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State and Union Territory Police Forces of India
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionIndia
Primary governing bodyState / Union Territory Government of the respective States and Union Territories of India
Secondary governing bodyGovernment of India
Constituting instrument
  • Police Act, 1861
General nature
  • Civilian police
Operational structure
Agency executive
  • Director general of police, (Head of the police department)
Parent agencyDepartment of Home of the Respective States and Union Territories of India.

In India, the police forces of the states and union territories are responsible for law enforcement in the states and union territories. Police and Public Order are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.[1]

  1. ^ Kumar, Sanjay (28 June 2016). "Maintenance of Law and Order in India- Challenges and Solutions". International Journal of Reviews and Research in Social Sciences. 4 (2): 97–106.

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