A brief presentation on the service offered by Kolkata Police force.

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2. History OF THE KOLKATA POLICE
• In 1690, East India Co. bought three villages Sutanuti, Kalikata & Gobindapur & named as Calcutta.
• In 1696, Formed the nucleus of a fortified military settlement.
• In 1720, East India Co. formally appointed an officer to be in charge of Civil & Criminal administration.
• The settlement was divided into “Thanas”, A small contingent of river police was also formed.
• In 1778, the strength of the police in Calcutta raised to 700 paiks, 31 thanadars & 34 naibs under a superintendent.
• In 1794, justices of peace were appointed to maintain the administration in Calcutta & its suburbs.
• In 1806, justices of peace were constituted as magistrates of 24 Parganas and districts within a 20-mile radius of the town.
• The middle decades of the 19th century witnessed a greater systematization and institutionalization of policing in Calcutta.
• In 1845 a committee under J.H. Patton brought key changes in the organization, modelled on the London Metropolitan Police.
• A Commissioner of Police was appointed with powers of a justice of peace to preserve law and order, detect crime and
apprehend offenders.
• Calcutta Police was re-organised as an arm of a new nation-state keen on consolidating its freedom, In 1947.

3. Ashok Stambha,
Ashoka's Sarnath Lion
Capital
24-spoked wheel,
Dharma Chakra, signifies
Religion is the
manifestation of the
inner conscience
Symbolic Peacock,
National Bird.
The seal signifies upholding Truth, Valour and Justice
Satyameva Jayate
which signifies that
Truth always Prevails.

4. mission
• Obedience to the Constitution of India.
• Upholding dignity of our citizens.
• Compassion & Fairness in approach.
• Upholding personal and institutional integrity.
• Enforce the rule of law impartially and honestly so that we provide a secure environment to all sections of society,
especially, the vulnerable and under privileged, including women, children, senior citizens and minorities and maintain
ethnic harmony keeping in mind the democratic and secular ideals of our constitution.
• Follow a people friendly approach.
• Upgrade professional skills and human resources in general, to enable us to prevent crime and maintain public order.
• Enable us to move towards the goal of bringing peace and progress with the support of the community in order to emerge
as a true public service.

5. Organizational structure
• Commissioner of Police
• Special Commissioner of Police
• Additional Commissioner of Police
• Joint Commissioner of Police
• Deputy Commissioner of Police
• Assistant Commissioner of Police
• Inspector / Inspectress of Police / Armed Inspector
• Sub-Inspector / Sub-Inspectress / Sergeant / Wireless Supvr / Subedar
• Assistant Sub-Inspector / Asst. Sub-Inspectress / Armed Asst. Sub-Inspectress
• Police Driver / Constable / Lady Constable / Sepoy
• Head Sower / Sower / Syce
• Wireless Helper

6. units
Kolkata
Police Force
Central
Division
North &
North
Suburban
Division
East &
East
Suburban
Division
South &
South
Suburban
Division
South
West
Division
Headqua
rters
Force
Security
Control
Organiza
tion
Kolkata
Police
Directora
te
Enforcem
ent
Branch
South
East
DivisionOther
units
Wireless
Branch
Reserve
Force
Special
Branch
Traffic
Police
Cyber
Crime
Police
Station
Special
Task
Force
Detective
Departm
ent
Armed
Force
Port
Division
• 21 Divisions
• 71 Police stations

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Nadial
Thakurpukur Bansdroni
Sinthi
Patuli
Anandapur
Beliaghata
Total Area : 243 sq.km
Population : 45,80,544
Employees : 29,973

8. What Kolkata means to us?
Durgapuja
River Ganga
Victoria
Memorial
Traffic

9. Role of Kolkata Police
Durgapuja
Ganga Nodi
Victoria
Memorial
Traffic

10. Breeding OF Future Cops
• JUDO Training
• KARATE Training
• Combat Training
• Horse Riding for Officer
• Driving for Officer
• Firing (9 MM, RIFLE, SLR)
• PITY-PARADE
• Mountaineering (Inspector Ujjal Das Mt. Everest & Late Inspector Goutam Ghosh)
• Water Sports
• Bomb Disposal Squad.
• ASAP Training,
• Law Class
• Physical Training (Rope Climbing, Hurdles, Long Jump, Sprint, High Jump, Etc.)
• Traffic Signalling

11. Breeding House for Future Cops

12. Various technology used
• Intelligent Surveillance System (ISS)
600 IP-Based Close Circuit Cameras are deployed at 225 Vital Locations to analyse the Traffic Violations, Traffic
Congestion, Processions, Traffic Accidents Scene, Crowd & Driving Behaviours and Seeking immediate as well as long
term remedial measures.
• Centralized Public Address System (CPAS)
To bring down traffic offences & better management of traffic by communicating with general public on important
occasions as well as conveying instructions during emergency situations. This system enables Kolkata police to deliver
voice messages in real time to any specific location whether to a group or to all locations.
• Traffic Information & Infrastructure System (TRIIS)
A customized software is used to maintain all the data ad necessary utilization including computerization of all the
traffic cases. Real time case status of any offender/vehicle can be obtained from the periodical data collected from
public Vehicle Department through NIC.
• Red Light Violation Detectors
A project for automatic detection of signal violation with the assistance of cameras, with focus on stop line & signal.
• Flying Hawk-Durdanta
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(UAV) to provide maximum security to the growing population of the “City of Joy”

13. Kolkata police handles festivals with ease
Durgapuja, Mahurram,
ID, Christmas, New Year,
Chhat Puja And Many
More….

14. Rights & Duties
• During traffic Duties
• A human in Duty, Hospitals
• A Helping Hand in Uniform, Election
• Kolkata police, Bridging the City

15. Various promotional activities
• Anti Drug Campaign, Say no to Drugs.
• Road Safety Week (Organised in the Month of February Every Year).
• Responsible Riders.
• Pronam, A Program for the Senior Citizens.
• Sampark, A Program to empower the young generation against crime.
• Project Suknya, A Program to empower the young girls.
• Harmony, A Program to bring the entire Kolkata Police family together.
• Probaho (Organized by different divisions, Thana’s).
• Kolkata Goalz in Association with British Council.
• Annual Sports (Organized by Different Units)

16. SILENT PERFORMERS

18. THANK YOU...