| Odisha Police | |
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 Emblem of the Odisha Police | |
| Common name | ଓଡ଼ିଶା ପୋଲିସ |
| Abbreviation | OP |
| Motto | We Serve and Protect ସେବା ଓ ସୁରକ୍ଷା |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1 April 1936 |
| Employees | 73,423 (as of 1 October 2019) |
| Annual budget | ₹3,941 crore (US$470 million) (2020–21 est.)[1] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Odisha, IN |
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| Map of Odisha Police Department's jurisdiction | |
| Size | 60,160 square miles (155,800 km2) |
| Population | 41,947,358 |
| Governing body | Government of Odisha |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Odisha Police State Headquarters, Cuttack, Odisha (753001) |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Government of Odisha |
| Child agency | |
| Facilities | |
| Stations | 612 |
| Website | |
| odishapolice.gov.in | |
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The Odisha Police abbreviated as either OP or OPS, is the law enforcement agency for the state of Odisha in India. It is headquartered in Cuttack, the former capital of Odisha.[2] The Odisha Police is headed by a Director General of Police, currently Y.B. Khurania, IPS and falls under the purview of the state's Home Department of the Government of Odisha. The sanctioned personnel strength of Odisha Police is 72,145; comprising women as one-third of its total sanctioned strength in the directly recruited posts of civil constable, sub-inspector and deputy superintendent of police. This feat makes it one of the foremost in that aspect among the police services of India.
- ^ "Odisha Budget Analysis 2020–21" (PDF). prsindia.org. 2020.
- ^ "List Of Police Stations (Thana) In Orissa – Orissa Police". indiamapped.com. 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
Headquarters of Orissa police is located in Cuttack