Punjab Police (India)

Not to be confused with Punjab Police (Pakistan).

Punjab Police
Emblem of the Punjab Police
Emblem of the Punjab Police
AbbreviationPP
Motto"May I never ever shirk from doing good deeds"
Agency overview
Formed1861
Employees80,000[1]
Annual budget₹10,523 crore (US$1.3 billion) (2024–25 est.)[2]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionPunjab, IN
Map of Punjab Police's jurisdiction
Governing bodyGovernment of Punjab (India)
General nature
Operational structure
Elected officer responsible
Agency executives
Facilities
Patrol cars3,080[3]
Notables
Anniversary
  • 21 October
Website
punjabpolice.gov.in

The Punjab Police (abbreviated as PP) is the police agency responsible for law enforcement and investigations within the state of Punjab, India. The Punjab Police has a broad array of specialised services, including the prevention and detection of crime, maintenance of law and order and the enforcement of the Constitution of India. Its headquarters are located at Jan Marg, Chandigarh. On 7 September 2011, Punjab Police started a video conferencing service to redress problems of NRIs.[4] The present DGP of the Punjab Police is Gaurav Yadav.[5][6] He is an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the 1992 batch.

  1. ^ "Punjab has over 70,000 policemen".
  2. ^ "Punjab Budget Analysis 2024-25". prsindia.org. 2024.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference www.patrika.com 2015 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Punjab". Overseas Indian Facilitation Centre. Archived from the original on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  5. ^ "Punjab: Bhagwant Mann picks Gaurav Yadav as officiating DGP — 5th police chief in 10 months". The Indian Express. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Punjab Police, India". Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2017.