Gautam Buddh Nagar Police Commissionerate
{{Short description|Unit of Uttar Pradesh Police in Gautam Buddha Nagar Police}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}{{Use Indian English|date=March 2022}}{{Infobox law enforcement agency
| agencyname = Gautam Buddha Nagar Police Commissionerate
| logo = Uttar Pradesh Logo.png
| logocaption = Gautam Buddha Nagar Police Commissionerate
| commonname = Noida Police Commissionerate or Noida Police
| abbreviation = GBNPC
| motto = सुरक्षा आपकी, संकल्प हमारा (Hindi)
| mottotranslated = Your Safety, Our Pledge
| formed = {{start date and age|15 January 2020}}
| country = India
| divtype = City
| divname = Gautam Buddha Nagar
| map = File:India Uttar Pradesh districts 2012 Gautam Buddha Nagar.svg
| mapcaption = Gautam Buddha Nagar Police Commissionerate Jurisdictional Area
| legaljuris = Gautam Buddha Nagar
| governingbody = Department of Home
Uttar Pradesh Government
| police = Yes
| local = yes
| headquarters = Office of Commissioner of Police, Sector-108, Noida, Gautam Buddha Nagar
| sworntype = Police officers
| electeetype = Minister
| minister1name = Yogi Adityanath {{small|(Chief Minister)}}
| minister1pfo = Minister of Home
| chief1name = Laxmi Singh (IPS)
| chief1position = Commissioner of Police
| parentagency = Uttar Pradesh Police
| website = {{URL|http://noidapolice.com/web/}}
}}
The Gautam Buddha Nagar Police Commissionerate (GBNPC) (Hindi: गौतम बुद्ध नगर पुलिस आयुक्तालय) is the police department of the Gautam Buddha Nagar District, Uttar Pradesh. It is a part of Uttar Pradesh Police and has the primary responsibilities of law enforcement and investigation in Gautam Buddha Nagar.
Gautam Buddha Nagar Police Commissionerate is also known as Noida Police Commissionerate or (Noida Police).
It is headed by an IPS officer of the rank of Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) as its Commissioner of Police, who is appointed by the Home Minister of Uttar Pradesh.{{Cite web |title=Alok Singh Takes Charge As First Police Commissioner Of Noida |url=https://www.ndtv.com/noida-news/alok-singh-takes-charge-as-first-police-commissioner-of-noida-2164397 |access-date=2022-02-28 |website=NDTV.com}}
The current police commissioner of Noida is 2000 batch IPS officer Laxmi Singh who is of IG rank and serving since 29 November 2022. She is the first female police commissioner in the state since the start of Commissionerate system.{{Cite web |title=New Noida Police Chief Is Laxmi Singh, UP's 1st Woman Police Commissioner |url=https://www.ndtv.com/noida-news/laxmi-singh-appointed-ups-first-woman-police-commissioner-at-noida-3562500 |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=NDTV.com}}
History
On 13 January 2020, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's Cabinet passed the decision of making 2 police Commissionerate in the state.{{cite web |author=Nelanshu Shukla |date=2020-01-14 |title=Yogi Adityanath govt implements police commissionerate system in Lucknow, Noida - Mail Today News |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/yogi-adityanath-govt-implements-police-commissionerate-system-in-lucknow-noida-1636601-2020-01-14 |access-date=2022-02-26 |website=India Today}}
- First being in the Lucknow, the capital and the largest city of Uttar Pradesh
- Second one in Gautam Buddha Nagar District or Noida.
IPS Alok Singh was appointed as the first police commissioner of Gautam Buddha Nagar by the Home Department of Uttar Pradesh.{{Cite web |date=2020-01-13 |title=Alok Singh is Noida's first CP after district upgraded to commissioner system |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/alok-singh-is-noida-s-first-cp-after-district-upgraded-to-commissioner-system/story-p7pONbnurbePXGVSTyyonJ.html |access-date=2022-02-28 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}
Before 2020, the police department in the district was headed by the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP).
Headquarters
Office of CP at Traffic Police Park in Noida serves as the headquarters of Noida Police.
On 19 January 2020, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the new Commissionerate office at City's Traffic Park, Sector-108, Noida.{{Cite web |date=2020-01-17 |title=Noida: CM Yogi Adityanath to inaugurate police commissioner's office |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/noida/noida-cm-yogi-adityanath-to-inaugurate-police-commissioner-s-office/story-72KMCXuuUA6Vjs89WL172I.html |access-date=2022-02-28 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}
See also
References
Category:Metropolitan law enforcement agencies of India