Uttarakhand Police
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Uttarakhand Police उत्तराखंड पुलिस | |
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![]() Emblem of the Uttarakhand Police | |
Abbreviation | UKP |
Motto | Mitratā Sevā Surakṣā Friendship, Service, Protection |
Agency overview | |
Formed | November 9, 2000 |
Annual budget | ₹2,220 crore (US$270 million) (2021–22 est.) [1] |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Uttarakhand, IN |
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Map of Uttarakhand Police's jurisdiction | |
Governing body | Government of Uttarakhand |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Dehradun, Uttarakhand |
Elected officer responsible | |
Agency executive | |
Parent agency | Department of Home Affairs, Government of Uttarakhand |
Website | |
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The Uttarakhand Police[3] is the law enforcement agency for the state of Uttarakhand in India and it was formed in 2000.
Organisational structure
[edit]Uttarakhand Police comes under the direct control of Department of Home Affairs, Government of Uttarakhand. The Uttarakhand Police is headed by Director General of Police (DGP).[4]
Hierarchy
[edit]Officers
- Director General of Police (DGP) (IPS)
- Additional Director General of Police (ADG) (IPS)
- Inspector General of Police (IG) (IPS)
- Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) (IPS)
- Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) (IPS)
- Superintendent of Police (SP) (IPS)
- Additional Superintendent of Police (Addl. SP) (UPS)
- Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) or Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) (UPS)
Sub-ordinates
- Inspector of Police
- Sub-Inspector of Police (SI)
- Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police (ASI)
- Head Constable (HC)
- Senior Constable (SC)
- Constable
List of Uttarakhand Police Chiefs
[edit]Directors General of Police (DGP) is the head of Uttarakhand Police.[5]
No. | Name | Tenure | |
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1 | Ashok Kant Sharan | 9 November 2000 | 30 April 2002 |
2 | Prem Dutt Raturi | 30 April 2002 | 15 June 2004 |
3 | Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya | 15 June 2004 | 31 Oct 2007 |
4 | Subhash Joshi | 31 October 2007 | 15 July 2010 |
Acting | Vijay Raghav Pant | 15 July 2010 | 29 July 2010 |
5 | Jyoti Swaroop Pande | 28 July 2010 | 12 April 2012 |
6 | Vijay Raghav Pant | 13 April 2012 | 30 September 2012 |
7 | Satyavrat Bansal | 30 September 2012 | 30 September 2013 |
8 | B. S. Sidhu | 30 September 2013 | 30 April 2016 |
9 | M. A. Ganapathy | 30 April 2016 | 25 July 2017 |
10 | Anil Raturi | 25 July 2017 | 30 November 2020 |
11 | Ashok Kumar | 30 November 2020 | 30 November 2023 |
12 | Abhinav Kumar | 30 November 2023 | Incumbent |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Uttarakhand Budget Analysis 2021-22" (PDF). prsindia.org. 2022.
- ^ "Abhinav Kumar named 12th DGP of Uttarakhand". The Times of India. 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Uttarakhand police: Latest News & Videos, Photos about Uttarakhand police". The Economic Times. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ Uttarakhand Police
- ^ "Abhinav Kumar named 12th DGP of Uttarakhand". The Times of India. 30 November 2023.