Government of Himachal Pradesh Police Department Nigam Vihar, Shimla-171002
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Himachal Pradesh Police Department 1 - Organization, functions and duties GOVERNMENT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH POLICE DEPARTMENT NIGAM VIHAR, SHIMLA-171002 In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (b) of sub section (1) of section 4 of the Right to Information Act 2005 the Director General of Police, Himachal Pradesh is pleased to publish the records and other activities of the H.P. Police Department, as under:- I. PARTICULARS OF ORGANIZATION, FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES:- The organization of the State Police is governed by chapter: 1 (1.1 to 1.13 ) of the Punjab Police rules as applicable to H.P. Duties and functions of the police are discharged as per HPR, Police Act, 2007 and other major and minor criminal laws. Organizational Set up (May kindly see at the last page of this file) a. State Cadre of IPS Officers: The cadre controlling authority of Indian Police Service Officers borne on the State of Himachal Pradesh is the Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India. However, the Hdqrs. division maintains necessary record of all officers and deals with proposals regarding the following: a. Human resource planning and projection of demand b. Preparation of select list for induction of State Police Service officers into IPS. c. Confirmation d. Transfers and postings e. Deputation to Govt. of India/ other units and from others States/ Organizations\ f. Promotions to the rank of SPs/DIsG/IsGP/ADsGP/DGP g. Grant of Selection Grade RTI Proactive Disclosure 11-July-2014 Page 1 of 20 Himachal Pradesh Police Department h. Preparation of Civil List i. Suggestions regarding Amendments to the All India Service Rules j. Preparation of periodic returns k. Review of the IPS cadre l. Review on completion of 30 years of service/ 50 years of age m. Voluntary/ compulsory retirement n. Sanction/ permissions/ intimations under the All India Service Conduct Rules governing transactions of movable/ immovable properties/gifts etc o. Maintenance of ACR files p. Complaints against officers and departmental action q. Representations concerning service matters r. Representations against adverse remarks in ACRs s. Sanctioning of leave and its record t. Grant of NOC to visit foreign countries u. Leave encashment b. Establishment matters pertaining to Cadre of Ministerial Staff: a. Recruitment in the rank of Peon, Clerk/ Steno-typist b. Transfers/ postings and deputations c. Confirmations d. Seniority list of all ranks e. Promotions : i. Supdts. Gr.I to Admn. Officers ii. PA to Pvt Secys iii. Sr.Scale Stenographers to Pas iv. Clerks/ Jr.Asstts to Sr Asstts. v. Sr.Asstts to Supdt.Gr-II vi. Supdt. Gr-II to Supdts Gr-I vii. Jr.Scale Stenographers to Sr.Scale Stenographers viii. Steno typists to Jr.Scale stenographers ix. Class-IV to Clerks x. Daftries to Restorers RTI Proactive Disclosure 11-July-2014 Page 2 of 20 Himachal Pradesh Police Department xi. Peons to Daftries/ Record-Keeper xii. Placement of clerks as Jr.Asstt. f. Leave and leave encashment g. Assured career progression scheme h. Maintenance of ACRs i. Representations on matters of seniority/ pay fixation etc. j. Representations against adverse remarks in ACR k. Passport l. Continuance in service beyond 58 years m. Special increments as per Govt instructions n. Complaints o. Departmental action p. Voluntary retirements/ superannuation q. Amendments of Himachal Pradesh Police Ministerial Staff service rules c. Rewards/Awards: a. Nomination for gallantry medal, meritorious/ Distinguished medal. b. Appreciation letters to GOs c. Honorarium for Ministerial Staff d. Deployment of police: a. Out of State deployment b. Deployment of Armed Battalions and district police within the State for major events/ law and order situations c. Arrangements for visit of VVIPs i.e. President/ Prime Minister e. Co-ordination: RTI Proactive Disclosure 11-July-2014 Page 3 of 20 Himachal Pradesh Police Department a. Issues concerning reforms in Police b. Conferences of senior officers such as DGPs conference and CS/DGP’s conferences f. Misc: a. Reply to Assembly/ Parliament questions b. Posting of DAs/ ADAs in districts c. Annual administrative reports The ADG (Hdqrs) is the over all in charge of the PHQ Administration. He is assisted by one Inspector General of Police, (H.Q), Dy. Inspectors General of Police (Admn.) Asstt. Inspectors General of Police.(H) and one Section Officer who makes budgetary provisions of expenditure under different heads for each unit of the department. Police Headquarter is responsible for all types of central purchases and for procurement of various items such as cloth and readymade items for uniform, tents, machinery and equipment, vehicles, acquisition of land for the construction of police houses and other buildings, minor works, hiring of buildings, purchase/ maintenance and repair of vehicles for police department, purchase of POL etc, and procurement of arms and ammunitions for the force. It also deals with the preparation of annual budget/ revised estimates, preparation of annual plan under the modernization of State police Forces and utilization of funds provided by the Govt. of India, MHA/ State Govt. II. ARMED POLICE AND TRAINING (AP&T) This wing comprises of 1 HPAP Battalion, 6 India Reserve Battalions and 1 Training Centers (Recruits Training Centre & In-Service Promotion courses Centre) along with PTC (Police Training College at Daroh. All the Battalions of the Armed Police are headed by the RTI Proactive Disclosure 11-July-2014 Page 4 of 20 Himachal Pradesh Police Department Commandants and Police Training College is headed by an officer of the rank of Dy Inspector General of Police as Principal PTC. The AP&T Wing is headed by the rank of an Addl. Director General of Police. He is assisted by Inspector General of Police (AP&T),& Dy. Inspector General of Police(AP&T). Himachal Pradesh Institute of Police Studies (HPIPS) comes to in existence on 24-06-2008 at Sakoh in Distt. Kangra with its campuses at Daroh in Kangrra Distt and Jungle Beri in Hamirput Distt. This institute is headed by the rank of the Dy. Inspector General of Police. This institute will provide professional skill and impart knowledge in computers, motor driving, traffic management, internal security and how to respond in distress/disaster situations, training to different categories of police personnel. RTI Proactive Disclosure 11-July-2014 Page 5 of 20 Himachal Pradesh Police Department The organizational structure of AP&T is depicted below:- RTI Proactive Disclosure 11-July-2014 Page 6 of 20 Himachal Pradesh Police Department III. CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT (CID) This Criminal Investigation Department in the State is headed by ADGP(CID) who is assisted by other officers as shown below :- RTI Proactive Disclosure 11-July-2014 Page 7 of 20 Himachal Pradesh Police Department The main branches of the CID are:- 1. Crime Branch 2. Special Branch 3. Security Branch a. Counter Espionage Branch b. Anti-Terrorist Cell 4. SCRB Computer Cell 5. Control Room 1. Crime Branch: The Crime branch comprises of: i. Collection, compilation and tabulation of crime data ii. Investigation of important cases iii. Preparation of replies to questions of the parliament, State legislature and other Commissions etc. Crime branch is organized in following branches which is Supervised by SP/Crime iv. Crime Branch v. RW vi. CRO vii. Women Cell viii. SC & ST Cell ix. Investigation Section x. SCRB Computer Cell RTI Proactive Disclosure 11-July-2014 Page 8 of 20 Himachal Pradesh Police Department The functions and duties of the Branches are as under: Crime Branch: 1. Collection and tabulation of crime data and preparation of related reports. 2. Compilation of replies to Parliament/Assembly questions. 3. Litigation pertaining to criminal cases pending in Hon’ble Supreme Court /High Court cases and dealing with references received from Director Prosecution, HP 4. Meeting and conferences of National/ Inter-state level 5. Fortnightly/Monthly Crime report. 6. All Establishment matters pertaining to Crime Wing 7. Interpol references. 8. Extradition/R.C.N. cases. 9. Cases against Travel Agents 10. Fake currency cases 11. Accidental Deaths & Suicide cases 12. Monitoring of ISR/CSR of Distts. & R&T 13. Forensic Science Laboratory 14. Misc. Genl. Subjects 15. Enquiries and Investigations of complaints/cases Investigation of Cases: 1. Investigation/Inquiries cases and maintaining weekly record of all cases under investigation/enquiry 2. Handling sanctions of prosecution. SC & ST Cell. i. Enquiry of complaints relating to SC&ST ii. NHRC/HSHRC complaints iii. Parliament/Assembly Questions. Women Cell 3. All matters pertaining to Crime against Women and children RTI Proactive Disclosure 11-July-2014 Page 9 of 20 Himachal Pradesh Police Department 4. Parliament/Assembly Questions. Special Staff i. Enquiry of complaints and investigations ii. Monitoring of reports from the field enquiries with regard to complaints received. 2. Special Branch: This branch deals with the collection of all information related to political, social and institutional matters and apprise the State govt. with the daily activities within the state. 3. Security Branch: This branch watches matters of interest from the security point of view. Like VVIP Security matters etc. a. Counter Espionage Branch:- To deal with the cases of foreigners etc. b. Anti-Terrorist Branch :- To deal with the terrorist Cases in the state 4. SCRB Computer Branch: This wing is responsible for the computerization of Crime and Criminal records. The SCRB computer Cell is also the nodal agency for the maintenance of the databases on different aspects of Crime and Criminal information systems as below: i. Crime Criminal Information System (CCIS): For maintenance of a data base of the State Crime Record Bureau and for integrating it with the National Crime Record Bureau. This database contains important information on criminals. ii. CIPA Monitoring iii. CCTNS Monitoring and implementation in the State iv. TALASH : A database for generating important information for the following categories:- a) Wanted/ arrested persons b) Lost/Kidnapped persons c) Unidentified persons d) Unidentified dead bodies e) Deserters v.