Citizens come in contact with the police department in day-to-day life even at rural level. But they do not know details like which officer is on what post or exact names of their post ,hence the hierarchy of Officers in Police Service.
Director General of Police-DGP
Additional DGP(14 Posts)
Special Inspector General of Police(IGP)
(A post equivalent to Divisional Commissioner- Revenue Department)
Deputy Inspector General(DIG)
SP for rural DCP for urban
Additional Suprintendent of Police (Add. SP)
Dy.SP for rural/ACP for urban
Senior Police Inspector(Sr. PI)
Police Inspector(PI)
Assistant Police Inspector (API)
Police Head Constable
Police Naik(PN)
Police Constable