Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju inspecting the guard of honour, accompanied by
CP Delhi ,
B.S. Bassi , in 2014.
Commissioners of Police (also known as Police Commissioners ) in India are IPS officers who head the police force in a commissionerate. A commissionerate can combine several adjoining districts under it. They hold higher executive powers than those available to a Superintendent of Police (SP) or Senior SP (SSP) as 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 ).
History and Description [ ]
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 magisterial 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 Police [ ]
Following is the list of 72 Commissioners of Police (CP) in India, along with their respective ranks:-
Post
Rank
Reference
Commissioner of Police, Visakhapatnam
Inspector General of Police (IG)
[5]
Commissioner of Police, Vijayawada
Inspector General of Police (IG)
[6]
Post
Rank
Reference
Commissioner of Police, Guwahati
Additional Director General of Police (ADG)
[7]
Delhi Police Headquarters, which serves as office of Delhi Police Commissioner
Post
Rank
Reference
Commissioner of Police, Delhi
Director General of Police (DGP)[a]
[8]
See also: Ahmedabad City Police
Post
Rank
Reference
Commissioner of Police, Ahmedabad
Additional Director General of Police (ADG)
[9]
Commissioner of Police, Surat
Additional Director General of Police (ADG)
[10]
Commissioner of Police, Rajkot
Additional Director General of Police (ADG)
[11]
Commissioner of Police, Vadodara
Additional Director General of Police (ADG)
[12]
Post
Rank
Reference
Commissioner of Police, Gurugram
Inspector General of Police (IG)
[13]
Commissioner of Police, Faridabad
Inspector General of Police (IG)
[14]
Commissioner of Police, Panchkula
Inspector General of Police (IG)
[15]
Post
Rank
Reference
Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru
Director General of Police (DG)
[16] [17]
Commissioner of Police, Mangaluru
Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG)
[18]
Commissioner of Police, Mysuru
Inspector General of Police (IG)
[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]
Post
Rank
Reference
Commissioner of Police, Thiruvananthapuram
Inspector General of Police (IG)
[23]
Commissioner of Police, Kozhikode
Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG)
[24]
Commissioner of Police, Kochi
Inspector General of Police (IG)
[25]
Commissioner of Police, Thrissur
Superintendent of Police (SP)
[26]
Commissioner of Police, Kollam
Superintendent of Police (SP)
[27]
Post
Rank
Reference
Commissioner of Police, Bhopal
Additional Director General of Police (ADG)
[28]
Commissioner of Police, Indore
Additional Director General of Police (ADG)
[28]
Office of Police Commissioner of Mumbai
Post
Rank
Reference
Commissioner of Police , Mumbai
Director General of Police (DG)[b]
[30]
Commissioner of Police, Pune
Additional Director General of Police (ADG)
[31]
Commissioner of Police, Nagpur
Additional Director General of Police (ADG)
[32]
Commissioner of Police, Thane
Additional Director General of Police (ADG)
[33]
Commissioner of Police, Navi Mumbai
Additional Director General of Police (ADG)
[34]
Commissioner of Police, Nashik
Additional Director General of Police (ADG)
[35]
Commissioner of Police, Aurangabad
Inspector General of Police (IG)
[36]
Commissioner of Police, Mira-Bhayandar -Vasai -Virar (MBVV)
Additional Director General of Police (ADG)
[37]
Commissioner of Police, Pimpri-Chinchwad
Inspector General of Police (IG)
[38]
Commissioner of Police, Solapur
Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG)
[39]
Commissioner of Police, Amravati
Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG)
[40]
Commissioner of Police, Railways, Mumbai
Inspector General of Police (IG)
[41]
Post
Rank
Reference
Commissioner of Police, Dimapur
Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG)
[42]
Office of CP of Bhubaneswar-Cuttack decorated for Independence Day, 2018
Post
Rank
Reference
Commissioner of Police, Bhubaneswar -Cuttack
Additional Director General of Police (ADG)
[43]
Post
Rank
Reference
Commissioner of Police, Amritsar
Inspector General of Police (IG)
[44]
Commissioner of Police, Ludhiana
Inspector General of Police (IG)
[45]
Commissioner of Police, Jalandhar
Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG)
[46]
Post
Rank
Reference
Commissioner of Police, Jaipur
Additional Director General of Police (ADG)
[47]
Commissioner of Police, Jodhpur
Inspector General of Police (IG)
[48]
Post
Rank
Reference
Commissioner of Police, Chennai
Additional Director General of Police (ADG)
[49]
Commissioner of Police, Coimbatore
Inspector General of Police (IG)
[50]
Commissioner of Police, Madurai
Inspector General of Police (IG)
[51]
Commissioner of Police, Salem
Inspector General of Police (IG)
[52]
Commissioner of Police, Tirupur
Inspector General of Police (IG)
[53]
Commissioner of Police, Tirunelveli
Inspector General of Police (IG)
[22]
Commissioner of Police, Trichy
Inspector General of Police (IG)
[54]
Commissioner of Police, Avadi
Additional Director General of Police (ADG)
Inarugrated
2022
Commissioner of Police, Tambaram
Additional Director General of Police (ADG)
Inarugrated
2022
Police Commissionerate, Hyderabad City
Post
Rank
Reference
Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad
Additional Director General of Police (ADG)
[55]
Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad
Inspector General of Police (IG)
[56]
Commissioner of Police, Karimnagar
Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG)
[57]
Commissioner of Police, Nizamabad
Superintendent of Police (SP)
[58]
Commissioner of Police, Khammam
Superintendent of Police (SP)
[59]
Commissioner of Police, Rachakonda
Additional Director General of Police (ADG)
[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 Police [ ]
Signature Building, Headquarters of
Uttar Pradesh Police
Post
Rank
Reference
Commissioner of Police, Lucknow
Additional Director General of Police (ADG)
[64]
Commissioner of Police, Kanpur
Additional Director General of Police (ADG)
[65]
Commissioner of Police, Gautam Buddha Nagar
Additional Director General of Police (ADG)
[66]
Commissioner of Police, Varanasi
Additional Director General of Police (ADG)
[67]
States and UTs without CP [ ]
The following police forces in India do not have Police Commissionerate 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), those which do not have Commissioner of Police system are Patna , Ghaziabad and Agra .[75]
Notes [ ]
^ 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.
^ 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.[29] [30]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
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^ Narayanan, Vivek (11 October 2013). "From paddy fields to colonial houses" . The Hindu . Chennai: The Hindu. Retrieved 31 May 2021 .
^ Chaware, Dilip (24 November 2003). "How the city police slowly lost its glory" . The Times of India . Retrieved 31 May 2021 .
^ "The Empire At Its Zenith" . Kolkata Police.
^ "Official Website of Visakhapatnam City Police" . vizagcitypolice.gov.in .
^ "VijayawadaPolice – Providing Effective & Efficient Police Services" .
^ "Commissionerate of Police Guwahati" .
^ "Delhi Police" .
^ "Police | Ahmedabad District, Government Of Gujarat | India" .
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^ "Police | District Rajkot, Government of Gujarat | India" .
^ "પોલીસ કમિશનરશ્રીની કચેરી,વડોદરા :" . cpvadodara.gujarat.gov.in .
^ "Gurugram Police, Government of Haryana" . gurgaon.haryanapolice.gov.in .
^ "Faridabad Police, Government of Haryana" . faridabad.haryanapolice.gov.in .
^ "Panchkula Police, Government of Haryana" . panchkula.haryanapolice.gov.in .
^ "Bangalore Commissionerate of Police" .
^ "Bangalore Commissionerate of Police" . Indian Express . Archived from the original on 2021-06-03.
^ "Mangalore City Police" .
^ "COMMISSIONER OF POLICE | District Mysuru, Government of Karnataka | Heritage city | India" .
^ "Police | District Belagavi , Government of Karnataka | India" .
^ "Dharwad district website" . dharwad.nic.in .
^ a b "Who's Who | Kalaburagi District | Government of Karnataka | India" .
^ "Thiruvananthapuram City Police" .
^ "Kozhikode City Police" .
^ "Kochi City Police" .
^ "Thrissur City Police" .
^ "Kollam City Police" .
^ a b "Madhya Pradesh: Commissionerate system notified for Bhopal, Indore" . Times of India .
^ "DGP's Of Maharashtra | Maharashtra State Police" . www.mahapolice.gov.in .
^ a b "Mumbai City Police" .
^ "Pune City Police" . www.punepolice.gov.in .
^ "Nagpur Police" . nagpurpolice.gov.in .
^ "मुख पृष्ठ | ठाणे शहर पोलीस" . www.thanepolice.gov.in .
^ "Senior Police Officers | Navi Mumbai Police" . www.navimumbaipolice.gov.in .
^ "Nashik City Police" .
^ "Aurangabad City Police" .
^ "Senior Police Officers | Mira-Bhayandar, Vasai-Virar Police" . www.mbvv.mahapolice.gov.in .
^ "Senior Police Officers | Pimpri Chinchwad Police" . pcpc.gov.in .
^ "Solapur City Police" .
^ "Amravati City Police" . www.amravaticitypolice.gov.in .
^ "Organizational Structure" . mumbairlypolice.gov.in .
^ "NAGALAND POLICE" . police.nagaland.gov.in .
^ "Police Commissionerate – We Care – We Dare" .
^ "Amritsar Police, Punjab Police Amritsar" . amritsarcitypolice.gov.in .
^ "Welcome To Ludhiana Police Official Website" . ludhianapolice.in .
^ "Jalandhar Police" .
^ "Jaipur Police" (PDF) .
^ "Jodhpur City Police" (PDF) .
^ "Who's Who | Chennai District | India" .
^ "Contact Directory | Coimbatore District, Government of Tamil Nadu | India" .
^ "Tamil Nadu Police Citizen Portal | Madurai District, Government of Tamilnadu | India" .
^ "Directory | Salem District, Government of Tamil Nadu | India" .
^ "New Tirupur commissioner of police says he will ensure people friendly policing | Chennai News - Times of India" . The Times of India .
^ "Who's Who | TIRUCHIRAPPALLI DISTRICT , Govt. of Tamil Nadu | India" .
^ "Official Website of Hyderabad City Police" . hyderabadpolice.gov.in .
^ "Cyberabad Metropolitan Police" . www.cyberabadpolice.gov.in .
^ "Karimnagar Police Commissionerate" . www.karimnagarpolice.in .
^ "Official website of Nizamabad Police" . www.nizamabadpolice.in .
^ "Khammam City" .
^ "Rachakonda Police Commissionerate" . rachakondapolice.telangana.gov.in .
^ "Official Website of Ramagundam Police" . ramagundampolice.in .
^ "Siddipet Police Commissionerate" . siddipetpolice.telangana.gov.in .
^ "Warangal Rural District" .
^ "Uttar Pradesh Police | Police Units | Police Commissionerate Lucknow" . uppolice.gov.in .
^ "Uttar Pradesh Police | Police Units | Police Commissionerate Kanpur | Officials" . uppolice.gov.in .
^ "Uttar Pradesh Police | Police Units | Police Commissionerate G.B. Nagar | Officials" . uppolice.gov.in .
^ "Uttar Pradesh Police | Police Units | Police Commissionerate Varanasi | Officials" . uppolice.gov.in .
^ "ASANSOL-DURGAPUR POLICE COMMISSIONERATE" .
^ "Siliguri Police" .
^ "Kolkata Police" . www.kolkatapolice.gov.in .
^ "Home" . howrahcitypolice.in .
^ "Chandannagar Police Commissionerate" . chandannagarpolice.wb.gov.in .
^ "Welcome to Bidhannagar City Police" . bidhannagarcitypolice.gov.in .
^ "Barrackpore City Police" . barrackporecitypolice.in .
^ "Provisional Census data" (PDF) . Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India . Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2012.
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