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Railway Protection Force Rename
January 2 , 2020
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- The Railways Ministry has renamed Railway Protection Force (RPF) as Indian Railway Protection Force Service.
- The current RPF was formed under the Railway Protection Force Act, 1957.
- The RPF was first formed in 1854 when the Railway construction was begun in India for the first time.
- However, it received its legal identity for the first time under Police act, 1861.
- In 1872, the Railway Police Committee recommended organization of Railway Police Force.
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