The Rajasthan Police (RP) is the law enforcement agency for the state of Rajasthan, working under the Rajasthan Home Department. As of 2025, it had over 100,000 personnel, making it one of India’s largest state police forces. It handles law enforcement, border security, and crime control through units like Anti-Terrorism Squad, RAC, and Cyber Crime Cell.
History The first Director General of Rajasthan Police was R. Banerjee, although he credited Shamsher Singh of Mianpur, the Inspector General of Police of Jodhpur State, as the true founder of the Rajasthan Police.
Organization The Rajasthan Police is headed by the Director General of Police. The DGP is supported by senior officers holding the ranks of Additional Director General, Inspector General, Deputy Inspector General, Additional Inspector General (AIG), and Superintendent of Police. The force functions under the administrative control of the Department of Home, Government of Rajasthan. For effective governance and operational efficiency, the state police is organized into various divisions, units, zones, and ranges.
Hierarchy
Gazetted Officers
Director General of Police (DGP) Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Inspector General of Police (IG)/ Commissioner (In Commissionerate) Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG)/ Joint Commissioner (In Commissionerate) Superintendent of Police (SP)/ Deputy Commissioner (In Commissionerate) Additional Superintendent of Police (ADSP)/ Additional Deputy Commissioner (In Commissionerate) Assistant Superintendent of Police(ASP)/ Assistant Commissioner (In Commissionerate) Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) / Sub Divisional Police Officer / Assistant Commissioner (In Commissionerate)
Non-gazetted Officers Source: Inspector of Police/Circle Inspector Sub Inspector of Police (SI) Assistant Sub Inspector of Police (ASI) Head Constable (HC) Senior Constable (SC) Police Constable (PC) Legal Framework In 2007, the Government of Rajasthan enacted the Rajasthan Police Act, 2007, which became the first formal legislative framework governing the powers, duties, structure, and responsibilities of the state police force. The Act aimed to modernize policing, improve accountability, and align the force with democratic and human rights principles. It also established guidelines for community policing, police oversight bodies, and the functioning of different wings within the department.
Recruitment and service Recruitment is generally through the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC), which conducts a state-level examination called the Rajasthan Administrative Service/Subordinate Services Exam (RAS). After passing the exam, recruits undergo training at RPA Jaipur and RPTC. They are governed by Rajasthan Service Rules. The nine organizational units are: the Crime Branch, the Rajasthan Armed Constabulary (RAC), the State Special Branch, the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), Planning and Welfare, Training, Forensic Science Laboratory, Telecommunications, and the Traffic Police.
As of 2023, the Rajasthan Police has employed 110,153 personnel.
Insignia of Rajasthan Police Gazetted Officers
Non-gazetted officers
Present scenario Over the years, Rajasthan Police has dealt with the responsibility of dealing with bandits (dacoits) and organized crime. With tensions high between India and Pakistan, the police department has responsibilities to deal with border security between the two countries. These responsibilities can range from dealing with organized crime rings and smuggling to dealing with illegal entry and enforcing border authority with a border spanning from across the long border with Pakistan, as well as the Chambal ravines. The Rajasthan Police is headed by the Director General of Police (DGP).
As of the beginning of 2025, Rajasthan is divided into 2 police commission rates and 8 police ranges, each headed by an Inspector General of Police (IGP). The state is further divided into 57 districts (including 3 rural districts, 2 city districts in Jaipur City, and 2 railway police districts), 261 circles, 1014 police stations, and 1283 outposts. The force had 1181 inspectors, 2554 sub-inspectors, 4767 assistant sub-Inspectors, 15,911 head constables, and 71,858 constables, and about 195 Indian Police Service (IPS) and 876 Rajasthan Police Service (RPS) officers.
ERT Commandos The ERT (Emergency Response Team) is the commando unit of the Rajasthan Police raised for emergency law and order situations and is attached to RAC. They usually operate in close coordination with the ATS (Anti-Terrorism Squad) and SOG (Special Operations Group). They are trained by the Army and retired NSG officers in urban warfare, hostage situations, and crowd control. Notably, they played a significant role in the encounter with gangster Anand Pal Singh.
Rajasthan Armed Constabulary (RAC) List of RAC Battalion Units 1st Battalion – Jodhpur 2nd Battalion – Kota 3rd Battalion – Bikaner 4th Battalion – Jaipur 5th Battalion – Jaipur 6th Battalion – Dholpur 7th Battalion – Bharatpur 8th Battalion – Delhi 9th Battalion – Tonk 10th Battalion – Bikaner 11th Battalion – Delhi 12th Battalion – Delhi 13th Battalion – Jail Security 14th Battalion – Bharatpur State Disaster Rescue Force Mewar Bhil 1st Corps – Kherwara, Udaipur Mewar Bhil 2nd Corps – Banswara Hadi Rani Mahila Battalion – Ajmer Maharana Pratap Battalion – Pratapgarh Rani Padmini Battalion – Sikar (New 2025) Kali Bai Battalion – (New 2025) Amrita Devi Battalion – (New 2025)
See also Mewar Bhil Corps Indian Police Service Rajasthan Police Academy Rajasthan Police Service Rajasthan Administrative Service Rajasthan Public Service Commission Police forces of the states and union territories of India
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References
External links Rajasthan Police official website