The Head of the
State Police Department, the main role of the Director General
and Inspector General of Police is to promote Law enforcement
thus promoting a self-motivated rule of Law. He is responsible
for the smooth functioning and administration of the state
police. An advisory to the government on all administrative
and operational matters related to the police, he has to keep
the Government informed of all political, communal, subversive
and terrorist movements throughout the State and to advise
the Government on how to deal with them.
Role and Responsibilities:
The responsibilities of a Director General and Inspector General
of Police include:
He
is the chief authority to coordinate and direct operations
for the maintenance of public order, security and law
and order, particularly in the event of widespread strikes,
industrial unrest, riots, communal, subversive, terrorist
disorders, or violent political movements. Police action
and dispositions necessary to combat such disturbances
or movements will be under his general direction and control.
He
should keep the Govt. informed of movements of police
personnel from one district to the other in all such cases.
It
is within the powers of the Director-General & Inspector
General of Police To re-allocate the strength within the
police Units according to the exigencies of the administration
arising from time to time, provided it does not exceed
the total approved strength and ranks of the district
or equivalent formations
In
the interests of improving quality of investigation or
for more effective supervision or for improving technical
support, to convert any posts from one rank or category
or class to the other in respect of executive, ministerial
and technical wings of the department and to position
them any where with the prior approval of the Government.
The
Director-General and Inspector General of Police shall
have powers of a District Magistrate throughout the State.
These powers will be exercised in accordance with the
provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
He
must devote himself to planning, improving and making
the police an effective and impartial law enforcement
agency, utilizing fully, the latest concepts of police
management, training and modern science and technology.
As
the Chief of all Police Officers he is responsible for
policy direction, supervision and coordination.
He
can exercise all disciplinary and financial powers as
authorized.
On
instructions from the government, the DGP is vested with
powers to frame orders and regulations as may be necessary
and expedient related to the prevention and detection
of crime, promotion, preservation and maintenance of law
and order, public order, public safety and security of
the State and also related to the general management,
utilization and deployment of the force, the places of
residence, classification, rank and particular service
of the members there of, inspection and description of
arms, accoutrements and other necessities to be furnished
to them.
He
is also vested with powers to frame such orders and regulations
related to the collection and communication of intelligence
and information; institution, management and regulation
of any police fund; prescribing books, register and returns
to be submitted relating to the said force as he deems
expedient from time to time, and also all orders preventing
abuse or neglect and for rendering such force professionally
efficient in the discharge of all its duties.
Coordination
between different wings of the Police and with other departments
and States.
Up
gradation of skills for career development and planning
through training including on the job training. Improvement
of supervisory and monitoring system.
Application
and utilization of latest Information Technology in the
entire Department.
Enforcement
of Code of Conduct among the Police Officers of all ranks.
Police
welfare and housing.
Grievance
and redressal.
In
the discharge of these functions the DG & IGP has
full authority to delegate and entrust any of the functions
to the officers subordinate to him as permissible under
rules and regulations.
