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

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in some districts of the state.

Units

*Special Task Force was raised in the year 2007 for battling

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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