A deputy commissioner is a police , income tax or administrative official in many countries. The rank is commonplace in police forces of Commonwealth countries, usually ranking below the Commissioner.
20-627: Deputy commissioner Mayor Lauong Khan Shar Ali Hasan Hingorjo Sanghar ( Sindhi : سانگھڙ ; Urdu : سانگھڑ English: Sānghar) is a city in Sanghar District , Sindh , Pakistan . Sanghar is the headquarters of Sanghar District and Sanghar Taluka (a subdivision of the district). The driving distance of Sangher from Karachi is 268 kilometers (166 miles). It has road links with Hyderabad , Nawabshah , Mirpur Khas , Khairpur , Sukkur , Karachi and other major cities of Sindh . The surrounding area consists chiefly of semiarid land,
40-432: A district , an administrative sub-unit of a state . The district magistrates are entrusted with overall responsibility for law and order, implementation of government schemes and are also authorised to hear revenue cases pertaining to the district. A district magistrate is also authorised to collect Land Revenue and is therefore also referred as a collector (revenue) and also to control encroachment of government land in
60-563: A part of the great Thar Desert, and some cropped areas irrigated by the Mithrao Canal system, which feeds from the Indus River. It is located in an agricultural area where rice, wheat, and cotton are mainly grown, but it is also home to several cotton-textile factories and is a local market town. Population of the city is 75,209 (2017). This is the third most populous city of Sanghar district after Tando Adam and Shahdadpur . It
80-562: A position equivalent to the Senior Superintendent of Police in the state police. In the hierarchy, the rank above DCP is Additional Commissioner of Police (Addl.CP), and below is Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Addl.DCP). In the New Zealand Police , deputy commissioner is the rank directly below that of the commissioner of police and senior to the rank of assistant commissioner . Deputy commissioner
100-481: Is an Income-tax authority. Deputy Commissioner of Taxes are basically officers of BCS Taxation Cadre. DCT includes Assistant Commissioner of Taxes, Extra Assistant Commissioner of Taxes as well. Hong Kong Police Force have two DCs, which are in charge of the Operational Department and Management Department respectively. The deputy commissioner or district magistrate is the executive head of
120-578: Is not known when Sanghar was founded. However, it was a small village with a population of few hundred. It is generally believed that Sanghar was named after a pious fisherwoman Mai Sanghar. During the British rule in India, the population of this village increased and it grew in a small town. When Sindh was separated from the Bombay Presidency in 1935, Sanghar earned the title of Taluka. In 1954 it
140-500: Is the deputy head of the London Metropolitan Police. Commissioner of Police (India) Commissioners of Police (also known as Police Commissioners ) in India are IPS officers who head the police force in a police commissionerate . A police commissionerate can combine several adjoining districts under it. A Police Commissioner may or may not hold certain powers of the executive magistrate, contrary to
160-520: Is the first rank that requires a statutory appointment. As of 2024 there are 3 deputy commissioners who command, Frontline Operations, Operational Services & Road Policing and People, Leadership & Culture. The rank insignia is a sword and a rectangular cylinder crossed over each other with a single star above. In Pakistan usually the Pakistan Administrative Service, formally known as District Management Group, cadre of
180-531: The Superintendent of Police (SP) or Senior SP (SSP) in charge of a police district who depends on the district magistrate to issue orders. Commissioner of Police (CP) is a post that can be held by an IPS officer of the rank SP and above, depending upon the sanction provided by the respective state government (or in case of Delhi, by the Government of India ). Traditionally at the district level,
200-625: The Superintendent of Police (SP) or Senior SP (SSP) maintains law and order by working with the District Magistrate (DM). Under the Commissioners of Police (CP) system, the state governments may or may not grant certain powers of the executive magistrate to the commissioner, contrary to the Superintendent of Police or Senior SP of a police district who depends on the district magistrate. For large metropolitan cities,
220-594: The CP system is generally considered more suitable policing system. The commissioner is assisted by special commissioner, joint commissioner, additional commissioner, deputy commissioner, assistant commissioner of police. The Commissionerates present in New Delhi , Chennai , Madurai , Coimbatore , and Kolkata can be considered true Commissionerates as they exercise the powers of the District Magistrate and
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#1732792962335240-702: The Central Superior Services or officers of Provincial Management Services erstwhile Provincial Civil Services are appointed to this office. In the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary , there are three Deputy Commissioners. They report to the Police Commissioner and are in charge of all Police Duties by directing their respective ACP's . The Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
260-797: The Executive Magistrate. The organisational structure of the police commissionerates varies state to state. For instance, the Police Commissioners of Delhi , Mumbai and Kolkata report directly to the state government and not to the DGP . Similarly, in Kerala , the Commissioner of Police does not have magisterial powers. A Police Commissionerate's jurisdiction can consist of several adjoining districts . The Hyderabad City Police commissionerate since 1847 AD, established in
280-554: The Police Commissionerate system is the same as in a district police headed by a Senior SP/SP, including ranks such as police inspector, sub-inspector, assistant sub-inspector, head constable, and constable. Following is the list of commissioners of police (CP) in India, along with their respective ranks (these ranks can vary from time to time):- The following police forces in India do not have Police Commissionerate (i.e. Commissioner of Police or CP) system:- Among
300-544: The army, the insignia is a diamond (or a star, in the case of the Victoria Police), the same as that of a major-general in the army. The Deputy Commissioner (popularly abbreviated to "DC") or District Magistrate is the executive head of the district , an administrative sub-unit of a division . The deputy commissioners are appointed by the government from a Deputy Secretary of BCS Administration Cadre. Deputy Commissioner of Taxes (popularly abbreviated as DCT)
320-481: The district. In India officers of Indian Administrative Service cadre are appointed this office. The Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) is a senior rank found exclusively in the police commissionerates of India, which are policing systems in major cities. The city's police force is headed by a Commissioner of Police , typically a high-ranking officer from the Indian Police Service . The DCP holds
340-507: The erstwhile Hyderabad State by the Nizams is the oldest police commissionerate in India. The British India government brought the CP system first to Kolkata and Chennai in 1856, and followed it in Mumbai in 1864. The police commissionerate is headed by a Commissioner of Police (CP). The post of Commissioner of Police can be held by an IPS officer of the rank SP and above, depending upon
360-459: The maintenance of law and order, there are police zones, divisions and sub divisions. Typically divisions are headed by deputy commissioners of police (DCPs), and sub divisions are headed by assistant commissioners of police (ACPs). The hierarchy of posts in Police Commissionerate system of Delhi is as given below, Police Commissionerate system in other cities may not have one or more of these posts:- The subordinate police officers' hierarchy in
380-430: The sanction provided by the respective state government (or, in the case of Delhi , by the Government of India ). The commissioner of police is assisted by special, joint, additional, deputy, and assistant commissioners of police, sanctioned by the respective state government. The organisation consists units like law and order, crimes, administration, armed reserve police, traffic police, special branch, security, etc. For
400-504: Was given the status of District Headquarter. Deputy commissioner In all Australian police forces, deputy commissioner is the rank directly below that of commissioner and senior to the rank of assistant commissioner . In all forces, excepting the New South Wales Police Force where the insignia is crossed and wreathed tipstaves surmounted by a crown, the same insignia as that of a lieutenant-general in
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