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Gujarat Police ગુજરાત પોલીસ | |
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Abbreviation | GP |
Motto | सेवा सुरक्षा शांति (Sanskrit) Service Security Peace |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 01 May, 1960 |
Annual budget | ₹5,499 crore (US$660 million) (2019–20 est.)[1] |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Gujarat, India |
Map of Gujarat Police's jurisdiction | |
Size | 196,024 km2 (75,685 sq mi) |
Population | 60,383,628 (2011) |
Legal jurisdiction | Gujarat, India |
Governing body | Government of Gujarat |
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General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Gandhinagar |
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Parent agency | Department of Home (Gujarat) |
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The Gujarat Police Department is the law enforcement agency for the state of Gujarat in India. The Gujarat Police has its headquarters in Gandhinagar, the state capital, and Ahmedabad.
The Gujarat Police Department came into existence after Gujarat's separation from the Greater Mumbai state on 1 May 1960.