Jammu & Kashmir Armed Police

J&K Armed Police

The Armed Police is headed by an officer of the rank of Additional Director General of Police. For effective supervision, the ADGP Armed is assisted by 03 IsGP, 04 DIsGP. The two IsGP exercise superintendence over Armed/IRP Battalions in their respecive Provinces (Jammu/Kashmir). Each Armed/IRP Battalion is headed by a Commandant of the rank of SSsP/SsP and deployed in every nook and corner of UT of J&K. There are at present 11 Armed and 24 IRP Battalions in the UT of J&K.

For internal security of the State, a special force called the "Jammu and Kashmir Armed Police" is maintained at Srinagar and Jammu. It is ordinarily used to meet any emergency in the law and order situation throughout the State. Being essentially a task Force normally it is not to be employed on duties of a routine nature, which are performed, by the Civil and District Armed Reserve.

The force is specially "Trained" like an infantry Battalion. It shall be maintained and equipped in such strength and formations as Additional Director General of Police, may from time to time, direct.

The Battalion of this force will be patterned and provisioned on the recommendations of the "All India Police Committee" subject to such alterations as the local conditions demand, with the Government sanction.

The information of the officers of Jammu & Kashmir Armed Police alongwith their Headquarters location and contact numbers is as under