Madhya Pradesh Police

Madhya Pradesh Police Department
(मध्य प्रदेश पुलिस विभाग)
MP Police official Logo
MP Police official Logo
Flag of the MP Police Department
Flag of the MP Police Department
Common nameMP POLICE
AbbreviationMPP
Mottoदेश भक्ति ̶̵ जन सेवा (Desh Bhakti-Jan Seva)
Agency overview
Formed1854
Annual budget₹17,177 crore (US$1.8 billion) (2025–26 est.) [1]
Legal personalityLaw and order Maintain
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionMadhya Pradesh, IN
Map of Madhya Pradesh Police Department's jurisdiction
SizeMadhya Pradesh
Population7,26,26,809
Legal jurisdictionState of Madhya Pradesh
Governing bodyHome Department of Madhya Pradesh
Constituting instrument
  • Police Act, 1861
General nature
Operational structure
Overseen byMP Police
HeadquartersBhopal, Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Gazetted Officers252 (Gazetted Officers)
Non-Gazetted officers and Constables39785 (Non Gazetted Officers)
Agency executive
Parent agencyHome Department of Madhya Pradesh
Child agency
  • MPSAF, MP CID, Cyber Cell, ATS
CommandsBattalion
DistrictsPolice Station
Facilities
OfficesMP Districts
Patrol CarsScorpio, Bolero
Patrol crafts1
Helicopters1
Dog Squads52
Website
www.mppolice.gov.in

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

Indian Police Service cadre officers rank insignia[4][5][6]
Insignia
Rank Director General of Police Additional Director General of Police[a] Inspector General of Police Deputy Inspector General of Police Superintendent of Police (Selection Grade)[b] Superintendent of Police Additional superintendent of police Assistant Superintendent of Police Assistant superintendent of police (Probationary for two years) Assistant Superintendent of Police (Probationary for one year)
Abbreviation DGP ADGP IGP DIGP SP (SG) SP Addl.SP ASP ASP ASP

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.[7]

Notes

  1. ↑ Rank insignia of DGP is similar to Additional DGP.
  2. ↑ The Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) is a post, not a rank, typically held by an SP (selection grade or junior grade) in states like Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Punjab.

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. ↑ "Police Ranks and Badges". Odisha Police. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Police Ranks" (PDF). Maharashtra Police. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Governance of Kerala Police". Kerala Police. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "IG Varun Kapoor conducts workshop on cyber crime". Free Press Journal.
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