Bihar Police

Bihar Police
Bihar Police Official Logo
Bihar Police Official Logo
Common nameBihar Police
AbbreviationBP
Mottoउत्कृष्टता की यात्रा
A Voyage of Excellence
Agency overview
Formed1935
Annual budget12,353 crore (US$1.5 billion) (2023-24)[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionBihar, IN
Map of Bihar State Police Jurisdiction.
Governing bodyBihar Government
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersSardar Patel Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna
Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
Child agency
Website
https://police.bihar.gov.in

The Bihar Police is the law enforcement agency for the state of Bihar, India, with its headquarters in Patna. It has a sanctioned strength of 111,000 personnel, and as of 2017, employs 77,000 personnel.[3][4]

The present DGP of Bihar Police is Alok Raj, an IPS officer of 1989 batch.[5]

  1. ^ "Bihar Budget Analysis 2023-24". PRS Legislative Research. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  2. ^ Tewary, Amarnath (30 August 2024). "Senior IPS officer Alok Raj appointed as new DGP of Bihar". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  3. ^ Debashish Karmakar (10 April 2017). "Bihar ranks 33rd in police-public ratio, Jharkhand better | Patna News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Bihar Budget Analysis 2020-21". PRS Legislative Research. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  5. ^ Ramashankar (31 August 2024). "Patna Diary | 1989-batch IPS officer Alok Raj named DGP". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 September 2024.