The Madhya Pradesh Police (forrmerly Central Provinces Police) is the law enforcement agency for the state of Madhya Pradesh in India.

Organizational structure

Madhya Pradesh Police is headed by the Director General of Police (DGP). The Director General of Police functions from the police headquarters in Bhopal. The DGP is assisted by a team of senior officers from the ranks of ADGP and IG of police to Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG - a post equivalent in rank and status to the superintendent of police).

For the maintenance of law and order and to ensure efficient police administration, the state of Madhya Pradesh is divided into police zones, police ranges, and police districts. Each police district is headed by a Superintendent of Police (SP), who is an officer of the Indian Police Service (IPS). The District SP is assisted by Additional Superintendents of Police (Addl. SPs). Each police district is further divided into police subdivisions, which are headed by a Sub-Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP) or a City Superintendent of Police (CSP), both of whom hold the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP). Within each subdivision, there are several police stations, each headed by an Inspector or Sub-Inspector designated as the Station House Officer (SHO).

Hierarchy

The Madhya Pradesh Police uses the following ranks:[2]

Officers

Sub-ordinates

Organizational structure

Madhya Pradesh Police is headed by Director General of Police. He is assisted by Additional Directors General of Police, who head various branches in Police Headquarters.[3]

Organizational Structure of Madhya Pradesh Police

Initiatives

  • Black Ribbon Initiative- on 26 November 2013 ADGP Mr. Varun Kapoor of PRTS Indore launched an awareness and public outreach program] to make all sections of society computer security aware and alert. This is designed to protect the citizens from becoming victims of cyber offences and at the same time to prevent them from become offenders under the various sections of the Information Technology Act, 2000, by mistake or due to lack of knowledge. In last five years they have conducted more than 300 workshops across India. This initiative was spearheaded by IPS Mr.Varun Kapoor.[4]

Statistical data

Madhya Pradesh Police department publish its statistical data every year.(See reference link below for PDF) ([5]

References

  1. ^ "Madhya Pradesh Budget Analysis 2019–20" (PDF). prsindia.org. 2019.
  2. ^ "Rank wise abbreviations". Madhya Pradesh Police Department. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Organizational Structure of Madhya Pradesh Police". Madhya Pradesh Police. Madhya Pradesh Police.
  4. ^ "IG Varun Kapoor conducts workshop on cyber crime". Free Press Journal.
  5. ^ "Statistical Data 2021" (PDF). Madhya Pradesh Police. Madhya Pradesh Police http.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhya_Pradesh_Police