District Voluntary Force

District Voluntary Force
AbbreviationDVF
Agency overview
Formed2009
Employees500
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionOdisha, India
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersBhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Parent agencyOdisha Police
Data for organisation as at December 2011

District Voluntary Force (DVF) is a special constabulary unit of the Odisha Police. They are primarily used in anti-Maoist operations. It was formed in 2009.[1]

  1. ^ "Small force that provides the cutting edge". The Indian Express. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2015.