Director general of police

Insignia of an Indian Police Service officer with rank of 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.

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, 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, Director General of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), DG Narcotics Control Bureau, DG National 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 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.

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 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.

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 to Directors General (DGs) of some Central Police Organisations at the Union government level.

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.

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
1 Andhra Pradesh Amaravati K. V Rajendranatha Reddy, IPS 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 1989
6 Goa Panaji Jaspal Singh, IPS 1996
7 Gujarat Gandhinagar Vikash Sahay, IPS 1989
8 Haryana Panchkula P. K. Agrawal, IPS 1988
9 Himachal Pradesh Shimla Sanjay Kundu, IPS 1989
10 Jharkhand Ranchi Ajay Kumar Singh, IPS 1989
11 Karnataka Bengaluru Alok Mohan, IPS 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 1992
19 Odisha Cuttack Sunil Kumar Bansal, IPS 1987
20 Punjab Chandigarh Gaurav Yadav IPS 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 Vacant
25 Tripura Agartala Amitabh Ranjan, IPS 1988
26 Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Vijay Kumar (acting), IPS 1988
27 Uttarakhand Dehradun Ashok Kumar, IPS 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 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)
R. R. Swain, IPS 1991
6 Ladakh Leh Dr. Shiv Darshan Singh Jamwal, IPS 1995
7 Lakshadweep Kavaratti Sarat Kumar Sinha, IPS 2008
8 Puducherry Pondicherry B. Srinivasan, IPS 1990

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