In a major administrative step aimed at improving law and order, Chhattisgarh on Thursday (January 22, 2026) introduced a police commissionerate system in Raipur, effective from January 23. With this move, the Raipur district has been split into two separate police jurisdictions—one for urban areas and another for rural areas.
Under the new arrangement, urban areas of Raipur will come under the Raipur Urban Police District, which will be headed by an Inspector General–rank officer designated as the Commissioner of Police. The Raipur Rural Police District will continue to function under the supervision of a Superintendent of Police.
The Raipur Urban Police District will cover 21 police stations located within the Raipur city and Birgaon municipal limits. These police stations are Civil Lines, Devendra Nagar, Telibandha, Kotwali, Ganj, Gudhiyari, Gol Bazar, Purani Basti, D.D. Nagar, Azad Chowk, Amanaka, Saraswati Nagar, Kabir Nagar, Rajendra Nagar, Mujgahan, Tikrapara, Urla (within Nagar Palika Nigam Birgaon limits), Khamtarai, Khallari, Pandri and Khamhardih.
The Raipur Rural Police District will cover 12 police stations in the surrounding rural and semi-urban areas. These include Kharora, Simga, Tilda–Nevra, Mandir Hasaud, Arang, Abhanpur, Gobra Nawapara and other notified police stations under the rural jurisdiction.
A key change under the commissionerate system is that the Police Commissioner will also have the powers of an executive magistrate, allowing the city police to take quicker preventive action in situations related to public order, without waiting for separate administrative approvals. Officials said this will help the police respond faster during protests, crowd control situations and other law-and-order challenges.
The urban commissionerate has also been divided into three zones—Central, West and North—to ensure better supervision of police stations and more focused policing across different parts of the city.
State officials said the decision was taken in view of Raipur–Birgaon’s rapidly expanding urban area and a population of nearly 19 lakh. The commissionerate system is expected to improve crime control, speed up decision-making and strengthen public safety in the capital region, while rural policing will continue with dedicated focus under a separate structure.
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