Gujarat Police

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Gujarat Police ગુજરાત પોલીસ
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
Constituting instrument	The Gujarat Police Act, 1951
General nature	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Gandhinagar
Minister responsible	Harsh Sanghavi, Minister of Home
Agency executive	Vikash Sahay, IPS, DGP
Parent agency	Department of Home (Gujarat)
Child agencies	Ahmedabad City Police Surat City Police Vadodara City Police Rajkot City Police
Website
police.gujarat.gov.in/dgp/default.aspx

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.