Summary
28°36′36″N 77°13′48″E / 28.61000°N 77.23000°E There are 15 districts of Delhi Police, the agency responsible for maintaining law & order in the National Capital Territory of Delhi. A Police district in Delhi is headed by an IPS officer of the rank of Deputy Commissioner of Police/ DCP (equivalent to Senior Superintendent of Police/ SSP). As of January 2019, Delhi Police has 66 police subdivisions and 178 'territorial' police stations.[1]
Apart from these, there are 8 Metro Rail, 5 Railways, 2 Airport and 5 Police stations for the specialized crime units namely Crime Branch, Economic Offenses Wing (EOW), Special Cell, Special Police Unit for Women and Children (SPUWAC) and Vigilance.
The new headquarters of Delhi Police is situated at Jai Singh Marg, Connaught Place, New Delhi.[2] The Districts of Delhi Police are different from the 11 administrative or revenue Districts of Delhi, which are headed by an IAS officer of the rank of Deputy Commissioner (DC).
Organization edit
The NCT of Delhi is divided into two Police Zones, each headed by a Special Commissioner of Police (equivalent to Additional Director-General of Police) and six Police Ranges, each headed by a Joint Commissioner of Police (equivalent to Inspector-General of Police). The DCPs of all 15 Police Districts reports to these 6 Joint CPs, who further reports to the 2 Special CPs and then to Commissioner of Delhi Police.
There are six ranges of Delhi Police are Central, Eastern, New Delhi, Northern, South-Eastern and South-Western range. The two zones of Delhi Police are Zone I/North (consisting of Eastern Range, Northern Range and Central Range) and Zone II/South (consisting of New Delhi Range, Southern Range and Western Range).
At the police district level, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) is assisted by Additional DCP and ACP. Below ACP, there are station house officers (SHO) who are in-charge of a police station in India.
Police zones, ranges and districts edit
| # | Zones (headed by Special CP) | # | Ranges (headed by Joint CP) | # | Districts (headed by DCP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Zone I (North Police Zone) | 1. | Eastern Police Range | 1. | North East Police District |
| 2. | Shahdara Police District | ||||
| 3. | East Delhi Police District | ||||
| 2. | Northern Police Range | 1. | Rohini Police District | ||
| 2. | Outer North Police District | ||||
| 3. | North West Police District | ||||
| 3. | Central Police Range | 1. | North Delhi Police District | ||
| 2. | Central Delhi Police District | ||||
| 2. | Zone II (South Police Zone) | 1. | New Delhi Police Range | 1. | New Delhi Police District |
| 2. | South West Police District | ||||
| 2. | Southern Police Range | 1. | South Delhi Police District | ||
| 2. | South East Police District | ||||
| 3. | Western Police Range | 1. | Dwarka Police District | ||
| 2. | West Delhi Police District | ||||
| 3. | Outer Police District | ||||
| 2 Zones | 6 Ranges | 15 Districts | |||
List of districts of Delhi Police edit
List of 15 Districts of Delhi Police with effect from January 2019.[5] (P.S. stands for Police Station).
| Sl No. | Police District | HQ (Office of the DCP) | Sub-divisions (each headed by an ACP) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Delhi district | P.S. Parliament Street | Parliament Street, Connaught Place, BK Road & Chanakya Puri |
| 2 | Central district | P.S. Daryaganj | Daryaganj, Kamla Market, Pahar Ganj, Karol Bagh & Patel Nagar |
| 3 | Dwarka district | Sector-19, Dwarka | Dabri, Dwarka, Chhawala & Najafgarh |
| 4 | East district | IP Extension, Patparganj | Preet Vihar, Kalyan Puri, Mayur Vihar & Madhu Vihar |
| 5 | North district | P. S. Civil Lines | Civil Lines, Sadar Bazar, Kotwali, Timarpur & Sarai Rohilla |
| 6 | North-East district | Dilshad Garden | Seelam Pur, Gokul Puri, Nand Nagri & Khajuri Khas |
| 7 | North-West district | P.S. Ashok Vihar | Ashok Vihar, Model Town, Shalimar Bagh, Jahangirpuri, Subhash Place |
| 8 | Outer district | Pushpanjali Enclave, Pitampura | Paschim Vihar, Mangol Puri, Nangloi & Sultan Puri |
| 9 | Outer-North district | P.S. Samaypur Badli | Narela, Samaypur Badli, Bawana & Swaroop Nagar |
| 10 | Rohini district | P.S. Begumpur | Rohini, Begumpur, Aman Vihar & Prashant Vihar |
| 11 | Shahdara district | Shalimar Park, Shahdara | Shahdara, Seema Puri, Vivek Vihar & Gandhi Nagar |
| 12 | South district | P.S. Hauz Khas | Defence Colony, Hauz Khas, Mehrauli, Ambedkar Nagar, CR Park & Sangam Vihar |
| 13 | South-East district | P.S. Sarita Vihar | New Friends Colony, Lajpat Nagar, Kalkaji, Sarita Vihar & Badarpur |
| 14 | South-West district | P.S. Vasant Vihar | Delhi Cantt., Vasant Vihar, Vasant Kunj & Safdarjung Enclave |
| 15 | West district | P.S. Rajouri Garden | Tilak Nagar, Mayapuri, Rajouri Garden & Punjabi Bagh |
Note: A police district is headed by an IPS officer of the rank of Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), while a police sub-division is headed by a Sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) of the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP).
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Delhi gets 15 new police stations, one new police district from January 1, 2019".
- ^ "Delhi Police HQ has new address: Jai Singh Road in central Delhi".
- ^ "CAG Report on Delhi Police Districts" (PDF).
- ^ "Delhi to now have six police ranges".
- ^ "Outer-North police district created". The Hindu. 1 January 2019.