TNPSC Thervupettagam

Railway Protection Force Rename

January 2 , 2020 1708 days 1229 0
  • 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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