Jharkhand Police

Following the creation of the state from Bihar Reorganisation Act in 2000, Jharkhand Police has developed a structured four-tier recruitment system. The top-tier positions are occupied by Indian Police Service (IPS) officers, selected through the Union Public Service Commission. The next level features Deputy Superintendent of Police (D.S.P.) rank officers, recruited by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission. Non-gazetted officers join at the sub-inspector level via the Jharkhand Subordinate Service Commission. Additional posts are filled through competitive recruitment rallies or direct examination processes. The force is sanctioned a strength of approximately 149 IPS officers, though only 100 were allotted as of 2015 by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). Jharkhand stands out as one of the leading Indian states for total police recruitment.

Organisational structure

Its organisational structure is divided into Field Posting and Non-Field Postings. The Field Postings are divided into 24 district police units in the state. The Head of the Jharkhand Police is the Director General of Police and under him are the Different Departments of:-

• Special Branch
• Crime Investigation Department(CID)
• Headquarters
• Modernisation
• Jharkhand Armed Police(JAP)
• Law and Order
• These Departments are headed by IPS Officers of the Additional Director General of Police Rank. They are assisted by Officers of the ranks of Inspector Generals of Police, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Superintendent of Police and other subordinate Ranks.

List of Police Zone and Range

Hierarchy

Officers

• Director General of Police (DGP)
• Additional Director General of Police (ADG)
• Inspector General of Police (IG)
• Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG)
• Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP)
• Superintendent of Police (SP)
• Additional Superintendent of Police
• Assistant SP (IPS) or Deputy SP (Jharkhand Police Service)

Sub-ordinates

• Inspector of Police
• Sub-Inspector of Police
• Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police
• Head Constable
• Senior Constable
• Constable