Director General of Police

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The Director General of Police is the highest-ranking police officer in an Indian state, responsible for overseeing the entire state police force and its overall law enforcement strategy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government office
law enforcement position
senior police rank
appliesToJurisdiction Indian state
Union territories of India
surface form: Union Territory of India
appointedBy state government
appointedFrom Indian Police Service
chairs high-level law and order review meetings
collaboratesWith Director General of Police of other states
central police organizations
country India
hasAbbreviation DGP
hasAlternativeName Head of State Police
Director General of Police
surface form: State Police Chief
hasAuthorityOver disciplinary proceedings against police officers
promotions recommendations within the state police
transfers of police officers within the state (subject to government rules)
isAboveRankOf Additional Director General of Police
Deputy Inspector General of Police
Inspector General of Police
Superintendent of Police
isHeadOf state police force
isHighestRankIn state police force of India
isResponsibleFor coordination with central law enforcement agencies
coordination with other state agencies on law and order
crime investigation oversight in the state
crime prevention in the state
deployment of police personnel in the state
discipline within the state police force
implementation of policing policies in the state
maintenance of law and order in the state
overall law enforcement strategy in the state
overall supervision of state police
police administration in the state
oversees district police units
specialized police units in the state
state armed police
state crime branch
state intelligence units
traffic police at state level
participatesIn state security policy formulation
rankInIPS Director General
reportsTo Home Department of the state
State Home Minister
state government
worksUnderFrameworkOf Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
surface form: Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (India)

Indian Police Service (IPS) rules
state police act

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Indian Police Service topStateRank Director General of Police
Director General of Police hasAlternativeName Director General of Police
this entity surface form: State Police Chief
Gujarat Police oversight Director General of Police
this entity surface form: Director General of Police, Gujarat