Tamil Nadu Police Department | |
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Motto | Truth Alone Triumphs |
Agency overview | |
Employees | 100932[1] |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Tamil Nadu, IN |
Map of Tamil Nadu Police Department's jurisdiction | |
Size | 130,058 square kilometres (50,216 sq mi) |
Population | 7,21,38,958 |
Legal jurisdiction | State of Tamil Nadu |
Governing body | Department of Home, Government of Tamil Nadu |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Overviewed by | Department of Home, Prohibition and Excise, Tamil Nadu |
Headquarters | Dr Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore, Chennai-600 004 |
Agency executive |
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Website | |
www.tnpolice.gov.in |
Tamil Nadu Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is over 150 years old and is the fifth largest state police force in India.[3] Tamil Nadu has a police-population ratio of 1:632.
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For administrative purposes, the state has been divided into four police zones – North, South, West and Central each headed by an Inspector General of Police.
North Zone[edit]
North Zone having jurisdiction over 6 Districts viz., Kancheepuram, Thiruvallur, Villuppuram, Cuddalore, Vellore and Thiruvannamalai.
West Zone[edit]
West Zone having jurisdiction over 8 districts(exclude Coimbatore City, Tiruppur City, Salem City) viz., Coimbatore Rural, Tiruppur Rural, Salem Rural, The Nilgiris, Erode, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri and Namakkal.
Central Zone[edit]
Central Zone having jurisdiction over 8 Districts (excluding Tiruchirappalli City) viz., Thanjavur, Tiruchirappalli Rural, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Karur, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur and Pudukottai.
South Zone[edit]
South Zone having jurisdiction over 9 Districts viz., Madurai Rural, Dindigul,Ramanathapuram, Sivagangai, Theni, Virudhunagar, Tuticorin, Tirunelveli Rural, Kanyakumari
Inspector-general of police will be assisted by a Deputy Inspector-General Of Police with jurisdiction of range comprising 2 or more districts.
Each district is headed by a Superintendent of Police, whereas major metropolitan cities such as Chennai is headed by the Commissioner of Police equivalent to the rank of Additional Director General of Police and Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, Salem, Tiruppur, Tirunelveli, Coimbatore are headed by a City Commissioner Of Police equivalent to the rank of Inspector-General of Police.
Role and Duties[edit]
- The Zonal Inspector General of Police will be responsible for all the Police functions including maintenance of Law and Order, crime control, internal security, civil defense, enforcement of all legislations including special laws empowering police force and various other public services in so far as his zone is concerned. He is also accountable for modernisation of police force and proposals should be routed through him as far as his zone is concerned.
- He is link in the chain of command between the Director General of Police and Range Deputy Inspector General of Police/District Superintendent of Police in his jurisdictions.
- He should endeavour by frequent personal inspections to establish and maintain efficiency and discipline, to ensure uniformity of procedure and practice and to secure cooperation between the police of his ranges/districts as well as harmonious working between the police, revenue and the judiciary.
- The Zonal Inspector General of Police will control, instruct and advise the range Deputy Inspectors General of Police/Commissioners of Police/Superintendents of Police while being careful not to supersede them in any of their proper functions or relations to their subordinates. He will not assume the role of Deputy Inspectors General of police/Superintendents of Police in times of grave disorder, taking over full control of the situation. He will pay particular attention to the training of and the discipline in the Armed Reserve and also supervise the functioning of AWPS in his Zone, so that the highest possible standard of efficiency may be reached and maintained.
- The Zonal Inspector General of Police will conduct inspection of the districts units once in two years and inspection of range units once in a year, besides taking up of 1/7th of police stations, circle officers and sub divisions. The Zonal Inspector General of Police should avoid inspection wherever it is programmed to be inspected by the Range Deputy Inspectors of Police concerned in the particular year. The Zonal Inspector General of Police will send a copy of the inspection notes to the Director General of Police through Additional Director General of Police (Law & Order). The Zonal Inspector General of Police must also review the inspection notes of the Deputy Inspectors General of police/Superintendents of Police.
- Copies of all weekly reports of Superintendents of Police/ Deputy Inspectors General of Police/ should be marked to the concerned zonal Inspector General of Police who shall review and send it up with his remarks.
- Fortnightly reports of Superintendents of Police/ Deputy Inspectors General of Police should be routed through the concerned zonal Inspector General of Police who shall review and send it up with his remarks wherever action is warranted.
- He shall conduct periodic reviews on all the aspects mentioned under par 3(i) above along with review of performance of Deputy Inspectors General of police and Superintendents of Police in his jurisdiction. A monthly consolidated report reflecting the happenings in the zone should be sent by him to the Government through the Director General of Police not later than 7th day of the succeeding month and it shall reach the Government before the 15th day of the succeeding month with the remarks of the Director General of Police. A reporting format will be evolved and standardized by the Director General of Police under information to the Government.
- He will have powers of review over all the special units in his zone whose performance appraisal also has to be incorporated in the monthly performance review report prescribed above.
Administrative Powers[edit]
Tamil Nadu Police headquarters in Beach Road Chennai
- Transfer of personnel up to the rank of Inspector of Police within the zone. All inter Range transfers of personnel up to the rank of Inspector of Police including Inspector of Police (Armed Reserve) within the Zone will be decided by the Zonal Inspector General of Police. The Zonal Inspector General of Police will issue orders of transfers to Ranges/City in respect of Inspectors/ Sub-Inspector of Police and to the Districts/Cities in respect of constabulary within his zone. The concerned appointing authorities viz the Deputy Inspectors General of Police/Commissioners of Police in respect of Inspectors of Police/Sub Inspectors of Police and the Superintendent of Police/Deputy Commissioner of Police in respect of constabulary will issue necessary transfer and posting orders. All norms relating to transfers and postings prescribed in the Rules and Guidelines issued by the Government/Director General of Police should be followed. It should be ensured that the officer gets a chance to serve in different wings of the Department particularly the ones which are essential for promotion. It should be ensured that no one is transferred before completion of his tenure in the present station (except on adverse grounds). At the same time no one should be allowed to continue in the same police station after completion of 2 years in violation of G.O.Ms.No.661, Home (Police-I) Dept., dated.13.05.91. Those who have completed 2 years (or) will be completing 2 years on 1 April should be transferred out. In the case of pre-mature transfers on extra ordinary circumstances, Director General of Police shall be addressed explaining the necessity for orders and ratification obtained.
- Sanction of Casual Leave/Holiday Permission / Permission to leave Headquarters: The power of sanctioning Casual Leave/Holiday Permission/ Permission to leave headquarters to the district Superintendents of Police/Deputy Commissioners of Police, Range Deputy Inspectors General of Police and Commissioner of Police, hitherto exercised by the Director General of Police be now delegated to the Zonal Inspector General of Police.
- Sanction of MSEs up to the level of the Inspectors of Police. Now, this power has been vested with ADGP., (L&O), Chennai-04.
Equipment[edit]
Majority of the equipment used by Tamil Nadu police are manufactured by Indian Ordnance Factories controlled by the Ordnance Factories Board, Ministry of Defence, Government of India. Tamil Nadu police are equipped with various weapons such as AK-47, Ishapore 2A1 rifle, Lee–Enfield rifle, INSAS rifle, FN FAL rifle, Glock handguns, shotguns and grenade launchers.
Special Units[edit]
The special units of Tamil Nadu Police headed by Additional Director General of Police/Inspector general of police which is also supervised overall by Director General of Police.These Special Units perform specific functions related to security, intelligence, criminal investigations and support services.[3] They are as follows:
- Armed Police or Tamil Nadu Special Police
- Civil Defence and Home Guards
- Civil Supplies, CID
- Coastal Security Group (CSG)
- Economic Offences Wing (EOW)
- Intelligence
- Operations – TN Commando Force & Commando School
- Prohibition Enforcement Wing
- Railway Police
- Social Justice and Human Rights
- Special Branch, CID including Security
- State Crime Record Bureau
- Technical Services
- TNEB Vigilance
- Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Vigilance
- Traffic Planning and Road Safety Cell
- Special Task Force (STF)
- Directorate Vigilance and Anti-Corruption
Honours[edit]
Tamil Nadu police has the largest strength of women police personnel and women police stations in the country, the first women police battalion of special police and commando force, the first established finger print lab, the first integrated modern control room in the country and has the greatest number of computers amongst police departments in the Country.
Photo gallery[edit]
- A police patrol car
- Mounted police patrol
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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அரசு தேர்வுகள் இயக்ககம் | |
Governmental Board of School Education | |
Founded | 1911 |
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Headquarters | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Area served | Tamil Nadu, India |
sengotiyan, Minister for school education; director: D Vasundaradevi | |
Services | Education, School Examination & Issue Certificates |
Website | dge.tn.gov.in |
The Directorate of Government Examinations was formed as a separate directorate in Feb.1975. Prior to the formation of Directorate Of Government Examinations, the then DPI/DSE was the ex-officio commissioner for Govt. exams and the department was having its office at Madras only.The first secondary school leaving certificate exam was conducted in the year 1911. This directorate started conducting the following major exams from the year noted against each of them in addition to the various examination.
History[edit]
The Directorate of Government Examinations was formed as a separate directorate in Feb.1975. Prior to the formation of Directorate Of Government Examinations, the then DPI/DSE was the ex-officio commissioner for Govt. exams and the department was having its office at Madras only.The first secondary school leaving certificate exam was conducted in the year 1911. This directorate started conducting the following major exams from the year noted against each of them, in addition to the various examination.
Name of Examination Year commenced
Matriculation-1979AngloIndian-1979Hr. Secondary - 1980Introduction of Uniform Pattern (SSLC) - 2012
This Directorate has 7 Regional offices at Madurai, Coimbatore, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Chennai, Cuddalore and Vellore.Apart from the academic stream examination in academic fields, this department is conducting various vocational stream examinations also as given in the Annexure.At present this department in conducting exams for about 25 lakh students every year,To enable the drop out who could not pursue their school studies due to various reasons, this department is conducting 8th standard public exam purely for private candidates. Likewise, private candidates are also permitted to appear for SSLC and Hr. Sec. School Exams directly either wholly or compartmentally.
Important Milestones of Directorate of Government Examinations[edit]
1911 Introduction of SSLC Examinations
1972
Computerised Mark Certificates issued from
1975
Formation of Directorate of Government Examinations
1978
Introduction of Matriculation and Anglo-Indian Examinations
1980
Introduction of Higher Secondary Examination
1980
Formation of Regional Deputy Directorate of Government Examinations – Madurai Region.
1980
Formation of Regional Deputy Directorate of Government Examinations – Coimbatore Region.
1982
Formation of Regional Deputy Directorate of Government Examinations – Trichy Region.
1984
Formation of Regional Deputy Directorate of Government Examinations – Chennai Region.
1987
Formation of Regional Deputy Directorate of Government Examinations – Tirunelveli Region.
1989
Implementation of Improvement scheme in Higher Secondary Examination – allowing passed candidates to re-appear again for improving their marks.
1994
Formation of Regional Deputy Directorate of Government Examinations – Cuddalore Region.
1996
Introduction of Aural / Oral skill test in Paper II of languages Part I & II in Higher Secondary Examination.
1999
Formation of Regional Deputy Directorate of Government Examinations – Vellore Region.
2000
Affixing Hologram stickers in the Mark Certificates
2000
Printing of Bi-lingual Mark Certificates in Tamil & English languages.
2000
Use of OMR sheets for answering 75 one mark questions in Higher Secondary Computer Science subject was introduced.
2001
System of issuing photocopy of Answer scripts and Revaluation of Answer Scripts for four subjects such as Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Biology was introduced.
2001
Minimum pass Marks fixed for theory and practical Examinations for Higher Secondary (30/50 marks for Practical, 40/150 marks for Theory)
2002
Introduction of special supplementary examination (Instant exam) in June / July for those who failed in one or two subjects in Higher Secondary Examination.
2003
Introduction of Special Admission Sheme (Tatkal scheme) for receiving application from Private candidates who failed / missed to apply in due date.
2003
Issue of Mark Certificate with in-built security features.
2003
Eligibility for applying the special supplementary examination conducted in June / July is extended up to three failed subjects.
2003
System of issuing Photocopy of Answer scripts and Revaluation of Answer scripts is extended for Botany and Zoology subjects in Higher Secondary Examination (6 subjects).
2003
Affixing School seal at the back side of the Certificate.
2005
Abolition of Improvement Examination system in Higher Secondary Examination.
2007
Revision of minimum pass marks for theory and practical examinations in Higher Secondary Examination (Theory-30/150 ; Practical – 40/50).
2007
System of issuing Photocopy of Answer scripts and Revaluation of Answer scripts is extended for Computer science subject in Higher Secondary Examination (7 subjects).
2008
Scheme of allotting 10 minutes to read the question papers during 10th & 12th Public examination was implemented.
2009
System of issuing Photocopy of answer scripts and Revaluation of answer scripts was extended for all subjects in Higher Secondary Examinations.
2012
Issue of mark certificate with the candidate’s photo and Barcode was implemented.
2013
Online registration of Private candidates’ applications and online registration of applications seeking Retotalling / Revaluation / Photocopy of answer scripts was introduced.
2013
Examination fee exemption for Blind candidates was extended to Private candidates also.
2013
Pages in Main Answer booklet for Higher Secondary Examination is increased from 16 to 40 pages and for SSLC is increased from 8 to 32 pages.
2013
A new scheme which involves attaching Top sheets along with the Main answer booklet containing all details of the candidate along with barcode is introduced.
2013
Online hosting of scan copies of Answer scripts of Higher Secondary Examination was introduced instead of issue of Photocopies of Answer scripts.
2014
Educational District wise Government Examinations Service Centres (Nodal Centres) for online registration of private candidates’ application was set up.
2015
New scheme of issuing provisional Mark Certificates (Temporary mark sheets) was introduced.
2016
Permanent Register Number was given to all pupil candidates who appeared for 10th / 12th Public examinations for the first time. Also Permanent Register Number was given to all Direct Private candidates (HP Type) who appear for the examination for the first time. This Permanent Register Number will be useful to the candidates for writing the examinations under compartmental system in future.
2016
System of issuing of Consolidated Mark Certificate for candidates who have first appeared and failed to pass in all the subjects was introduced from March / April 2016 Higher Secondary / SSLC Examination 2016 onwards.
2017
Cancellation of ranking system for SSLC and Hsc. introduction of public exam for 11th grade. Change of marks weightage of 1200 by dividing into two, one for 11th and another 12th so that 11th grade is for 600 and 12th for 600. changes in marksheet by adding both 11th and 12th. marks reduction of exam hours from three and half to 2 and half hours.
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