Law enforcement in India is conducted by numerous law enforcement agencies. At the union (federal) level, the agencies are part of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, and support the states in their duties. Since the federal nature of the Constitution of India mandates law and order as a subject of the state, the bulk of the policing lies with the respective states and territories. Larger cities also operate metropolitan police, also under the state government. All senior police officers in the state police forces, as well as those in the federal agencies, are members of the Indian Police Service (IPS).
Federal agencies
The federal police are controlled by the central Government of India. The majority of federal law enforcement agencies are controlled by the Ministry of Defence or the Ministry of Home Affairs. The head of each of the federal law enforcement agencies is always an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer.
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