The Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli (Police) Services,[2] abbreviated as DANIPS, formerly called the Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Police Service, is the police service of the Union Territories of India.
The selected Group B officers are responsible for the law and order and policing functions of Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
[5] In DANIPS, two-thirds of the strength is directly recruited through CSE examination and the remaining are promoted from the non-gazetted officers of the Union Territories.
[citation needed] The Union Territories Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs is the cadre controlling authority for DANIPS.
[10] IPS officers in the UTs are placed in the Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre.