31. Organizational structure of the Armed Police Battalion set-up.
(1)A Commandant, equivalent in rank to Superintendent of Police, shall head each Armed Police Battalion. The Commandant shall be assisted by a Deputy Commandant, equivalent in rank to Additional Superintendent of Police, who will also be the Second in-Command of the Battalion. Each Battalion shall be divided into appropriate number of Service Companies and a Headquarters Company, each of which will be headed by an Assistant Commandant, equivalent in rank to Deputy Superintendent of Police.(2)The Armed Police Battalions set-up of the State shall be headed by an officer of or above the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police, depending on the number of Battalions in the State, who shall be responsible for the administration, training, operations, preparedness and welfare of personnel of all the Armed Police units in the State, under the overall guidance and supervision of the Director General of Police.(3)The duties of the head of the Armed Police Battalions set-up, the Deputy Inspector General of Police or above rank, the Commandant, the Deputy Commandants, the Assistant Commandants, Inspectors of Police and other ranks of the Service and the Headquarters Companies shall be as may be prescribed by the State Government, or the Director General of Police with the approval of the State Government, from time to time.
