Commissioners of Police (also known as Police Commissioners) in India are IPS officers who head the police force in a police commissionerate. A police commissionerate can combine several adjoining districts under it. A Police Commissioner holds 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) maintains law and order by working with the District Magistrate (DM). Under the Commissioners of Police (CP) system, the magisterial powers of DM are given to the CP and to sanctioned police officers under him/her (e.g., Special/Joint/Additional/Deputy/Assistant CP). For large metropolitan cities, the CP system is generally considered more suitable policing system.
Commissionerates
A commissionerate can combine several adjoining districts under it. The Hyderabad City Police commissionerate since 1847 AD, established in the erstwhile Hyderabad State by the Nizams is an oldest police commissionerate in India. The British India government brought the CP system first to Kolkata and Chennai in 1856, and followed it in Mumbai in 1864.
Commissioners of Police
Commissioners of Police in India are IPS officers who head the police force in a commissionerate. 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).
List of Commissioners of Police
Following is the list of Commissioners of Police (CP) in India, along with their respective ranks (these ranks can vary from time to time):-
Andhra Pradesh Police
See also: Vijayawada City Police and Visakhapatnam City Police
| Post |
Rank |
Reference |
| Commissioner of Police, Visakhapatnam |
Inspector General of Police (IG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Vijayawada |
Inspector General of Police (IG) |
|
Assam Police
| Post |
Rank |
Reference |
| Commissioner of Police, Guwahati |
Additional Director General of Police (ADG) |
|
Delhi Police
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) |
|
Gujarat Police
See also: Ahmedabad City Police
| Post |
Rank |
Reference |
| Commissioner of Police, Ahmedabad |
Additional Director General of Police (ADG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Surat |
Additional Director General of Police (ADG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Rajkot |
Additional Director General of Police (ADG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Vadodara |
Additional Director General of Police (ADG) |
|
Haryana Police
| Post |
Rank |
Reference |
| Commissioner of Police, Gurugram |
Inspector General of Police (IG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Faridabad |
Inspector General of Police (IG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Panchkula |
Inspector General of Police (IG) |
|
Karnataka Police
See also: Police Commissioner of Bangalore
| Post |
Rank |
Reference |
| Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru |
Additional Director General of Police (ADG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Belagavi |
Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Hubballi-Dharwad |
Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Kalaburagi |
Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Mangaluru |
Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Mysuru |
Inspector General of Police (IG) |
|
Kerala Police
See also: Kochi City Police, Thiruvananthapuram City Police, and Kollam City Police
| Post |
Rank |
Reference |
| Commissioner of Police, Thiruvananthapuram |
Inspector General of Police (IG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Kochi |
Inspector General of Police (IG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Kozhikode |
Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Kollam City |
Superintendent of Police (SP) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Thrissur City |
Superintendent of Police (SP) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Kannur City |
Superintendent of Police (SP) |
|
Madhya Pradesh Police
| Post |
Rank |
Reference |
| Commissioner of Police, Bhopal |
Additional Director General of Police (ADG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Indore |
Inspector General of Police (IG) |
|
Maharashtra Police
Office of Police Commissioner of Mumbai
See also: Mumbai Police, Nagpur Police, and Pune Police
| Post |
Rank |
Reference |
| Commissioner of Police, Mumbai |
Director General of Police (DG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Pune |
Additional Director General of Police (ADG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Nagpur |
Additional Director General of Police (ADG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Thane |
Additional Director General of Police (ADG) |
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| Commissioner of Police, Navi Mumbai |
Additional Director General of Police (ADG) |
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| Commissioner of Police, Nashik |
Additional Director General of Police (ADG) |
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| Commissioner of Police, Aurangabad |
Inspector General of Police (IG) |
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| Commissioner of Police, Mira-Bhayandar-Vasai-Virar (MBVV) |
Additional Director General of Police (ADG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Pimpri-Chinchwad |
Inspector General of Police (IG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Solapur |
Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Amravati |
Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Railways, Mumbai |
Inspector General of Police (IG) |
|
Nagaland Police
| Post |
Rank |
Reference |
| Commissioner of Police, Dimapur |
Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) |
|
Odisha Police
Office of CP of Bhubaneswar-Cuttack decorated for Independence Day, 2018
Main article: Bhubaneswar–Cuttack Police Commissionerate
| Post |
Rank |
Reference |
| Commissioner of Police, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack |
Additional Director General of Police (ADG) |
|
Punjab Police
| Post |
Rank |
Reference |
| Commissioner of Police, Amritsar |
Inspector General of Police (IG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Ludhiana |
Inspector General of Police (IG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Jalandhar |
Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) |
|
Rajasthan Police
| Post |
Rank |
Reference |
| Commissioner of Police, Jaipur |
Additional Director General of Police (ADG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Jodhpur |
Inspector General of Police (IG) |
|
Tamil Nadu Police
See also: Greater Chennai Police and Coimbatore City Police
| Post |
Rank |
Reference |
| Commissioner of Police, Chennai |
Additional Director General of Police (ADG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Coimbatore |
Inspector General of Police (IG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Madurai |
Inspector General of Police (IG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Salem |
Inspector General of Police (IG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Tiruppur |
Inspector General of Police (IG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Tirunelveli |
Inspector General of Police (IG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Tiruchirappalli |
Inspector General of Police (IG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Avadi |
Additional Director General of Police (ADG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Tambaram |
Additional Director General of Police (ADG) |
|
Telangana Police
Police Commissionerate, Hyderabad City
See also: Cyberabad Metropolitan Police, Hyderabad City Police, Karimnagar Police Commissionerate, Nizamabad Police, Rachakonda commissionerate, Ramagundam Police Commissionerate, Siddipet Police Commissionerate, and Warangal Police Commissionerate
| Post |
Rank |
Reference |
| Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad |
Additional Director General of Police (ADG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad |
Inspector General of Police (IG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Karimnagar |
Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Nizamabad |
Superintendent of Police (SP) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Khammam |
Superintendent of Police (SP) |
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| Commissioner of Police, Rachakonda |
Additional Director General of Police (ADG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Ramagundam |
Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Siddipet |
Superintendent of Police (SP) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Warangal |
Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) |
|
Uttar Pradesh Police
See also: Lucknow Police, Kanpur Nagar Police Commissionerate, Varanasi Police Commissionerate, Gautam Buddh Nagar Police Commissionerate, Ghaziabad Police Commissionerate, Agra Police Commissionerate, and Prayagraj Police Commissionerate
| Post |
Rank |
Reference |
| Commissioner of Police, Lucknow |
Additional Director General of Police (ADG) |
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| Commissioner of Police, Kanpur |
Additional Director General of Police (ADG) |
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| Commissioner of Police, Agra |
Inspector General of Police (IG) |
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| Commissioner of Police, Gautam Buddha Nagar |
Additional Director General of Police (ADG) |
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| Commissioner of Police, Ghaziabad |
Inspector General of Police (IG) |
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| Commissioner of Police, Prayagraj |
Inspector General of Police (IG) |
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| Commissioner of Police, Varanasi |
Additional Director General of Police (ADG) |
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West Bengal Police
See also: Kolkata Police
| Post |
Rank |
Reference |
| Commissioner of Police, Asansol-Durgapur |
Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Siliguri |
Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Kolkata |
Additional Director General of Police (ADG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Howrah |
Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) |
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| Commissioner of Police, Chandannagar |
Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Bidhannagar |
Inspector General of Police (IG) |
|
| Commissioner of Police, Barrackpore |
Inspector General of Police (IG) |
|
States and UTs without CP
The following police forces in India do not have Police Commissionerate system:-
States
- Arunachal Pradesh Police
- Bihar Police
- Chhattisgarh Police
- Goa Police
- Himachal Pradesh Police
- Jharkhand Police
- Manipur Police
- Meghalaya Police
- Mizoram Police
- Sikkim Police
- Tripura Police
- Uttarakhand Police
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
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands Police
- Chandigarh Police
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Police
- Jammu and Kashmir Police
- Ladakh Police
- Lakshadweep Police
- Puducherry Police
Largest cities without CP
Among the Indian cities having population above 1.5 million (2011 Census), the only city which does not have CP system is Patna.
