• Source:JND

The police commissionerate system has now been implemented in Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh. The Home (Police) Department has issued a notification ordering the inclusion of 21 police stations in Raipur under this new system.

The notification, issued by Additional Chief Secretary of the Home Department, Manoj Kumar Pingua, lists the 21 police stations where the commissionerate system will be applicable.

Separate Administration For Urban And Rural Areas

The Raipur Urban Commissionerate System includes the following police stations: Civil Lines, Devendra Nagar, Telibandha, Kotwali, Ganj, Maudhapara, Gol Bazar, Purani Basti, DD Nagar, Amanaka, Azad Chowk, Saraswati Nagar, Tikrapara, Kabir Nagar, Rajendra Nagar, Mujgahan (Sejbahar), Urla, Khamtarai, Gudhiyari, Pandri and Khamharid.

For Rural Raipur, the Home Department has posted a separate Superintendent of Police (SP). The police stations falling under Raipur Rural include Dharsiwa, Kharora, Tilda Neora, Mana, Mandir Hasaud, Arang, Nava Raipur, Rakhi, Abhanpur, Gobra Nawapara and Urla.

Powers Under The Commissionerate System

Generally, police officials are not independent to take decisions on their own. In emergency situations, they act only according to the orders of the District Magistrate (DM), Divisional Commissioner, or the government. However, once the police commissionerate system is implemented, these powers of the District Magistrate and Executive Magistrate are transferred to the police officials.

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How Does The Commissionerate System Work?

Upon the implementation of the police commissionerate system, a Commissioner's headquarters is established. A senior IPS officer of the ADG (Additional Director General) rank is posted as the Police Commissioner.

During this process, the metropolitan area is divided into several zones. A DCP (Deputy Commissioner of Police) is posted in each zone; they function like an SSP for that zone and are responsible for the entire area. Similar to Circle Officers (CO), officers are deployed to oversee groups of 2 to 4 police stations within their jurisdiction.

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Origins Of The Commissionerate System

The commissionerate system has been in existence since the British rule, prior to independence. After independence, it became a part of the Indian Police framework. Under Part 4 of the Indian Police Act, 1861, the District Magistrate holds certain powers to control the police. Additionally, the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) grants the Executive Magistrate certain powers to maintain law and order smoothly. Under the commissionerate system, all these powers are vested in the police.


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