Tamil Nadu Police
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Tamil Nadu Police is the police force for Tamil Nadu, India. It is over 150 years old and it is the fifth largest police force in India.[3] There is one police officer for 632 people in Tamil Nadu. The director of the Tamil Nadu police is Shankar Jiwal.[4][5][6]
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Tamil Nadu Police | |
Motto | Truth Alone Triumphs |
Agency Overview | |
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Employees | 1,11,897 [1] |
Annual Budget | ₹8,900 crore (US$1.2 billion) (2020-21 est.) [2] |
Legal personality | Governmental agency |
Jurisdictional Structure | |
Divisional agency (Operations jurisdiction) | State of [[Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu ]], IN |
Map of the areas Tamil Nadu Police Department has control for | |
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, Prohibition and Excise |
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Operational Structure | |
Overviewed by | Department of Home, Prohibition and Excise |
Headquarters | Dr Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore, Chennai-600 004 |
Agency executive | Shankar Jiwal, IPS, Director-General of Police, Tamil Nadu State |
Website | |
www.tnpolice.gov.in | |
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