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Director General of Respective States and Union Territories Police Force
Shoulder Rank of DGP
Car Flag for Director General of Police
Star Plate for Police Vehicle
Police department
StatusHead of Police Force ofStates and Union Territories of India.
AbbreviationDGP
Member ofIndian Police Service
Reports toMinistry of Home Affairs
ResidenceRespective Police Headquarters of States and Union Territories of India
NominatorUnion Public Service Commission
AppointerRespective cabinet of States And Union Territories of India
Term length2 years
(minimum)
DeputyAdditional Director General of Police
Salary•₹225,000(US$2,700)
(monthly)


Director General of Police(DGP) is a rank in theIndian Police Service,held by the highest ranking police officer in aState or a Union Territory of India,typically heading thestate or the UT police force.The DGP is appointed by thecabinetand holds athree-star rank.

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 (ACB), 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), DirectorSVPNPA,Director General ofCentral Armed Police Forces(CAPFs), DGNarcotics Control Bureau,DGNational Investigation Agency(NIA), 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 wearGorget patcheson their collar which have a dark blue background with an oak leaf pattern stitched on it, similar to ADGs and IGs.[2][3]

Each state police force is headed by an officer holding the rank of Director General of Police, with designations such as Director General of Police (Head of Police Force), Director General and Inspector General of Police, or State Police Chief.

The Director General of Police (Head of Police Force) is appointed by thestate governmentin consultation with theUPSC.According to UPSC rules, the state government is required to send the names of five seniorIPSofficers 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.

The pay matrix for Director General of Police (DGP) ranked officers comprises Pay Level 17, the apex grade, and Pay Level 16. The Head of Police Force or State Police Chief, holding the rank of DGP, receives a monthly fixed salary of ₹2.25 lakh, excluding allowances, reflecting the pinnacle of the pay structure. This salary scale is also applicable toDirectors General(DGs) of some Central Police Organisations at theUnion governmentlevel.[4][5][6][7]

For other DG ranked officers within state governments eligible for Pay Level 16, including DG of Prisons, DG of Fire and Rescue, DG of Civil defence and Homeguards, DG of Anti-Corruption Bureau, or equivalent posts, the monthly pay ranges from ₹205,400 to ₹224,400, exclusive of allowances.[4]

List of current Chiefs of Police Forces in the States and Union territories of India[edit]

Maharashtra PoliceHeadquarters inMumbai,where the state DGP sits.
Tamil Nadu PoliceHeadquarters inChennai,where the state DGP sits.
Uttar Pradesh PoliceHeadquarters inLucknow,where the state DGP sits.
State Police Chiefs
S.No. State Headquarters Name of Police Chief Batch[8]
1 Andhra Pradesh Amaravati Ch. Dwaraka Tirumala Rao, IPS 1989
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[9] 1989
6 Goa Panaji Jaspal Singh,IPS[10] 1996
7 Gujarat Gandhinagar Vikash Sahay,IPS[11] 1989
8 Haryana Panchkula Shatrujit Kapoor,IPS[12] 1990
9 Himachal Pradesh Shimla Sanjay Kundu,IPS[13] 1989
10 Jharkhand Ranchi Ajay Kumar Singh,IPS[14] 1989
11 Karnataka Bengaluru Alok Mohan,IPS[15] 1987
12 Kerala Thiruvananthapuram Dr. Shaik Darvesh Saheb,IPS 1990
13 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Sudhir Saxena,IPS 1987
14 Maharashtra Mumbai Rashmi Shukla,IPS 1988
15 Manipur Imphal Rajiv Singh,IPS 1993
16 Meghalaya Shillong Idashisha Nongrang,IPS 1992
17 Mizoram Aizawl Anil Shukla,IPS 1996
18 Nagaland Kohima Rupin Sharma,IPS[16] 1992
19 Odisha Cuttack Arun Kumar Sarangi (acting),IPS 1990
20 Punjab Chandigarh Gaurav Yadav (acting),IPS[17] 1992
21 Rajasthan Jaipur Utkal Ranjan Sahoo (acting),IPS 1988
22 Sikkim Gangtok N. K. Mishra,IPS 1988
23 Tamil Nadu Chennai Shankar Jiwal,IPS 1990
24 Telangana Hyderabad Ravi Gupta,IPS 1990
25 Tripura Agartala Amitabh Ranjan,IPS[18] 1988
26 Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Prashant Kumar (acting),IPS 1990
27 Uttarakhand Dehradun Abhinav Kumar,IPS[19] 1996
28 West Bengal Kolkata Sanjay Mukhopadhyay,IPS 1989
Headquarters of Delhi Police. It also serves as the office ofPolice 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 Rank
1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands Port Blair Devesh Chandra Srivastava,IPS 1995 DG
2 Chandigarh Chandigarh Surendra Singh Yadav,IPS[20] 1997 DG
3 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Daman Milind Mahadeo Dumbere,IPS 2006 DIG
4 Delhi New Delhi Sanjay Arora,IPS 1988 DG
5 Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar(May–Oct)
Jammu(Nov-Apr) 		R. R. Swain,IPS 1991 DG
6 Ladakh Leh Dr. Shiv Darshan Singh Jamwal,IPS[21] 1995 ADGP
7 Lakshadweep Kavaratti Sarat Kumar Sinha,IPS 2008 SP
8 Puducherry Pondicherry B. Srinivasan,IPS 1990 DG

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References[edit]

  1. ^"Reshuffle in Jharkhand police department".Business Standard.Press Trust of India. 11 March 2013.
  2. ^"UPSC".Upsc.gov.in.Retrieved18 February2015.
  3. ^"National Portal of India".india.gov.in.Archived fromthe originalon 13 June 2009.
  4. ^ab"The Indian Police Service (Pay) Rules, 2016"(PDF).Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms,Government of India.
  5. ^"Flexibility in rule governing apex pay scales of DG-rank IPS officers".Hindustan Times.1 May 2023.Retrieved19 December2023.
  6. ^"Four serving DG rank IPS Officers Got Apex Pay Scale".Retrieved19 December2023.
  7. ^Bureau, The Hindu (1 December 2022)."Two top police posts, IB and CBI chiefs, to get salaries at par with Secretary-rank IAS officers irrespective of seniority".The Hindu.ISSN0971-751X.Retrieved19 December2023.
  8. ^"IPS: Query Form".Mha1.nic.in.Archived fromthe originalon 24 December 2016.Retrieved18 February2015.
  9. ^"Chhattisgarh Police at Glance".Chhattisgarh Police. Archived fromthe originalon 16 June 2015.Retrieved16 June2013.
  10. ^"New director general of police (DGP) Mukesh Kumar Meena, appointed as top cop".The Times of India.11 April 2016.Retrieved11 April2016.
  11. ^"PC Thakur appointed as Gujarat top cop".NDTV.com.Retrieved18 February2015.
  12. ^"Senior IPS officer Manoj Yadava appointed Haryana's new DGP".The Times of India.19 February 2019.Retrieved16 March2019.
  13. ^"Sanjay Kundu is Himachal DGP".Hindustan Times.30 May 2020.Retrieved30 May2020.
  14. ^Department of Police, State Government of Jharkhand, India."डीजीपी का संदेश".Jhpolice.gov.in.Archived fromthe originalon 18 February 2015.Retrieved18 February2015.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  15. ^"Karnataka Police".Archived fromthe originalon 10 January 2016.
  16. ^"Nagaland Police – DGP Address".Nagapol.gov.in.Archived fromthe originalon 29 October 2019.Retrieved18 February2015.
  17. ^पीटीआई (24 February 2023)."Punjab News: पंजाब पुलिस के डीजीपी बोले- माहौल खराब करने की साजिश को सफल नहीं होने देंगे".abplive.com(in Hindi).Retrieved12 March2023.
  18. ^Government of Tripura."Welcome to Tripura Police, Department of Home, Government of Tripura".Tripurapolice.nic.in.Archived fromthe originalon 6 February 2015.Retrieved18 February2015.
  19. ^"Uttarakhand Police, Government of Uttarakhand".uk.gov.in.Retrieved18 February2015.
  20. ^"New Chandigarh DGP Surendra Yadav's utmost priority: Peaceful and impartial conduct of Lok Sabha elections 2024".The Indian Express.18 March 2024.Retrieved20 March2024.
  21. ^"Umang Narula made adviser to Ladakh's Lt Governor, SS Khandare appointed police head".Tribuneindia News Service.
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