Madhya Pradesh Police

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).

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

Officers

• Director General of Police (DGP)
• Additional Director General of Police (ADGP)
• Inspector General of Police (IGP)
• Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG)
• Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP)/Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG)
• Superintendent of Police (SP)
• Additional Superintendent of Police (Addl.SP)
• Deputy SP or CSP (DSP)

Sub-ordinates

• Inspector of Police/Thana Incharge(TI)
• Subedar
• Sub-Inspector of Police (SI)
• Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police (ASI)
• Head Constable
• Constable

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]

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

Note 1: The rank insignia of DGP, Spl.DGP, Addl.DGP is the same. Note 2: The equivalent rank to the ASP (Asst.SP) in State Police Services is the deputy superintendent of police (DSP/DySP). Note 3: The commissioner of police is a post typically held by DIG and above rank officers.

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Madhya Pradesh Police department publish its statistical data every year.(See reference link below for PDF) (^[8]