DANIPS

Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli (Police) Services
Civil service overview
Formed1972; 52 years ago (1972)
Preceding Civil service
  • Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Police Service (DHANI; 1967–1972)
TypeCivil service
JurisdictionUnion Territories
Employees510 (2018)[1]
Minister responsible
Civil service executive
Parent departmentUnion Territories Division
Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT)
Parent ministryMinistry of Home Affairs

The Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli (Police) Services,[2] abbreviated as DANIPS, formerly called the Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Police Service, is the police service of the Union Territories of India. It is part of the Central Civil Services (CCS).[3]

Candidates are recruited directly through the Civil Services Examination. The selected Group B officers are responsible for the law and order and policing functions of Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. They form a feeder cadre of the Indian Police Service.

Selection

DANIPS officers are recruited directly through the rigorous Civil Services Examination (CSE) conducted by Union Public Service Commission every year.[4] Selected recruits are trained at Police Training College, Jharoda Kalan by the Delhi Police.[5]

In DANIPS, two-thirds of the strength is directly recruited through CSE examination and the remaining are promoted from the non-gazetted officers of the Union Territories.[citation needed]

Cadre

The Union Territories Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs is the cadre controlling authority for DANIPS.[6] As of 2018, DANIPS comprised 510 personnel,[1] with a sanctioned strength of 533.[7]

Positions

Main article: List of police ranks in India

The Service includes four grades—Entry Grade (Group B), Selection Grade (Group A), Junior Administrative Grade-II (Group A), and Junior Administrative Grade-I (Group A). Officers in the Entry Grade undergo a two-year probation period. Entry and Selection Grade positions include Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) in Delhi and Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in other Union Territories, while JAG I and II posts include Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Add. DCP) in Delhi and vice principle at the Police Training College. Promotions up to JAG-I follow a time-scale basis: Entry Grade officers with a minimum of eight years of service are promoted to Selection Grade, then requiring 13 years to reach JAG-II and 18 years for JAG-I.[7]

Grade Delhi Other UTs Insignia
Junior Administrative Grade-I Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Additional Superintendent of Police
Junior Administrative Grade-II
Selection Grade Assistant Commissioner of Police Deputy Superintendent of Police
Entry Grade

Officers are posted in various wings (such as Crime & Traffic or others) or in a sub-division. In a sub-division, they are designated as Sub-Divisional Police Officers (SDPO). Both DSP and Add. SP rank officers can serve as SDPOs.[8][9] DANIPS officers may also be promoted to the Indian Police Service (IPS), after which they can be appointed as Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) in Delhi.[10] IPS officers in the UTs are placed in the Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Srivastava, P. K. (31 January 2018). "Notification - The Gazette of India" (PDF). The Gazette of India. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli (Police) Services" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. p. 3. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  3. ^ "::Ministry of Home Affairs::". Mha.nic.in. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Awaaz India Pvt. Ltd – About Indian Police Service". Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  5. ^ Azad, Vinayak (19 July 2017). "Delhi Police organises passing out parade of 14 DANIPS". The Pioneer. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Union Territories Division". Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  7. ^ a b Mohan, Govind (September 2018). "Notification" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  8. ^ Thakur, B. S. (8 January 2013). "Order" (PDF). Daman.nic.in. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  9. ^ "DANIPS Officers | UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu". Ddd.gov.in. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  10. ^ Press Trust of India (7 August 2018). "DANIPS officers should be considered for posting as district DCPs: Parl panel". Business Standard. Retrieved 7 December 2024.