Dharwad City".
  22. ↑ "Kalaburagi City".
  23. ↑ "Thiruvananthapuram City Police".
  24. ↑ "Kozhikode City Police".
  25. ↑ "Kochi City Police".
  26. ↑ "Thrissur City Police".
  27. ↑ "Kollam City Police".
  28. ↑ "List of Maharashtra Police DGPs".
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 "Mumbai City Police".
  30. ↑ "Pune Police".
  31. ↑ "Nagpur Police".
  32. ↑ "Thane Police".
  33. ↑ "Navi Mumbai Police".
  34. ↑ "Nashik City Police".
  35. ↑ "Aurangabad City Police".
  36. ↑ "MBVV Police".
  37. ↑ "Pimpri-Chinchwad Police Commissionerate".
  38. ↑ "Solapur City Police".
  39. ↑ "Amravati City Police".
  40. ↑ "Mumbai Railway Police".
  41. ↑ "Nagaland Police".
  42. ↑ "Bhubaneshwar Cuttack Police".
  43. ↑ "Amritsar City Police".
  44. ↑ "Ludhiana Police".
  45. ↑ "Jalandhar Police".
  46. ↑ "Jaipur Police" (PDF).
  47. ↑ "Jodhpur City Police" (PDF).
  48. ↑ "Chennai City".
  49. ↑ "Coimbatore City".
  50. ↑ "Madurai City".
  51. ↑ "Salem City".
  52. ↑ "New Tirupur commissioner of police says he will ensure people friendly policing".
  53. ↑ "Kalaburagi City".
  54. ↑ "Tiruchirappalli City".
  55. ↑ "Hyderabad Police".
  56. ↑ "Cyberabad Police".
  57. ↑ "Karimnagar Police".
  58. ↑ "Nizamabad Police".
  59. ↑ "Khammam City".
  60. ↑ "Rachakonda Police".
  61. ↑ "Ramagundam Police".
  62. ↑ "Siddipet Police".
  63. ↑ "Warangal Rural District".
  64. ↑ "Lucknow Police".
  65. ↑ "Kanpur Police Commissioner".
  66. ↑ "Noida Police Commissioner".
  67. ↑ "Varanasi Police Commissioner".
  68. ↑ "Asansol Durgapur Police".
  69. ↑ "Siliguri Police".
  70. ↑ "Kolkata Police".
  71. ↑ "Howrah City Police".
  72. ↑ "Chandannagar Police".
  73. ↑ "Bidhannagar City Police".
  74. ↑ "Barrackpore City Police".
  75. ↑ "Provisional Census data" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2012.

External linksEdit

  • [1] - Difference between Commissioner of Police and DGP (Director General of Police)
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