The Chhattisgarh Police is the
law enforcement agency for the state of
Chhattisgarh in India. The agency is administered by the Department of Home Affairs of the
Government of Chhattisgarh
Government of Chhattisgarh also known as the State Government of Chhattisgarh, or locally as State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh and its 33 districts. It consists of an executive, led by the ...
. The force has specialized units to fight the
Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
{{Infobox military conflict
, conflict = Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
, image = Naxal Left-wing violence or activity affected districts of India 2018.svg
, image_size = 300px
, caption = Naxalite active z ...
in some districts of the state.
Units
*Special Task Force was raised in the year 2007 for battling
Maoist
Maoism, officially called Mao Zedong Thought by the Chinese Communist Party, is a variety of Marxism–Leninism that Mao Zedong developed to realise a socialist revolution in the agricultural, pre-industrial society of the Republic of Ch ...
insurgents in Chhattisgarh. Headquartered in
Baghera of
Durg district
Durg district is a district situated in Chhattisgarh, India. The district headquarters is Durg. The district covers an area of 2,238 km². As of 2011 it is the second most populous district of Chhattisgarh (out of 18), after Raipur.
Th ...
, the force has hubs coming up in the districts of
Kanker,
Sukma,
Bijapur and
Bastar.
*District Reserve Guard was formed by recruiting local tribal boys to counter the Naxals.
**Danteshwari Ladake, women commando unit of District Reserve Guard.
Training
The police officers are trained at the State Police Academy at Chandkhuri near
Raipur
Raipur ( ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raipur is also the administrative headquarters of Raipur district and Raipur division, and the largest city of the state. It was a part of Madhya Pradesh before the state of Ch ...
.
Weaponry
*
INSAS rifles.
*
JVPC carbines.
References
{{Chhattisgarh
Government of Chhattisgarh
State law enforcement agencies of India
2000 establishments in Chhattisgarh
Government agencies established in 2000