Bureau of Police Research and Development

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Bureau of Police Research and Development पुलिस अनुसंधान एवं विकास ब्यूरो BPRD
Agency overview
Formed	28 August 1970
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency	India
Operations jurisdiction	India
Governing body	Government of India
General nature	Federal law enforcement
Operational structure
Headquarters	New Delhi, India
Agency executives	Sri Rajeev Kumar Sharma, IPS, Director General Ravi Joseph Lokku, IPS, Additional Director General
Parent agency	Ministry of Home Affairs
Divisions	5 Administration Modernisation / Development Training Research & Correctional National Policing Mission
Notables
Person	Dr. Anandswarup Gupta IPS, for being the founding Director General
Website
http://www.bprd.nic.in

The Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) was set up on the 28 August 1970 to further the objectives of the Government of India regarding the modernisation of police forces. It has since evolved into a multifaceted consultancy organisation. At present it has 4 divisions – Research, Development, Training and Correctional Administration.^[1]